Month: September 2016

Postmodern Jukebox covers Family Guy theme song

Postmodern Jukebox–a YouTube channel that performs “vintage” versions of modern pop songs–just did a cover of the theme song for Family Guy. And given series creator Seth MacFarlane’s love of classic show tunes, it seems safe to say he’d give it his seal of approval. Family Guy airs Sundays on Fox.

Variety goes in-depth on Jeffrey Katzenberg in nine articles

With his departure from DreamWorks Animation last month, Variety has taken the opportunity to look in-depth at the life and career of Jeffrey Katzenberg in these nine articles: How Jeffrey Katzenberg Became Leader of the Animation Revolution My Ride-Along With (the Unemployed) Jeffrey Katzenberg How Jeffrey Katzenberg Made a Huge Impact on Show Business Jeffrey […]

Trolls Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Lacking context due to its early release, one Can’t Stop the Feeling! that the Trolls soundtrack has an identity crisis and could affect the film’s enjoyment.

Adventure Time to end in 2018
Elsa and Max Goof? Frozen‘s Idina Menzel engaged to A Goofy Movie‘s Aaron Lohr
How G.I. Joe sold “wartime heroics” to a generation of kids
Darth Maul returns in new Star Wars Rebels clip

A new clip from Star Wars Rebels has just made its way online, and it features the return of one of the franchise’s most popular villains. The episode will air on Disney XD this Saturday.

Storks

Storks is the kind of movie you’ll want to watch over and over. With great animation, top-notch voice talent, an engaging story, and incredible humor, this film delivers.

A brief history of animation and live action onscreen together
Disney considering bid to buy Twitter
How Kubo was brought to glorious life
Storks doesn’t quite deliver at box office

Storks didn’t quite deliver on expectations at the box office, making about $10 million less than tracking was projecting, Box Office Mojo is reporting. Still, the comedy did have a solid debut of $21 million, which was good for second place. The great news for Storks is it got an “A-” CinemaScore from audiences, and […]

Star Wars – Rebels: Complete Season Two

All the excitement of Star Wars is present in Rebels, with solid specs and the addition of great bonus features in this second season set.

The BFG stomping home in December

Disney has just announced that their critically praised The BFG will be arriving on store shelves in December. A full press release follows… BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 23, 2016 — This month, the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl, beloved children’s author of family favorites like “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” […]

Paige O’Hara, Mark Henn talk the legacy of Beauty & the Beast
Storks opens

Warner Animation Group’s Storks opens today, in 3,922 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is getting mixed reviews from the critics, garnering a 56% at Rotten Tomatoes. The Wall Street Journal says. “The whole movie seems to be on fast-forward, with crushingly brainless dialogue, hollow imagery and no way of slowing down the […]

Another “every Simpsons ever” marathon is coming to FXX
Disney pulls “offensive” Moana Halloween costume after backlash
New international Moana trailer debuts

A new–and potentially spoiler-filled–international trailer for Moana is now online and can be viewed in the player below. The anticipated release opens in the states this Thanksgiving.

First episode of Milo Murphy’s Law now available for free on Amazon and iTunes

Ahead of the scheduled October 3rd premiere on Disney XD, Disney has made the first episode of Milo Murphy’s Law available in full for free on Amazon and iTunes. Simply have an Amazon account or download iTunes and you can watch the episode (consisting of Going the Extra Milo and The Undergrounders) right away. Milo […]

New international Trolls posters released
Watch the first teaser trailer of Smurfs: The Lost Village

Sony Pictures Animation has launched the first official teaser trailer for Smurfs: The Lost Village. Official Synopsis courtesy of Sony: In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting and thrilling race through the Forbidden Forest filled with magical […]

Princess Anna and Dory “meet” in Ellen Show clip

Kristen Bell recently dropped by The Ellen Show, where host Ellen noted that both she and Kristen had both voiced popular Disney characters. They then played out what would happen if Princess Anna and Dory “met,” and the results are predictably fun and silly. You can watch the clip in the player below.

Paige O’Hara gives Emma Watson her seal of approval for Beauty and the Beast
The first poster for Smurfs: The Lost Village is here

The first poster for Smurfs: The Lost Village has been revealed on Sony Animation’s Twitter page, and you can look at it below. In addition, the first trailer for the film will also go online tomorrow. Smurfs: The Lost Village smurfs into theaters next spring.

Andy Samberg talks Storks