The Buzz: March 2004
So how good is Home on the Range?
Well according to Aint-it-Cool-News, this is Disney's 2D department going out with a bang rather than a whimper. "The movie is actually good. It is. No really. I mean it." And the review emphasizes that this is a fun movie for both kids and adults. Check it out and make sure you check back here after the movie is released to tell us what you think.
posted: Mar 30, 2004 by athena
The Jetsons and Tom and Jerry coming to DVD
In the same vein as the collections for The Flintstones and Scooby Doo, Where Are You?, Tom and Jerry and The Jetsons will be getting their own DVD release. The Jetsons will be out on May 11 but there's no word yet on the exact date for Tom and Jerry.
posted: Mar 30, 2004 by athena
Fans of Family Guy Rejoice
The popular off-beat series, Family Guy, has officially gone back into production more than two years after it went off the air. The 22 brand-new episodes will hit TVs early in 2005. Read more on AWN.com
posted: Mar 28, 2004 by athena
Chicken Little teaser trailer
The teaser trailer for Chicken Little, Disney's first real foray into 3D animation (without Pixar), will be available on next Tuesday's release of Brother Bear. However you can sneak a peek at the teaser on this French Disney fan site or you can download it directly (AVI format) off their site.
posted: Mar 28, 2004 by athena
Musketeers' Director campaigns to put Mickey on the Big Screen
Animated-News.com reports that director, Donovan Cook, wants to see the new Mickey, Donald and Goofy feature, The Three Musketeers, get a theatrical release as oppose to going straight to DVD and video. You can read more and join the campaign in this article on their website.
posted: Mar 23, 2004 by athena
Caught in the Web
Stumbled upon a great piece of web animation called The Exorcist in 30 Seconds (and re-enacted by bunnies) created by Jennifer Shiman. Absolutely hilarious.
posted: Mar 23, 2004 by athena
Sneak a peek at "Home on the Range"
Yahoo Movies has a couple of video clips from Disney's new animated movie, Home on the Range. From what I've seen there's a considerable amount of speculation swirling around this film, so this might be a good opportunity to check it out and see if it's worth a stop in the theatre.
posted: Mar 21, 2004 by athena
Possible August release date for Miyazaki trio
Nausicaa.net reports that the North American DVD release for My Neighbor Totoro, Porco Rosso, and Nausicaa: Valley of the Winds may be August 31, 2004. More details as they come in.
posted: Mar 21, 2004 by athena
Good News for Ghibli Fans
According to info from a Q&A session on "Porco Rosso" yesterday, Disney will be releasing all of Ghibli's films in the US by the end of next year--some in theatres and some direct to video. For more from the Q&A, read this post on the Animated-News Forum.
posted: Mar 08, 2004 by athena
Another of those hidden gems...
I stumbled upon this film, Luovo, on one of the message forums I read. I'll profile it soon but at the moment all I've been able to discover about it is that it's animated and Italian in origin. Nonetheless it has an interesting, rather painterly 3D style so be sure to check out the trailer.
posted: Mar 02, 2004 by athena
And the Oscar Goes to...
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING!
Okay, not everything went to them but pretty darn close. The little fish story, Finding Nemo, took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film and the claymation film, Harvie Krumpet, received the Best Animated Short award.
Finding Nemo also had nominations for Best Sound Editing, Best Score and Best Original Screenplay. The Score and Sound Editing awards went to Lord of Rings and Best Original Screenplay went to Lost in Translation. Unfortunately Triplets of Belleville didn't take home anything as its other nomination for Best Song was also awarded to--you guessed it--Lord of the Rings.
posted: Mar 01, 2004 by athena
