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Mickeybot's Twice Upon A Christmas
…and a firm direction. If the company is truly bent on continuing with this line, could I suggest an equally terrifying follow up for Mickey and Co? How about Mouse… |
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Disney backs Sony's Blu-Ray high definition DVD format
…as Warner Bros. (a co-developer of the DVD standard), Universal/DreamWorks and Paramount, in their alliance. On the other side, and despite negotiations and pleas from the Forum to unify and… |
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Classic \\Popeye\\, rare Charley Bowers shorts added to the National Film Registry
…\\There It Is\\ have been added to the {{link http://www.loc.gov/film/nfr2004.html National Film Registry}} according to the head of Library of Congress, James Billington. Each year the Librarian of Congress, advised… |
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Classic Cartoon Favorites starring Donald Duck menu screens
Follow the ‘More’ link for three menu screens from Disney’s Classic Cartoon Favorites starring Donald Duck, available tomorrow on DVD. This DVD is part 2 of a 4-part series also… |
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Announcing the Walt's People book series
…the challenges in directing Snow White, the making of Destino with Dali, the process that led to the production of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the frustrations and joys of… |
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Tarzan tree-surfing to Broadway; Jim Hill on Tarzan II; the price of Pixar
…Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, and Noni White, but from the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novel Tarzan of the Apes as well. At the moment, casting is being done for the… |
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Disney moving in the right direction?
At MSN Money, Michael Brush offers a commentary regarding the future of the Walt Disney Company. With its ABC television network currently doing well, its theme parks enjoying large crowds,… |
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Press release: PD Pro Digital Painter 3.2
…panning and zooming for working on large projects. “The main goal of this release is to deliver on the promise of realtime performance.”, said Ritchie. “The update is a broad… |
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John Fiedler dead at 80
…Fiedler also appeared in several other Disney films: Sexton Mouse in \\Robin Hood\\, Deacon Owl in \\The Rescuers\\, Porcupine in \\The Fox and the Hound\\, and the old man who… |
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Norm Prescott dies aged 78
…animated TV shows (including Batman, Tarzan, Flash Gordon, Mighty Mouse, Masters Of The Universe, and the animated Star Trek among many others) that used often-criticised cost-cutting animation techniques, though which… |
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Walt Disney: In His Own Words
Even though the Save Disney site is supposed to be shutting down on August 7 they have just updated with links to numerous articles of Walt Disney in his own… |
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Walt Disney's Timeless Tales: Volume 1 Review
…four Silly Symphony shorts The Pied Piper, The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Tortoise and the Hare and The Three Little Pigs, as well as the 1990 Mickey Mouse short… |
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Eisner era at Disney ends
…the company, the ethic, the assets, the enthusiasm were there when I arrived in 1984, and I’m proud as I leave to see that they are still there” (\\{{link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/business/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001181975… |
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Variety's "icons of the century" list honors animation
…the Cat, the Flintstones, Mr. Magoo, the Pink Panther, Popeye, Porky Pig, the Simpsons, and Snoopy. Meanwhile, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera are featured in the list of “TV Moguls.”… |
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Popeye and other 30's characters attack!
…both DVDs focus on the 1930’s, the latter of the two contains rare cartoons featuring Porky Pig, Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, and his predecessor, Walt Disney’s Oswald the Lucky Rabbit…. |
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Robinsons teaser trailer attached to Little
…notes that a teaser trailer for Disney’s next computer animated movie, Meet the Robinsons, will be presented in theaters this Friday with the Mouse House’s first venture into computer animation…. |
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Nick Picks #3 information
The episode listing, in addition to front and back case artwork, for the Nick Picks #3 DVD is now online at DVDtoons. Episodes to accommodate the release are: All Grown… |
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More animation stamp sets in 2006
…Art of Disney series. The theme this time is Romance, and the stamps feature Cinderella and Prince Charming, Beauty and the Beast, Lady and Tramp, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse…. |
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Bedknobs and Corpse Brides
…in appropriately with Disney’s continuing desire to tap into the Harry Potter/Lord Of The Rings market and deliver elaborately filmed stories for all the family. Look for the theatrical release… |
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Disneyland Christmas Tree and Celebrity Ornaments
…the Gulf Coast hurricanes and deserving children across the nation, as Disneyland and the Celebrities partnered together for this unique fundraising effort, which will benefit the Toys for Tots Foundation.”… |
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Caspian a go
With a $65.5 million opening, Disney executives are more than pleased with the box office performance of The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe and have… |
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Quick Draw McGraw moving to DVD?
Rumor has it that the 1959 television series of Quick Draw McGraw, which also featured segments from Augie Doggie & Doggy Daddy, and Super Snooper & Blabber Mouse, will be… |
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Registered website names unveil Disney's plans
Jim Hill Media points to website names registered by Disney not too long ago, supposing some of the things the Mouse House may have in its future. Projects found in… |
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Disney animated news
…Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s press release disclosing the first ten movies the studio will use to employ the Blu-ray Disc format. The only “Disney”-branded or animated title in the bunch… |
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Dumbo DVD
A trailer included on the upcoming Funny Factory DVDs starring Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse indicates that a special edition DVD of Dumbo is coming sometime in 2006 but does… |
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Golden Age of Cartoons to release Aesop and Cubby Bear
…the 1930s, while Adventures of Cubby Bear will offer all 20 episodes, created from 1933 to 1934, of Van Beuren Studio’s answer to Mickey Mouse. Both DVDs are expected to… |
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Oswald bounces back
…the Lucky Rabbit, a cartoon character that was the predecessor to Mickey Mouse,” according to MarketWatch.com, a decision that was praised by Diane Disney Miller, Walt Disney’s daughter. More at… |
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Disney embracing technology to embrace success?
In the Business Week article “Disney Builds a Better Mousetrap,” Ronald Grover speculates on Disney CEO Robert Iger’s ideas for leading the Mouse House with a digital strategy. What is… |
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Trailer: Meet the Robinsons
…Disney Pictures homepage, where, by the movement of a mouse, one may view the many expressions of Bowler Hat Guy. Thanks to “PatrickvD” at the Animated-News Forum for the notice…. |
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Press releases: Brother Bear 2, Curious George TV series
…the sequel. Toward the end of the composition, it is revealed that the new Playhouse Disney series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is getting its first DTV release this November 14, with… |


