“Shrek” can be enjoyed on any number of levels. But one of its more sophisticated pleasures lies in its subtext, as it gently mocks the Walt Disney Co., the giant rival of DreamWorks, which has turned ...

On May 18, 2001, Dreamworks unveiled 'Shrek' in theaters. By Kirk Honeycutt On May 18, 2001, Dreamworks unveiled Shrek in theaters. The animated satire would go on to gross $484 million globally, ...

How is Disney going to live down the success of DreamWorks’ computer-animated blockbuster “Shrek”? After a few years of moderate winners in the animation field (“Antz,” “Chicken Run”), the almost ...

THE Mouse House seems to have its ears out of joint over an animated feature from rival DreamWorks that pokes fun at some of its most cherished characters. Five affiliates in Radio Disney’s ...

While Disney was enjoying “Monster” box office receipts for its computer-animated theatrical release, DreamWorks and Universal Studios were raking in Shrek-sized green of their own with the biggest ...

Never mind “Pearl Harbor.” The big summer movie battle commences this Friday with the release of Disney’s “Atlantis: The Lost Empire.” Disney once owned the summer, but DreamWorks’ “Shrek,” released ...

DreamWorks honchos turned to legal eagles to make sure “Shrek” – which pointedly mocks Snow White and other beloved Disney characters – doesn’t invite a suit from their archrival studio. “We showed ...

When fans think of Dreamworks, Shrek is definitely one of the movies that comes to mind. This animated comedy premiered in 2001 and has been stealing hearts ever since. Is this movie on Disney’s ...

He’s a mean, green halitosis machine, but the computer-animated star of “Shrek” can laugh all the way to the mudbank. This exuberantly irreverent cartoon about a beauty and a beast will be minting ...

In a year in which DreamWorks Home Entertainment encouraged consumers to spend a staggering $436 million on the video version of Shrek and Universal Studios Home Video had three titles that surpassed ...

The hallelujah chorus has begun. Since it opened last week, “Shrek” has become a box-office hit, with the second highest debut for an animated film after “Toy Story 2.” Entertainment Weekly calls it ...