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The Animated Views Looney Launch Winners!
…gave them away! The three lucky folks walking away with copies of the new Looney Tunes movie BAH, HUMDUCK are: • Chris Buckley, Vancouver, Canada • Jack Martin, Surrey, United… |
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Welcome to ANIMATED VIEWS!
…and bring you the most in-depth reviews of new movies, DVDs, events and animation memorabilia from, as usual, our intrepid team and some newly dragged-on-board seasoned writers – all with… |
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Disney tins, rumors, and the Shrek 3 trailer…what’s up with that?
…continued good luck into 2007 and their lively theatrical and home entertainment line ups. And…speaking of next year’s movies…I was FINALLY able to open the Shrek The Third teaser over… |
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Joe Barbera; Gremlins and Disney's Dog
…see WDFA continuing to produce edgier CG fare of the kind Pixar themselves seem to keep away from: apart from The Incredibles we’ve yet to see the kind of movie… |
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Almost in Paris; Kammerud Komes Klean; and a Merry Christmas to all!
…the animating of the various awesome scenes throughout that amazing movie. Honestly, seeing that up close is a breathtaking moment, and there’s an unbelievable story behind it that you’ll just… |
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Peter Pan Giveaway – Winner!
…sneak peek at the all-new Tinker Bell movie, and much more. Peter Pan has undergone an extensive audio and picture digital restoration. The 2-disc DVD features an all-new 5.1 Disney… |
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The Classic Cabelleros Collection Contest – Winners!
Walt Disney’s colorful South American musical classics Saludos Amigos and The Three Cabelleros are coming back to DVD on April 29 – in a packed two-movie collection! To celebrate the… |
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Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E: 3-Disc – Winner!
…the movie, allowing viewers to enjoy WALL-E portably in their choice of iTunes or Windows Media formats. Read our full review of the DVD here, and check out these official… |
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Space Buddies DVD Giveaway – Winner Announced!
Disney’s irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them where no Buddy has gone before the moon – and we have one copy to give away… |
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Pixar picking park rides?; Back to the Dungeons; Hi-def duos?
…out you have a ride”. So why are this year’s crop based on movies from two/three years ago? Do part visitors really need Finding Nemo – the Musical? The popular… |
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Not so silly Symphonies; Song Of The South?; More Hanna-Barbera!
…of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2, and Josh Armstrong has added a cool little DVD Deal for you Movie Gallery renters. Have a fun weekend!… |
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And the Oscar nominations are…
…and artisans whose names have been unveiled this morning by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Granted, we didn’t have an exactly banner year for great movies, worthy… |
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Superman returns; Cinders III on DVD
…pointing out the mistakes!) in their movie, was well worth the effort. Well done Warners, and look for our full coverage of the set soon(ish)! Lastly today – yep, it’s… |
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Cinderella III review and director interview
…Gotta tell ya that for the first half of this otherwise uncalled for movie, I was among them myself, but a second half reprieve and an especially exciting third act… |
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Oscar-winner interview, Abrams' Trek, Laurel & Hardy's animated themes, and more Dinosaurs!
…adding that “Our goal is to make a picture for everyone – lifelong fans and the uninitiated”. Paramount has set a Christmas Day 2008 release date for the movie, with… |
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WB DVD: more Animaniacs, and The Phantom Tollbooth!
…Quite exciting is the news that – finally – we’ll be able to bring home Twilight Zone: The Movie on DVD in time for this Halloween. As you animation fans… |
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Open Season review; Potter makes it to seven!
…reviewed in its correct widescreen version. I won’t say much more here, but briefly I found it to be a schizophrenic movie that wasn’t the heart-warming family comedy it thinks… |
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Oscar interviews, site updates and new reviews!
…The Departed in its second week, and other new releases The Prestige and Babel. It’s reported that strong sales of their hit movie Over The Hedge weren’t quite enough to… |
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Win Peter Pan, plus more archive reviews and site updates
…rodents of Flushed Away last night and have to admit it’s a very fun little movie – more on that later this week. Now…the promised site updates. We’re working our… |
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Hand-drawn back at Disney, and live-action Tintin is coming!
…that the director may not have been the one to actually helm the movies. In the past, a trilogy has been mooted, though its unclear if that is the plan… |
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Flushed Away Giveaway – Winners Announced!
…games and previews for Bee Movie, Shrek The Third and Wallace & Gromit: Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, plus much more! Flushed Away (Widescreen Edition) is available to buy from Amazon.com… |
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Flushed Away reviewed, plus win a copy!
…to impress him much. Man, I hope that upcoming Superman original movie knocks the socks off us as its press release suggests. Good to see DC finally doing something worthwhile… |
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Pan panned…!?!??
…was Bambi, followed by several misfires. As with those recent additions to the series, Pan is missing known possible features, some as basic as trailers for the movie, and comes… |
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Uh-oh: more Happy Feet? …and: excited about this year's TV pickups?
…stereoscopic 3D release. Following Disney and DreamWorks’ move into this presentation method, I must question exactly what 3D brings to the movies. Does it add any depth? Possibly, but it… |
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Shrek's directors talk, Dinosaurs, Droopy – and Shrek! – reviewed…
…harmed DreamWorks’ box-office though, and they’ll be more than happy with the movie’s $122 million take this weekend, as reported here. Shrek 4 is on the way! Next up, Rand… |
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Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Theatrical Collection
…champion in this series of dawg-gone hysterical cartoons. The Sweatbox Review: Walt Disney undoubtedly propelled the animated movie business forward into new territory and his studio was well known for… |
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Ben's shamelessly blatant Film Festival event plug…
…alive in the area. We once had no less than six studios here, churning out a number of classic movies that many would expect to have been made on locations… |
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Jack Sparrow's Pirates in space?
…in earnest, with several exciting concepts potentially in the works. While the responses don’t sound too thrilled, I must say that what we don’t need is another Pirates movie that… |
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Pottermania mach 5, plus The In-Complete Pluto
…publication of the final book in the series, where we’ll find out if You Know Who lives or dies). Though the movie is already making silly money (something like $200m… |
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I Yam What I Yam…Popeye's here!
…Features, together in a three disc collection! • Popeye (1980 live-action movie) – My own unabashed take on the flawed but highly entertaining Robin Williams vehicle, with songs by Harry… |

