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Astérix feature film first trailer
via BCDB, July 9, 2014 | Category: News
Disney preps next act as stock rises
via Yahoo, July 8, 2014 | Category: News
How Frozen took over the world
via The New Yorker, July 7, 2014 | Category: News
Mighty No. 9 animated series in the works
via Anime News Network, July 7, 2014 | Category: News
Is Planes: Fire & Rescue poised to be Summer 2014’s animated hit?
via Rope of Silicon, July 7, 2014 | Category: News
The worst may be over for Dreamworks’ stock
via Jewish Business News, July 7, 2014 | Category: News
Less is more, and more animated news is good news!
James R Whitson, July 4, 2014 | Category: Tooning In

In order to bring you the latest happenings in the animation world in a more timely manner, we’re switching our news posts to a headline only format to get more links to you in less time.

How Jurassic Park dinosaurs switched from stop motion to CGI
via Cartoon Brew, July 3, 2014 | Category: News
Six filmmaking tips from Andy Serkis
via Film School Rejects, July 3, 2014 | Category: News
Watch the new transformation sequence from Sailor Moon Crystal
via The Rotoscopers, July 3, 2014 | Category: News
Katzenberg talks DreamWorks YouTube love
via The L.A. Times, July 3, 2014 | Category: News
Mr. Magoo creator gets an overdue spotlight
via The Chicago Tribune, July 3, 2014 | Category: News
Frozen concept art revealed
via Inside the Magic, July 3, 2014 | Category: News
Prolific composer Hans Zimmer to play concert this October in the UK
via Animated Views, July 2, 2014 | Category: News

Composer Hans Zimmer announced details for a concert titled “Hans Zimmer Revealed” to be played this October at the Eventim Hammersmith Apollo in London, according to Collider. “Performing a concert series like this is something that I have always wanted to do, and I am thrilled that that time has finally come. I am very […]
Studio Ghibli releases When Marnie Was There trailer
via Twitch, July 2, 2014 | Category: News
Gravity, Frozen take top honors at Saturn Awards
via Animation Magazine, July 2, 2014 | Category: News
Watch Glen Keane’s hand drawn animated short Duet
via The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2014 | Category: News
How To Train Your Dragon 2
James R Whitson, June 16, 2014 | Category: Theatrical

Though it doesn’t quite reach the same heights, How To Train Your Dragon 2 is a worthy followup to the original. And it makes us yearn for DreamWorks to stop coasting and train themselves to fly higher.
How To Train Your Dragon 2 opens
June 13, 2014 | Category: News

DreamWorks’ How To Train Your Dragon 2 opens today in 4,253 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is a hit with the critics, garnering a 92% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Their critical consensus: “Exciting, emotionally resonant, and beautifully animated, How to Train Your Dragon 2 builds on its predecessor’s successes just the way […]