…take some time to load on dial-up connections”. The piece points towards Clampett’s work available in the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/241 Looney Tunes Golden DVD Collection}} and, more specifically, on the excellent…

Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass created some of the most memorable animated Christmas specials ever to grace the small screen. Now that magic can be found between the covers…

…reading his answers you may wonder if there’s anything Jim Hill doesn’t know. I think what he doesn’t know is when to stop the great and informative articles from coming….

…Film Festival in the “best short” category for Mister Tao, and the 1991 Oscar Nomination for Grasshoppers. With his unique style and his great sensibility for humanitarian themes, Bozzetto’s work…

…a documentary on the film, and the theatrical trailer. Personally, although this sounds like a great edition, I would wait to see what Sony, the American distributors of the film,…

Jim Hill Media has a new article in which he compares Disney CEO Michael Eisner to Beauty and the Beast’s Gaston (whose hubris led him to falling from a great…

With the new year just around the corner, {{link http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents The Digital Bits}} has posted a slate of what we can expect from some of the major studios. All of…

According to the Big Cartoon Database, after seven years of barking on Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues, Blue will finally speak to audiences, in the episode Legend of the Blue Puppy, airing…

Amid Amidi, who runs the great animation news and commentary site {{link http://www.animationblast.com/ Animation Blast}}, is taking pre-orders for the upcoming April print issue of the magazine. Hop on over…

Start your own studio like these ex-Disney animators did. Legacy Animation will open it’s doors this month to continue the tradition of 2d Disney style animation. These people have a…

…has a great article with some amazing images and detailed information about the production. Go take a peek, but you need to register with the site, no big, it’s FREE….

Miramax’s \\My Baby’s Daddy\\, which opened in the top five this past weekend, had some help from animation studio {{link http://www.Noodlesoup.net/ Noodlesoup Productions}}. Noodlesoup animated the opening minutes of the…

…was produced by husband/wife team Bert Klein (who has worked on Looney Tunes: Back In Action, Fantasia 2000, and The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King) and Jennifer…

…{{link http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Funnyworld/Clampett/interview_bob_clampett.htm interview}} between Barrier and his father. It’s a great piece that plays up his Dad’s role in the WB cartoons, as well as offering that special perspective that…

…already laughing out loud! The film was directed by veteran animator Bud Luckey, who also pitched the original story, created the conceptual drawings of the characters, wrote the music and…

…the top 10 for a long while. But wait, Mr. Box Office Mojo, what is that following Nemo like a rabid Great White with the scent of blood up it’s…

The Big Cartoon Database reveals that two of the stories featured in Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas include Donald trying in vain to resist the joy of the season, and…

…BOX “FOR ALL EXCEPT” AND LIST THE NAMES OF MICHAEL EISNER, GEORGE MITCHELL, JUDITH ESTRIN AND JOHN BRYSON (OR THE NUMBERS ASSOCIATED IN THE PROXY WITH THESE NOMINEES) IN THE…

{{link http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/29/news/companies/pixar_disney/ CNN}} reports that {{link http://www.pixar.com/ Pixar Animation Studios}} has announced it has ended talks with {{link http://www.disney.com/ The Walt Disney Company}} over extending their five-picture deal. “After ten…

…share of the profits in perpetuity; and Disney will have the rights to solely finance and produce sequels to the films if Pixar declines to co-finance and produce them under…

…Rhythm & Hues is taking on the hound once again. Wow, some of these shots look great, now hurry, before a scary, ghost knight in armor comes a callin. Boooo…

Comcast, the biggest cable company in the US, has announced that it has made an offer to acquire The Walt Disney Company for $66 billion, including an assumption of debt,…

Coming Soon! reports that The Walt Disney Company and The Jim Henson Company revealed today that under a new agreement, Disney will receive the Muppets and Bear in the Big…

…and The Joker from the animated The Batman re-take on the legend, news on the Arkham Asylum location for Christopher Nolan’s new {{link http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17029 live-action film}} reincarnation, Batman: Intimidation Game,…

With the wider release of the acclaimed documentary Walt: The Man Behind The Myth making its way to DVD on March 2nd, DVD Toons have updated Ben Simon’s {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/reviews/275…

…a survey of top entertainment industry executives, directors and securities analysts. “In 2003, we emerged from a protracted period of economic difficulty and had a great year primarily because the…

The National Public Radio, via Cartoon Research, has a great article about the music of The Triplets of Belleville, and speculates about the film’s chances at the Oscars this year….

…points to a new editorial at the New York Times, where The Triplets Of Belleville director Sylvain Chomet argues for “the merits of animation as a great and legitimate artform”….

…The King Music (Score): The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Music (Song): “Into The West”, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Costume…

…to tell the story, which will take place during the repression of Paris in 1871. Its main character will be a monkey from the Jardin des Plantes. Sounds great already!…