James R Whitson Author Archive
Reviews | Interviews | Features | Blogs | News

The man who brought stop-motion animation into the 21st century
Preview The Boxtrolls soundtrack
Disney has figured out a way to get more girls to play console video games
A look inside Reel FX and The Book of Life
Boxtrolls directors talk giving audiences something new to look at
Boxtrolls directors talk cheese, donuts, and stop-motion pantomime
Mary Poppins, the original Disney feminist
2014 animation Emmy winners

Thanks to “Lord Akiyama” in the Animated Views Forum, who has compiled a list of animation winners from the recently announced Emmy Awards. Outstanding Animated Program Bob’s Burgers Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program Mickey Mouse Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Harry Shearer, The Simpsons Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Nick Jennings – Adventure Time Ian Worrel – […]

Spider-Man “can be anybody” and now he’s Donald Glover
Disney wants drone-powered flying characters at parks
What Sin City A Dame to Kill For looks like without VFX
Schedule for The Simpsons marathon on FXX
Nick greenlights Comic-Con pitch Cupcakery of Doom
Plympton’s Cheatin’ gets U.S. premiere
Robin Williams’ animated legacy
Shareholder lawsuit targets DreamWorks Animation
Voice of Olaf Josh Gad remembers his friend and idol, the Genie
First look at the 2015 Best Animated Film Oscar contenders
Sensing a Tsum Tsum craze afoot, Disney rushes to supply fans
Hayao Miyazaki might return to animation
Golden Globes revise rules for Animation category
WB dates two more Lego films