Toon Zone News http://news.toonzone.net/ Toon Zone News RSS Feed en-us "Toward The Terra" The 80's Strike Back Reviews http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30338/toward-the-terra--the-80s-strike-back Weatherman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:42:14 EDT Like heady 80's sci-fi? Have I got a movie for you! Based on the manga series by Keiko Takemiya, Toward the Terra is about as high minded as you can possibly get. ...[read more]

]]> ADV Films Announces New September Titles Including "Daphne" ADV http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30337/adv-films-announces-new-september-titles-including-daphne Speedy Boris Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:30:52 EDT Along with two live action entries from Switchblade Pictures, ADV and Sentai Filmworks have announced three new anime titles for September:

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]]> BLOG: Hypothetically Speaking Blog http://blog.toonzone.net/blogs/28/hypothetically-speaking/ Jeff Harris Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:38:21 EDT Hypothetically speaking, you own a channel whose primary focus was to air one particular medium at all hours of the day.

Let's call this medium "balloons." The medium also makes up...[read more]

]]> Nancy Cartwright Speaks with Brad Bird Pixar http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30332/nancy-cartwright-speaks-with-brad-bird Ed Liu Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:18:50 EDT In her latest column at AWN, actor Nancy Cartwright speaks with Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille) in a career-spanning interview starting with...[read more]

]]> Briefly: CT Computers Courtesy of "Ice Age"; Palestinian Animation with "Fatenah" News http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30329/briefly-ct-computers-courtesy-of-ice-age-palestinian-animation-with-fatenah Ed Liu Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:08:05 EDT * Blue Sky Studios, creators of the Ice Age series of movies, will be donating computers for use at the University of...[read more]

]]> "The Spine" Wins Best of Festival at Melbourne Int'l Animation Fest Canada http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30326/the-spine-wins-best-of-festival-at-melbourne-intl-animation-fest Ed Liu Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:24:05 EDT The National Film Board of Canada has announced that Chris Landreth's animated short film "The Spine" has won the Best of the Festival...[read more]

]]> New CGI "Lassie" Series in Development TV http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30323/new-cgi-lassie-series-in-development Ed Liu Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:23:54 EDT Animation Magazine is reporting that a new CGI Lassie series is in development as a co-production between DQ Entertainment, Classic Media, M6/France and ZDF/Germany....[read more]

]]> FHM Interviews Seth MacFarlane Fox TV http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30320/fhm-interviews-seth-macfarlane Ed Liu Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:23:35 EDT FHM has interviewed Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane at his offices in Los Angeles. Topics discussed include his many links to pop culture icons like George Lucas,...[read more]

]]> "Green Lantern: First Flight" to Debut at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, 2009 DC Comics http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30318/green-lantern-first-flight-to-debut-at-san-diego-comic-con-on-july-23-2009 Ed Liu Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:48:38 EDT Warner Home Video has announced that Green Lantern: First Flight will have its world premiere at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday,...[read more]

]]> Nickelodeon Animation Festival Extends Call for Entries from July 1 - Sept 8, 2009 Nickelodeon http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30315/nickelodeon-animation-festival-extends-call-for-entries-from-july-1---sept-8-2009 Ed Liu Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:46:47 EDT Nickelodeon has announced that the 6th annual Nickelodeon Animation Festival (formerly titled the Nicktoons Network...[read more]

]]> "The Secret of Kells" Wins at Edinburgh Festival International http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30313/the-secret-of-kells-wins-at-edinburgh-festival MonkeyFunk Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:21:17 EDT Tomm Moore's animated feature The Secret of Kells has won the Standard Life Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The winners were revealed on Sunday.

[ Source: AWN ]

]]> Chowder's Last Recording Session Completed Cartoon Network http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30310/chowders-last-recording-session-completed Craig Crumpton Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:25:10 EDT Voice Actors in the News reports that the voice cast has completed recording on the final episode of Chowder.

Tara Strong (voice of Truffles) supplied a photo...[read more]

]]> Volume 2 of "The Secret Saturdays" Coming to DVD on Oct 27, 2009 Cartoon Network http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30309/volume-2-of-the-secret-saturdays-coming-to-dvd-on-oct-27-2009 dtemplar Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:47:12 EDT Tvshowsondvd.com reports that Warner will release Volume 2 of the Cartoon Network show, The Secret Saturdays on DVD October 27, 2009.

It...[read more]

]]> "Venus Versus Virus" Boxset: A Virus That's Okay To Catch Reviews http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30306/venus-versus-virus-boxset-a-virus-thats-okay-to-catch Karl Olson Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:48:29 EDT Venus Versus Virus is undoubtedly a product of its recently concluded era. From the dichromatic eyes to the immortal loli-character, from the cold...[read more]

]]> Right Stuf Announces Programming Schedule for Anime Expo 2009 Anime http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30304/right-stuf-announces-programming-schedule-for-anime-expo-2009 Ed Liu Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:37:16 EDT Right Stuf has announced their programming schedule for Anime Expo 2009, which will be held from July 2-5, 2009, at the Los Angeles Convention...[read more]

]]> NY Anime Festival Announces Voice Actress Yui Makino as Guest of Honor Anime http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30301/ny-anime-festival-announces-voice-actress-yui-makino-as-guest-of-honor Ed Liu Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:36:55 EDT The New York Anime Festival has announced that voice actress Yui Makino will be a Guest of Honor at the 2009 convention, which will...[read more]

]]> Bandai Entertainment Titles to Return to Best Buy? Bandai http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30299/bandai-entertainment-titles-to-return-to-best-buy Speedy Boris Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:57:31 EDT Millenium Media Services, a joint manufacturing/distribution venture between First Look Studios and Sony DADC, looks to help streamline DVD and Blu-ray...[read more]

]]> Media Blasters Announces New September Titles Including "Blade of the Immortal" Media Blasters 3 http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30296/media-blasters-announces-new-september-titles-including-blade-of-the-immortal Speedy Boris Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:06:00 EDT September animation DVDs from Media Blasters include:
* Ah! My Goddess Season 1 Complete Collection (Litebox): 9/1/09 -...[read more]

]]> Fred Travalena 1942-2009 News http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30293/fred-travalena-1942-2009 dtemplar Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:31:30 EDT The Associated Press reports that comedian and impressionist Fred Travalena died Sunday at his home in Encino from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 66.

Travalena was known...[read more]

]]> "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" Coming to DVD and Blu-ray September 29, 2009 DC Comics http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30291/supermanbatman-public-enemies-coming-to-dvd-and-blu-ray-september-29-2009 Ed Liu Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:34:50 EDT Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, the next DC Universe animated movie, will be released on September 29, 2009, on single- and...[read more]

]]> "Ikki Tousen Complete Series": Teenage Kicks Reviews http://news.toonzone.net/articles/30288/ikki-tousen-complete-series-teenage-kicks HellCat Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:14:11 EDT Throughout human history, there have been many great legends: the gods of Olympus, Robin Hood and his Merry Men, the titan Paul Bunyan. Many of these stories are...[read more]

]]> BLOG: Did You Know This Was Anime? - The Last Unicorn Blog http://blog.toonzone.net/blogs/24/did-you-know-this-was-anime---the-last-unicorn/ GWOtaku Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:06:42 EDT