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Lilo & Stitch's directors speak!
…back into his white jumpsuit to go behind the scenes and speak with the movie’s two directors Chris Sanders and Dean De Blois, about what made their film so special… |
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Disney announces 2009 animated Blu-ray slate, "Combo Packs"
…released in HD for the first time are Pixar’s Monsters Inc. and A Bugs Life (no dates announced yet), and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Platinum Edition (October). Disney… |
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Animated Views roundup: Despereaux contest, Delgo review and more!
Over at our Animated Views sister site, we’ve a packed update full of new and recent reviews and a contest to win The Tale Of Despereaux goodies! James R Whitson… |
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Wallace & Gromit in A matter of Loaf and Death
Four time Academy award winner Nick Park returns with Wallace and Gromit in a brand new adventure A Matter of Loaf and Death, to be premiered on BBC 1 in… |
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NASA robots give Wall-E a touch of realism
…think and learn, director Andrew Stanton and his team visited the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and talked with the folks who designed the machines such as,… |
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M-I-C-K-E-Y…Happy Birthday, Mr Mouse!
…the Walt Disney Studios and the many wonderful animated and live-action films since. Mickey switched to color in the 1935 short The Band Concert, won an Academy Award alongside Pluto… |
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New Burn•E images
PixarPlanet shares four new publicity shots from the upcoming Pixar short, Burn•E which will be available as a bonus feature on the upcoming Wall•E dvd and blu-ray…. |
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DreamWorks Animation income falls 45%
…the motion picture studios. Added concern for the Broadway musical Shrek and overall DVD sales are among the topics Jeffrey Katzenberg addresses in relation to DWA’s last quarter profit figures…. |
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Disney movie roundup
…El Capitan Theatre (and Jim Hill Media looks at the new Bolt tie-in book, Disney Dogs). On the home release side, the CGI direct-to-video Tinker Bell was released to DVD… |
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Nana’s back! Elisa Gabrielli on Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
…Actually, both my Grandmothers…the Russian one, Lilly, who was tough and smart, and my Hungarian Granny, Elsa – whom I adored – who was all of that and had a… |
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Sleeping Beauty awakes at Animated Views!
Over at Animated Views, we’ve just completed our celebration of Sleeping Beauty on DVD and Blu-ray by posting our extensive review of the new Platinum release, which joins several other… |
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Fraggle Rock Complete Series Collection in November
DVDTimes reports that Lionsgate Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment have announced the release of Fraggle Rock Complete Series Collection dvd on 4th November 2008. This 20-disc collection features all 96… |
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Bob The Builder 10th anniversary
…DVD film is being released, titled Bob The Builder – Race To The Finish, along with a new music album, various special events, and more. A new CGI show is… |
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The All-New Super Friends Hour: Season One, Volume Two
…scrape injury. Disc Two 1. Batman & Robin and Wonder Woman go to a mysterious spaceship and face mutant beasts and Forbidden Power. The Wonder Twins go to the desert… |
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Like a Bolt out of the Blu! Plus The Odd Couple!
As promised, and posted over the weekend after a couple of minor hitches, I managed to get my full review of Bolt on Blu-ray Disc and DVD online. I expect… |
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Animated Views: first look at Captain Toontastic
As well as new reviews for Monsters Vs. Aliens and the DVD release of The Zeta Project: Season One, Animated Views today discusses the traditionally animated superhero comedy Captain Toontastic,… |
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The Venture Bros.: Season Two
…Venture brother and make it about Dr. Venture and his sibling Jonas Junior, which is exactly how it appeared that they were going to handle it when Season One of… |
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Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 2
…and Jerry have always been different from other chase-based cartoons. Looney Tunes perfected the genre with the comical and witty pairings of Bugs Bunny vs. Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam,… |
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Batman Beyond: Season Three
…make him an offer he has difficulty refusing: a trip to the Lazarus Pit and the restoring of his youth! This episode has so many great moments, and I don’t… |
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The Gremlins
…studio. The artwork was uncredited, though Maltin makes it known that the illustrations were by animator and future director Bill Justice (black and white illos) and Al Dempster (full-color paintings)…. |
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The Chipmunk Adventure
…high school, and as such I had little time to give much consideration to cartoons. Homework, girls, and other extracurricular interests took up my time, and because of this I… |
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Pom Poko
…the ability to change their form, but over the years the raccoons have become lazy and complacent, and have taken to fighting among themselves over dwindling land and food supplies;… |
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Fantastic Four: The Complete 1994-95 Animated Series
…show was therefore totally different from that in the comics, and the poor writing and animation did not help the show find an audience either. And then came 1994, which… |
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Kaena: The Prophecy
…and the smoothness of the peoples’ features. The spectacular vistas and numerous fantastic creatures are a wonder to behold, and to be honest the visuals were enough to hold my… |
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Review Roundup: Up flies high, plus Hanna-Barbera classics
…classic, unique, and funny film!” As funny as it is, however, it is its heart that makes it the film to beat this year. With Coraline out and 9 looking… |
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Tickled Pink: The Coolest Cat Turns 40
…Pink Panther cartoons, or perhaps a DVD set of the old classic cartoons? You know you’re cool when Shag draws you and Henry Mancini writes you an unforgettable theme tune…. |
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Volume Two: Bump in the Night
…Warming conference in Switzerland. It is then up to Scooby and Shaggy to make their way to Switzerland to stop the evil doctor from conducting his scheme. It is a… |
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Open Season 2 Contest – Winner Announced!
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing Open Season 2 on January 27th, and you could win a copy of the DVD from Animated Views! And if that wasn’t cool enough… |
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Snoopy’s Reunion: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…Hill, the puppies are going one by one, and the sounds of the family band get thinner and thinner as the band is deprived of its members. Snoopy goes to… |
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Futurama is back… again
After being canceled after four seasons on FOX, then jumping from Cartoon Network to Comedy Central in reruns, then getting four new direct to DVD movies, Futurama has received yet… |
