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The Pirate Fairy
…sweeping up into the sky towards two shining stars, proceeding to NeverLand. A scene occurs that demonstrates all the talents of the fairies (Tinker Bell’s friends in particular), and we… |
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The Incredibles named 'Best Animated Feature' by National Board of Review
…The Polar Express. Unfortunately, animation was left out- again- of the board’s list of the top 10 films of the year, which held Finding Neverland as the best film of… |
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Surprise Best Picture nod for \\The Incredibles\\ from PGA
…\\Million Dollar Baby\\, \\The Aviator\\, and \\Finding Neverland\\. If \\The Incredibles\\ were to land an Oscar nomination for Best Picture it would be only the second time in history an… |
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ACADEMY AWARDS: And the Oscars go to…
…it came to animation, most will be pleased to hear that Brad Bird’s The Incredibles won the Best Animated Feature gong, while the acclaimed Ryan took Best Animated Short. Check… |
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Before Jack Sparrow there was Captain Hook . . . and Smee
…and the original Pixie Dust, defines the meaning of magic and teaches us to believe, making it the essence and fabric of the Disney brand. Peter Pan soars to new… |
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The Art Of Up
…the movie. After multiple and impressive efforts to get closer to reality, like in the fantastic and lush visuals in Ratatouille and WALL-E, Up goes back to the roots of… |
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Toy Story 3 makes playdate? Gnomeo & Juliet & Sprackling?
…previous paragraph, farce and friction. For example, look no further than Wikipedia’s page for Peter Pan III: Back to Neverland. Doesn’t at least one thing there seem incorrect? Speaking of… |
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Tinker Bell And The Legend Of The Neverbeast
…to bring in close to 100 million dollars, thanks largely to its foreign theatrical release; and the film just before that, Secret Of The Wings, was actually the highest selling… |
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Eisner era at Disney ends
…P. Gold, Mr. Disney’s financial adviser. They had originally lobbied to give him the top job in 1984 during another management shake-up. More recently, they sought to oust him, contending… |
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Adventure Time: The Complete Fifth Season
…Billy’s Bucket List, where Finn’s tribute to his hero leads him to a revelation about his family. And that doesn’t even touch on evil goblin kings, The Ice King’s penguin… |
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Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild review
…does not. Instead, Stuart Little 3 is fully CGI, opting to go with a more “cartoon” look than the animation in its older siblings. Also not returning for the sequel… |
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Justice League: Gods And Monsters
…direct-to-video title, which appealed to Timm, since that meant they could push the concept into PG-13 territory. And thus was born Justice League: Gods And Monsters, the latest entry into… |
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Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows giveaway contest
…Visorak. Mysteriously transformed into strange beast-like creatures known as Toa Hordika, the Toa realize their mission to rescue the stranded Matoran – held captive by dark powers – will be… |
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Exclusive D23 Expo 2015 Recap
…one had to get into line to access the closed display. I did, though, got a chance to see what is going to Shanghai Disneyland. It was great to see… |
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Mulan II
…Animation-wise, Mulan II doesn’t quite stretch to the almost-feature quality of a Return To Never-Land or Lion King 1½, but easily aces such duds as Hunchback II and Cinderella II…. |
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Star Wars – Rebels: Complete Season One
…leads to Kanan taking Ezra to a Jedi temple on Lothal in Path Of The Jedi, in order to learn more about the Force and what it means to be… |
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Madagascar 2, penguin projects on the way
…to return as the voices of the main characters, codirectors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath will be back for Madagascar 2, as well as producer Mireille Soria. Meanwhile, the band… |
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Toy Story That Time Forgot
…program, and both units more open to producing additional films in a series, from shorts spin-offs (Disney’s Tangled Forever After, Frozen Fever, and Pixar’s Cars and Toy Story Toons) to… |
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Flushed Away summed up
…to get the job done. When they fail, the Toad has no choice but to send to France for his cousin—that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog. Flushed Away stars the voices… |
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Broadway Goes Ape for Tarzan
…Phil Collins will return to create the score for the musical. His song “You’ll be in my Heart” from Tarzan earned him an Oscar in 2000. A casting search is… |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
…to wait to check this review out until after you’ve gone to see it. It’s hard to talk about a film even as vaguely as possible without inadvertently giving something… |
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Interview: Shane Acker, creator of 9
…Burton-produced movie. Topics in the discussion include Acker’s history at the University of California, Los Angeles film school; his becoming a polished animator; his work on Lord of the Rings:… |
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Pixar for sale?
…that he was willing to consider selling to “two people with knowledge of the talks” to extend the studio’s current relationship with distributing giant Disney. According to CNNMoney, Jobs is… |
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Adamson returning to Narnia for Prince Caspian
NarniaWeb relays the news that The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe director Andrew Adamson will return to tell the second chapter in the Narnia film… |
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Bambi II review; Kong, Rings, Potter set for HD discs
…look at Disney’s upcoming Bambi II, the direct-to-video “mid-quel” that comes to stores on February 7. The review speaks pretty highly of the tale, and reveals a running time of… |
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Hoodwinked sequel, Hood vs. Evil, in the works
…the Wolf to investigate the disappearance of Hansel and Gretel. The character of Granny, and the rest of the Hoodwinked gang, also return and are joined by new characters.” Weinstein… |
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Cinderella
…fans of the film will find nothing to complain about here, and it’s a joy to finally see Elsa and Anna happy together as they deserve to be after being… |
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Peter Pan flies again
…Peter Pan books his life could be viewed in the following order: Peter and the Starcatchers Peter Pan Peter Pan in Scarlet (The Tinkerbell Movie) Return to Never Land Hook… |
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More toons come alive in future film spin-offs
Apart from The Jetsons, Yogi Bear and the return of Garfield to the big screen, {{link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8184943/site/newsweek/ MSNBC’s Newsweek}} has a small piece on more cartoons set to “go live”… |
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Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy passes away at age 83
…return to the franchise decades later as Sentinal Prime in 2011’s Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. Disney fans will also remember Nimoy as the mysterious Atlantian King in 2001’s Atlantis:… |
