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The future of video game animation?

‘MusicFan’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=310 Animated News Forum}} points out that “game developer Digital Extremes has released a movie of in-game footage from the game Dark Sector“, adding that “the…

Disney Channel "May" be on to something

…The Series and Dave the Barbarian; and airings of popular Disney movies, including Tarzan, Atlantis: Milo’s Return, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, The Emperor’s New Groove, Lady and the…

New Popeye special: first image and plot

…own good: “The cartoon strongman and his hulking nemesis Bluto have been buffed up by CGI for a Fox TV special due next fall. Though the movie celebrates the sailor’s…

A Passion for Doo…

I’m not sure what this says about Britain’s moviegoing public, but The Guardian newspaper today reports that “after two weeks, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed has taken in more than The…

An Evening with Ray Harryhausen

If only I lived in Hollywood – sniff-sniff. In my book, Ray is the Grand Uncle of the current trend of CG movie characters. With titles like Sinbad and Clash…

Freddie Prinze Jr. is "Delgo"

…produced computer-animated movie from Atlanta-based Fathom Studios. Delgo also includes the voices of Jennifer Love Hewitt, Chris Kattan, Anne Bancroft, Michael Clarke Duncan, Val Kilmer, Kelly Ripa, Eric Idle, Burt…

New Haunted Mansion DVD review

…so you probably don’t have to worry about them having nightmares. Adults may be a bit less entertained. It’s not a bad movie, though. It’s just not a great one.”…

The Triplets of Belleville DVD review

FilmForce reviews the The Triplets of Belleville DVD, giving the overall package a score of “7,” which is also the score the movie itself receives. FilmForce critic Andy Patrizio calls…

Howl's Moving Castle images begin to appear

As Miyazaki’s next, highly anticipated movie comes closer to release, more and more images are beginning to surface around the web. ‘WolfTooth’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=2185#post2185 Animated News Forum}} links…

Building a better Mouse: Mickey for revamp?

Don’t worry! The image on the right is not the new direction that Disney is taking their evergreen mascot, but as the {{link http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/movies/18GREE.html?ex=1083470400&en=f9729def6c7309a0&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1 New York Times}} (free subscription required)…

Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher screenings

…the world with the help of his sexy sidekick Penny Thimble. The movie is Alex Woo’s first film, after winning the Russell Hexter Filmmaker Award and the Richard Protovin Award…

Disney board meeting moved from Anaheim to Burbank

The Internet Movie Database reveals that the Walt Disney Company moved its annual board meeting, which was held this past Monday, from Anaheim to its Burbank headquarters. This act shocked…

Catwoman and King Kong updates; release dates; Shrek 2 run-time

…Horzons}} posts some interesting news on upcoming Marvel movies. Look for Fantastic Four in 2005, X-Men 3 and Hulk 2 in 2006, and Spider-Man 3 and Captain America sometime in…

Winsor McCay: Milestone DVD

{{link http://www.milestonefilms.com/movie.php/winsor/ Milestone Films}} continues their great exploration of early animation with Winsor McCay: The Master Edition, an upgrade to the currently available collection of the pioneer’s works. {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/562…

New Shrek 2 review!

…than I to discover it. The movie gave me everything I wanted in the sequel and more. I felt the animation was improved, the story improved and the humor improved….

Delgo's Fathom Studios dress up their epic

Now that Freddie Prinze Jr has been revealed as the voice of the hero in new independent CG movie Delgo (not that exciting after all, was it?), the studio behind…

The Mickey Awards winners announced

The Mickey Awards, the Disney-themed awards presented by Mickeyfans Website, has revealed its winners, as decided by website visitors who voted in categories ranging in theme park, television, and movie-related…

Official Chicken Little Site Hatches

…sports the logo, a link to the trailer (which can be viewed in Quicktime in “The sky is falling BIG” size), and the fact that the movie is still on…

Family receives Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper

…Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, the fourth Barbie direct-to-video movie. Vancouver studio Mainframe Entertainment again provide the film’s computer animation. Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, currently…

Viacom animation to be outsourced to India

Internet Movie Database reports that, according to the Bombay daily Financial Express, Viacom’s MTV and Nickelodeon units will likely outsource animation work from India. Although the U.S. produces most of…

More Shark Tale Tribeca talk; retail support

…ever-reliable {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17480 Ain’t It Cool News}}, there’s another version of events, plus a description of the completed scenes that were played from the movie. Meanwhile, the {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale/ DreamWorks…

Robots with attitude

Independent producer and animator Jeff Haas has single handedly produced a feature length computer animted sci-fi movie, The Dalmarian Chronicles, using off the shelf software to complete the task. Haas,…

Home out of the Top Ten

Box Office Guru reports that falling 57%, Home on the Range found its home as the #11 movie for the weekend. The traditionally animated film grossed $1 million, bringing its…

Final Fantasy sequel to debut on new format

…an unusual format, in the form of UMD Disc, the media for Sony’s upcoming PSP console”. An official announcement and release date for the movie is still to be confirmed….

New and improved full Incredibles trailer hits the web; new site launched!

…variety of QuickTime sizes at Apple’s {{link http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/the_incredibles/ Movie Trailers}} site. The Pixar film, about a dysfunctional family of superheroes, is director Brad Bird’s first for the company, and Pixar’s…

Inside the Aladdin: Platinum Edition giftset

…5, this boxed edition will also contain a hardcover book on the making of the film, an actual frame from the movie and five exclusive sketches by the original animators….

Kaena: The Prophecy gets early, negative review

…said were so cliche that it didn’t matter if my girlfriend slept through most of it; she knew exactly how the movie would play through. There was the stupid sidekick,…

Wrath of Warner Brothers

Variety via FilmForce indicates that Warner Brothers and Robert Zemeckis’ production company ImageMovers have purchased the movie rights to actor/writer Ian Ogilvy’s forthcoming three-book series entitled Measle and Wrathmonk. The…

Jaws featured in Shark Tale- sort of

…and at the movie’s official website. Also of note is that the website now contains downloads, including wallpapers and a screensaver. Shark Tale swims into theaters on October 1, 2004….

Shrek 2 sets new opening-day box office record

…theaters, Shrek 2 will become the first movie to play in more than 4,000 theaters simultaneously. DreamWorks distribution president Jim Tharp stated that the opening day audience for the film…