The Buzz: January 2006
And the Nominees are...
The Oscar nominees came out today and I think the biggest surprise for me is the fact that these three seem like 'smaller' films--certainly compared to past years where you've got giants like "The Incredibles" or "Shrek" going up against each other. Plus, a 2D film and two stop motion films? The CG industry must be feeling a little miffed right now.
This years's nominees for Best Animated Feature are:
posted: Jan 31, 2006 by athena
Animated TV series coming to DVD
Courtesey of TV Shows on DVD, we have another batch of animated series to keep an eye out for this year:
There's also word that Hanna Barbera's 1974 series,
Hong Kong Phooey will be getting a DVD release, as well as the third season of
X-Men: Evolution.
posted: Jan 10, 2006 by athena
Trailer for The Wild released
The Wild is the product of Disney teaming up to bring you more CG animation--in this case with Complete Pandamonium in San Francisco and William Shatner's Toronto-based company, C.O.R.E. You can watch the trailer on Disney Movie Showcase.
posted: Jan 10, 2006 by athena
Critics Choice Award
The BFCA's Critics Choice Awards will be airing tomorrow (Jan.9) on the WB. In our favourite category, Best Animated Feature, the nominees are:
Anyone want to predict what this'll mean for the Oscar nominations...?
posted: Jan 08, 2006 by athena
DVDs and a Poster that are here for 2006
After a brief run through of the recent headlines, here's some of the stuff that's just been announced for release in 2006:
- Collector's Edition DVD of Lilo and Stitch to be released in July 2006.
- The DVD of Dumbo to be released in at some point in 2006 but no word yet on whether it'll be one or two discs
- Compilation DVDs for All Dogs go to Heaven: the Series and My Little Pony and Friends (if you already have Season 1, you won't need this release). Each compilation set will contain a few episodes from the show.
- DVD of Seasons 5 & 6 of Danger Mouse to be released March 28th.
- The theatrical poster for Bambi 2, (yes, I know, it's a DTV), can now be purchased on eBay
posted: Jan 07, 2006 by athena
Classic Cartoons available through the Web
It would appear that the internet will soon be getting into cartoons in an aggressive way. BCDb reports that the Google Video Store will soon be offering such cartoon favorites as Felix the Cat, Casper The Friendly Ghost and Rocky and Bullwinkle, among other Classic Media titles.
The iTunes Music Store has been offering animation for a little while in the form of iVideo versions of Pixar's short films. Yahoo! Finance reports that some historial Disney animated shorts will soon be available as well.
posted: Jan 07, 2006 by athena
Disney to buy Pixar?
The first time I saw this on the grapevine I was fairly skeptical, but it's a rumour that's persisting and one that's now made it into sources such as Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Business Times. Apparently sources close to the current talks say that negotiations are now leaning toward Disney buying part or all of Pixar. In this scenario, Steve Jobs of Pixar would likely become a major Disney shareholder, with the possibility of his being made the company's chairman present as well. Disney and Pixar have not responded as of yet to the rumours.
posted: Jan 07, 2006 by athena
