Thad Komorowski on his new Famous Studios Champion Collection Blu-Ray
One of this past year’s most exciting developments in home video has been the introduction of Cartoon Logic to the collecting landscape. Label founder Thad Komorowski, well known in the film restoration community, first brought us a volume of Aesop’s Fables a few months ago, a disc which many collectors like myself found surprisingly entertaining […] |
Sir Tim Rice, Bob Iger, Family and Colleagues Remember Roger Allers, director of The Lion King, writer of the Tony award-winning musical and key player in Disney’s animation renaissance
Roger Allers, co-director of Disney’s 1994 animated blockbuster The Lion King and co-writer of its hit Broadway musical, for which he received a Tony award nomination, died Saturday, January 17 2026, at his home in Santa Monica, California. He was 76 years old. The exact cause of death is pending. He is survived by his […] |
Yoshi arrives in new The Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer
A brand new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is now online, and you can check it out in the player above. In addition, the movie will now open on Wednesday, April 1st instead of on April 3rd. This is extremely similar to how Universal Pictures released the first movie back in 2023. It went […] |
Backyard Sports: The Animated Special aims for a home run with new trailer
A teaser trailer for Backyard Sports: The Animated Special has been released online, and can be viewed in the player above. Launched way back in 1997, it is the first ever “TV special” based off the beloved computer games. It is also reportedly the start of an attempt to expand the brand into television and even […] |
Watch DreamWorks Animation’s new short Wednesdays with Gramps
DreamWorks Animation’s new animated short Wednesdays with Gramps has been made available on YouTube (under–sighs–the “Universal Kids” banner). It had been expected to be shown in theaters with Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie last year, but apparently got pulled for unknown reasons. The short has won acclaim during screenings at various film festivals, but wasn’t available to the […] |
Deaf Crocodile announces two more animated titles for disc
One of our favourite boutique labels, Deaf Crocodile, has announced the release of two more animated films for disc release. Bill Plympton’s Hair High (2004) will come to Blu-ray in March, and that same month will see the release of Marcell Jankovics’ Song Of The Miraculous Hind (2002) in a 4K/Blu-ray combo pack. In case […] |
Wildwood gets another beautiful behind-the-scenes sneak peek
Another behind-the-scenes sneak peek for Wildwood has been released online, and you can check it out in the player above. The movie–which looks like a cross between The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter–will be LAIKA’s first feature film since 2019’s The Missing Link. Wildwood is being directed by Travis Knight, who is also currently working on post production for […] |
