toonzone News http://www.toonzone.net/news/ Toon Zone News RSS Feed en-us Toonzone Presents: New "Tron: Legacy" Trailer Disney http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32925/toonzone-presents-new-tron-legacy-trailer Ed Liu Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:59:34 EST Walt Disney Studios has released a new trailer for Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the 1982 movie Tron that was one of the first movies to utilize CGI animation.[read more]

]]> BLOG: Cool Stuff: Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty Blog http://blog.toonzone.net/blogs/180/cool-stuff-granny-ogrimms-sleeping-beauty/ Weatherman Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:46:51 EST

Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty from Darragh O'Connell on Vimeo.



One of the nominees for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Based on a...[read more]

]]> "Curious George 2: Follow that Monkey": Best for the Lower Primate and the Pachyderm Reviews http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32923/curious-george-2-follow-that-monkey-best-for-the-lower-primate-and-the-pachyderm Ed Liu Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:33:06 EST 2006's Curious George was an old-school throwback of an animated kids movie that was positively delightful whenever...[read more]

]]> "Drawn Together" Movie to Screen at Anaheim Comic Con on April 17, 2010 Comedy Central http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32921/drawn-together-movie-to-screen-at-anaheim-comic-con-on-april-17-2010 Ed Liu Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:48:56 EST Wizard Entertainment's Anaheim Comic Con will be hosting a screening of Comedy Central's The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! on...[read more]

]]> Right Stuf Announces "Ninja Nonsense" DVD Collection Coming June 1, 2010 Nozomi Entertainment http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32918/right-stuf-announces-ninja-nonsense-dvd-collection-coming-june-1-2010 Ed Liu Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:48:35 EST Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment has announced that Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu DVD Collection will be released on...[read more]

]]> Corus Kids Announces April 2010 YTV, Treehouse, Nick Canada Programming Highlights Canada http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32914/corus-kids-announces-april-2010-ytv-treehouse-nick-canada-programming-highlights Ed Liu Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:04 EST Corus Kids has announced their April 2010 programming highlights for the YTV, Nickelodeon Canada, and Treehouse...[read more]

]]> Priceline Negotiator Toons Up for Seth MacFarlane's "Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy" News http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32911/priceline-negotiator-toons-up-for-seth-macfarlanes-cavalcade-of-cartoon-comedy Ed Liu Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:32:54 EST Media Rights Capital has announced a partnership between priceline.com and Seth MacFarlane's web animation series...[read more]

]]> Disney Releases Bonus Video Clips from "Princess and the Frog" DVD/Blu-ray Disney http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32909/disney-releases-bonus-video-clips-from-princess-and-the-frog-dvdblu-ray Ed Liu Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:35:27 EST Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released several clips and videos from the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release of The...[read more]

]]> "$9.99": More Than Spare Change Reviews http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32906/9.99-more-than-spare-change Jamie Tadlock Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:03:11 EST $9.99 is a good movie that could have been a great one. Its failures can be at least partially blamed on the stop-motion animation, which works well in some parts of the...[read more]

]]> "Evangelion 1.01: You Are (Not) Alone" In Thinking There Should Be More Here Reviews http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/31924/evangelion-1.01-you-are-not-alone-in-thinking-there-should-be-more-here Chad Bonin Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:02:14 EST FUNimation has recently released Evangelion 1.11 to DVD. Don't be misled: This is not the second movie in the Evangelion...[read more]

]]> BLOG: Cool Stuff: Alarm Blog http://blog.toonzone.net/blogs/179/cool-stuff-alarm/ Harley Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:26:15 EST In Alarm, a man's alarm clock wakes him every time he dozes off. He, much to my delight, inflicts violence upon the source of the ringing. This is a cute short, directed by Moo-hyun...[read more]

]]> "Superjail!" Season 1: Making Regular Jail Look Like Disneyland Reviews http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32904/superjail-season-1--making-regular-jail-look-like-disneyland Ian Lueck Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:12:41 EST Superjail! How do I describe thee? Chaos. Pure, unbridled, gory chaos. But strangely hypnotic chaos, the kind that keeps you watching...[read more]

]]> 82nd Academy Awards: "Up" Wins Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score Movies http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32901/82nd-academy-awards-up-wins-best-animated-feature-best-original-score Ed Liu Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:16 EST The 82nd Academy Awards have all been awarded. Below are the winners in all the categories which had an animated film in...[read more]

]]> BLOG: THE AMPAS PRESENT: THE ANIMATED FEATURE SYMPOSIUM Blog http://blog.toonzone.net/blogs/178/the-ampas-present--the-animated-feature-symposium/ TheVileOne Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:45:00 EST

From L to R:  Jon Musker, Henry Selick, Pete Docter, Tom Sito, Tom Moore, and Ron Clements; ŠA.M.P.A.S.

On March 4, three days before the 82nd...[read more]

]]> BLOG: Miyazaki Week: The End of Studio Ghibli Blog http://blog.toonzone.net/blogs/171/miyazaki-week-the-end-of-studio-ghibli/ Lelouch Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:30:00 EST

For quite some time, Studio Ghibli has been known for its great animated movies. The movies they make are not only beautifully animated, but contain great...[read more]

]]> "My Neighbor Totoro" - A True Masterpiece from a True Master Reviews http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32899/my-neighbor-totoro---a-true-masterpiece-from-a-true-master Ed Liu Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:25:20 EST The real problem in attempting to write a review of Hayao Miayzaki's My Neighbor Totoro is the nagging fear that the English language...[read more]

]]> Ed Asner Talks "Up" Pixar http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32897/ed-asner-talks-up Ed Liu Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:41:49 EST CNN has posted an edited version of an interview with actor Ed Asner, focusing on his role as Carl Fredricksen in Disney/Pixar's Up and his one-man show Sunrise at Campobello, where...[read more]

]]> Chuck Jones Exhibit at Tempe Center for the Arts Through June 18, 2010 News http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32895/chuck-jones-exhibit-at-tempe-center-for-the-arts-through-june-18-2010 Ed Liu Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:41:38 EST The Tempe Center for the Arts in Tempe, AZ, will be hosting the exhibition "Chuck Amuck: A Legacy of Laughter" from now until...[read more]

]]> LA Times on Blurring of Live-Action and Animated Movies Movies http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32892/la-times-on-blurring-of-live-action-and-animated-movies Ed Liu Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:41:02 EST The Los Angeles Times' The Envelope weblog has posted an article examining the increasingly blurred line between animated and live-action...[read more]

]]> Toonz Animation Sets Up Distribution Shop in US International http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32889/toonz-animation-sets-up-distribution-shop-in-us Ed Liu Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:40:51 EST Singapore's Straits Times reports that Toonz Animation has set up Toonz Entertainment USA, a new US-based division that aims to "specialize in sales...[read more]

]]> NY Times on the Making & Marketing of "The Secret of Kells" Movies http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32885/ny-times-on-the-making-amp-marketing-of-the-secret-of-kells Ed Liu Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:40:28 EST The New York Times has delved into the unlikely success story of The Secret of Kells (free registration required), the independent Irish...[read more]

]]> Zack Snyder's "Guardians of Ga'Hoole" Retitled to "Legend of the Guardians" Warner Bros. http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32882/zack-snyders-guardians-of-gahoole-retitled-to-legend-of-the-guardians Ed Liu Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:39:38 EST The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision weblog is reporting that Guardians of Ga'Hoole, an animated movie to be directed by Zack...[read more]

]]> Comics to Animated Movie Updates: "Bone" and "The Goon" Movies http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32880/comics-to-animated-movie-updates-bone-and-the-goon Ed Liu Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:19:56 EST Animator and animation historian John Canemaker's first monthly column for printmag.com is a chat with cartoonist Jeff Smith about the upcoming CGI...[read more]

]]> Disney Channel/Disney XD 2010-11 Programming: "Phineas & Ferb" Movie; "Avengers" Disney http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32872/disney-channeldisney-xd-2010-11-programming-phineas-amp-ferb-movie-avengers Ed Liu Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:30:38 EST Disney Channels Worldwide announced their 2010-11 programming highlights for the Disney Channel and Disney XD at their...[read more]

]]> FUNimation Licenses "Vampire Bund" and "Baka and Test" FUNimation http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/32878/funimation-licenses-vampire-bund-and-baka-and-test Ian Lueck Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:08:10 EST Today, FUNimation announced they have the rights to two new anime series: Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts (also known as Baka to Test to...[read more]

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