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Ruth Warrick, RIP
…Sally in Song of the South. Warrick also appeared in the movie classic Citizen Kane, as well as many other movies, and the TV soap All My Children. Full Story… |
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"?
…who were discussing the movie noted that the subtitle for the Pirates sequel would be “Dead Man’s Chest”. In addition, they stated that Keith Richards is not in the second… |
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Chicken Little positive early review
…the beginning and most importantly the ending, this may turn out to be a[n] awesome movie. As it stands, it’s already very good.” Chicken Little hits theaters November 4, 2005…. |
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DVD reviews: Mulan II, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
…positively with some critics is Mulan II, hitting stores next week. Coming Soon‘s “bottom line” on the movie is, “Mulan II isn’t as good as the first film, but kids… |
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ISS supports reelection of Disney board
The Internet Movie Database reports that on Tuesday, the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) suggested the current board of the Walt Disney Co., including CEO Michael Eisner, be reelected at Disney’s… |
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Who's Tommy to be most expensive animated film ever
Contact Music has the news that The Who’s rock-opera Tommy is being considered for an animated movie, featuring the voices of Robbie Williams and Bono. Grease producer Robert Stigwood plans… |
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Mirrormask Trailer
…and dangerous Sphynxes. Her only hope to return home is to find the Mirrormask, an object of enormous power. The movie uses a mix of live action, stop motion, CG… |
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The Easter Egg Escapade Trailer
…movie tells the story of Egg Town, an idyllic village where neighboring chickens and rabbits live together in harmony. However, beyond the borders of this humble burg, lurk the mysterious… |
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Howl's Moving Castle helps Japan box office move up in 2004
The Internet Movie Database, via Toon Zone, reports that for the second year in a row, a new record has been set for the box office in Japan. Grosses rose… |
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Song of the South DVD release in near future?
Following a report at IGN FilmForce concerning its release, The Internet Movie Database also spotlights the much-requested DVD release of Song of the South. Reportedly, Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook… |
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Incredibles autograph session
…Angeles, CA, on Wednesday, February 9, at 7:30 PM. If you are one of the first 250 fans in line you will also get a copy of the movie’s script…. |
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Ice Age 2: The Meltdown release date
The Internet Movie Database lists March 31, 2006 as the release date for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown…. |
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Roy Disney applauds Dream On Silly Dreamer
The Internet Movie Database indicates that Roy E. Disney applauds Dream On Silly Dreamer, veteran Disney animator Dan Lund’s documentary on Disney’s move from traditional to computer animation. Partially animated… |
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Weaver lends her voice to N'Ever After
…great time. Finally, she’s no longer just the stepmother. She’s in control. It’s a very charming movie, very romantic.’” Happily N’Ever After is scheduled to be released later this year…. |
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New poster for Madagascar
The Internet Movie Poster Awards has the newest poster for Madagascar, coming to theaters on May 27, 2005…. |
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Bambi fun facts
Leading up to the March 1 release of the 2-disc Bambi Platinum Edition Disney has released some “Fun Facts” about the movie: Walt Disney was a man who was not… |
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Japanese Animated Film Draws Over 3 Million Korean Viewers
…mark 50 days after its opening, rising to 3,005,200 as of Thursday, Laughing Boa said. It is now the most popular Japanese movie in South Korea, beating Miyazaki’s another animated… |
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Shark Tale sells 6M units in 1 week
…its first week in domestic home video and DVD release. The sales generated an estimated $80 million-plus in retail sales since its Feb. 8 release, beating the movie’s first-week box… |
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Eisner attempted to stop the War
The Internet Movie Database observes that from Wednesday, January 26 through Friday, January 28, Michael Eisner conversed with DisneyWar author James Stewart, from mid-afternoon to 10:00pm. These talks consisted of… |
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Jeanine Tesori to pen songs for Rapunzel
According to The Internet Movie Database, Jeanine Tesori, who wrote the songs for Mulan II, will pen the songs for Rapunzel Unbraided, set to enchant audiences in 2007…. |
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Tarzan II gets Grate-ful for Terk
The Internet Movie Database has ended speculation as to whether or not Rosie O’Donnell will be reprising her role as ‘Terk’ in Tarzan II. Apparently, Brenda Grate (The Road to… |
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Official website for Wallace & Gromit online
The official website for Wallace & Gromit, formerly titled “The Wallace & Gromit Movie: Curse of the Wererabbit”, is now online. Wallace & Gromit hits theaters on October 7, 2005…. |
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Box Office Weekend Estimates: February 18 – 20
…the absence of both Jim Carrey and good reviews. Meanwhile, coming in at eighth place was Pooh’s Heffalump Movie, taking in an estimated $4.4 million. Down an understandable 24% in… |
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Oscar's Shorts
As with last year, Animation World Magazine has an article previewing each of this year’s contenders for the coveted Best Animated Short award. A brief Quicktime movie clip of each… |
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The Incredibles not just CGI anymore
…yet another format. Ultimate Disney has posted five screen captures from the bonus features on Disc 2 and one shows sock puppets apparently acting out a scene from the movie…. |
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Bambi's king of the home video forest
…release of Disney’s Bambi reached one million units, knocking out all of the other competition. Not bad for a sixty-three year old movie. Apparently the public does like traditional animation…. |
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Robots preview on TV tonight
…entitled Assembling ROBOTS: The Magic, The Music and the Comedy. Robots hits theaters next week, March 11, and is 20th Century Fox’s first CGI movie since Ice Age in 2002…. |
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626/Heffalump Mixup?
Kristin writes in to point out that one of the promotional posters for Pooh’s Heffalump Movie looks quite similar in concept to one of the promotional posters used for Lilo… |
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Ward Kimball home movies
On Thursday, April 21, the Hollywood Heritage Museum/Lasky-DeMille Barn will be screening “historic ‘home movie’ footage shot by Ward Kimball,” one of Walt Disney’s legendary Nine Old Men. While animation… |
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Who's doing Horton? Blue Sky's doing Horton
After the debacle of the Cat in the Hat movie, the widow of Dr. Seuss swore to never allow a live-action adaptation of one her husband’s books again. But she… |

