It’s a huge video week for fans of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli (and who isn’t a fan?). This week sees the release of the film regarded by many as Miyazaki’s masterpiece: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Disney, $29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray). Originally released in Japan in 1984, this [...]

Nickelodeon has announced the cast and first look at its upcoming series, The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra, a follow-up series to the popular Avatar: The Last Airbender. Here’s the first image from the series: The Wall Street Journal broke news of the casting, which features: Janet Varney as Koraa [...]

Cartoon Movie has announced the winners of its annual tributes, with Despicable Me coming out on top in some France-centric results. The tributes, presented in a ceremony hosted by Christophe Erbes, honored Pierre Coffin as Best European Director of the Year for co-directing Despicable Me. The other nominees were Fernando Trueba, [...]

Animation brought a little bit of life back to the box office this weekend, as Rango rode to first place among the weekend’s releases. Rango grossed an estimated $38 million. That’s slightly short of last March’s animated release, How to Train Your Dragon, which took in about $43 million in [...]

Director Gore Verbinski and ILM vfx supervisor Hal Hickel discuss the making of Rango, a highly original, visually arresting animated feature about a chameleon with an identity crisis. Many directors have described Johnny Depp as a versatile actor who has been able to portray a nice variety of roles throughout [...]