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The Venture Bros.: The Fifth Season

…on Dr. Venture. The Sweatbox Review: After a hiatus of over two years, Venture Bros. fans were treated to a summer full of new episodes in 2013. As it has…

Ten films up for animated short film Oscar

…85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of…

Batman – The Dark Knight Returns: Parts 1 And 2

…2: Warner Bros. (2013), Warner Home Video (January 29, 2013), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 76 mins, 1.78:1 ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Rated PG-13, Retail: $24.98 Storyboard: Retirement has…

Lone Ranger gets pushed back…again

…and the Furious 6 next May, has decided to instead release the movie on July 3td, 2013. Unfortunately, this will put the film against Despicable Me 2 and the just…

Animation Addicts Podcast #60: The Lion King – It’s SFX!

Learn more about The Rotoscopers! The people have spoken! The top requested film in 2013 was The Lion King! Go along with Mason, Morgan, and Chelsea as they talk about…

Turbo: F.A.S.T.

When Turbo came to theaters in 2013, it wasn’t exactly seen as a success. Although far from being the bomb that some in the press tried to make it out…

The Smurfs 2

Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation (2013), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (December 3, 2013), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 105 mins, 1.85:1 ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Rated PG, Retail: $40.99 Storyboard:…

The Puppetoon Movie

Leibovit Productions (1987), B2MP (November 22, 2013), 2 Discs, 79 mins plus supplements, 4:3 ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0, Not Rated, Retail: $49.98 Storyboard: George Pal’s incredible animated shorts from…

Frankenweenie

Walt Disney Pictures (October 5 2012), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (January 8 2013), Blu-ray 3D plus Blu-ray Disc, DVD and Digital Copy, 87 mins plus supplements, 1080p 1.85:1 high-definition widescreen,…

The Hobbit on track for 2012

…MGM apparently not to blame for the hold-up, The Hobbit‘s two parts will now come to theaters in December 2012 and December 2013 respectively, according to the Heat Vision blog….

Disney’s Planes to take off at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

…what happens to Dusty in this movie. He’s a crop duster who’s never flown above 1,000 feet, but he dreams of being the fastest air racer in the world. He…

Superman Unbound

Warner Bros. (2013), Warner Home Video (May 7, 2013), 1 BD + 1 DVD, 75 mins, 16:9 ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Rated PG-13, Retail: $24.98 Storyboard: Superman has to…

Scooby-Doo: Stage Fright

Hanna-Barbera/Warner Bros. (2013), Warner Home Video (August 20, 2013), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 78 mins, 16:9 ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio, Not Rated, Retail: $24.98 Storyboard: Fred and Daphne enter…

A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part Four – Can’t Stop The Feeling

…feature since Flushed Away to not make a profit. The disappointing box-office result of the film, along with other factors, caused the studio to lay off 350 employees and force…

The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2

Paramount Pictures and Others/Leibovit Productions (1934-1946), Puppetoon.net Exclusive (December 2, 2020), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 186 mins, 4:3 ratio, Dolby Digital Dual Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $39.95 Storyboard: This…

Free Birds

…the first feature film from Reel FX and you probably couldn’t tell. While it’s true that in 2013, the tools to produce quality animation are just about available for anyone,…

2023 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive

…and the week before was the 90th anniversary of the original Popeye the Sailor cartoon. Alvarado noted that they had restored around 10-20 cartoons, about 50 were in progress, and…

Atlantis: The Lost Empire – 2 Movie Collection

…20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and Swiss Family Robinson styled adventure never truly before attempted in animation on a major scale. In many ways, and despite the resulting Atlantis not…

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles get a release date

Cowabunga! The long-rumored Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot has been given a release date, with the classic 80’s cartoon characters set to make a comeback in 2013. The film is…

Robotech 2-Movie Collection

…(3:25). You may also view shot footage from the Robotech 3000 motion capture sequences (0:21). The disc also offers up twelve Deleted scenes with optional commentary, including alternate opening and…

The Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons

Cartoon Network Studios (2010-2011), Warner Home Video (July 16, 2013), 2 Discs, 440 mins, 16:9 ratio, Dolby TrueHD, Rated TV-PG, Retail: $39.98 Storyboard: Two slackers working in park maintenance continually…

Oscar’s song shortlist includes 11 animated tunes

Seventy-five songs from 2013 films have been shortlisted for nominations in the Original Song category at the Oscars, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Those from…

New Japanese trailer for Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises now online

…of Jiro Horikoshi, designer of the fighter planes used by Japan in World War II. The Wind Rises opens in Japan on July 20, 2013. No release date for the…

Turbo

…500. Let’s be honest here, whether it’s true or not Turbo seems to take a lot of inspiration from Pixar films. An animated movie with race cars is obviously going…

Disney releases animation app

…Studios, including animated clips of favorite characters and recently uncovered historic trailers. • Unprecedented Access: Disney Animated contains over 750 interactive illustrations, including more than 400 short animation clips, over…

The Sword In The Stone: 50th Anniversary Edition

Walt Disney Productions (December 25 1963), Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (August 6 2013), Blu-ray plus DVD, 79 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 1.75:1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Rated…

Robin Hood: 40th Anniversary Edition

Walt Disney Productions (November 8 1973), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (August 6 2013), Blu-ray plus DVD, 83 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 1:66:1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Rated G,…

Animation Addicts Podcast #56: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Santa Hates Misfits

…• The history behind the longest-running Christmas special of all time! Nearly 50 years old! • The soundtrack: Composer, Jonnny Marks and “Burl Ives, man, what a snowman!” • Communists,…

Great songs never die: how director Dan Lund is giving a new life to Aria For A Cow

…some reason ignored for the past 30 some years… despite her attempts to get it out there as a children’s book. AV: The song was Aria For A Cow… DL:…

Planes

…flight plan and sent this straight to home video. Animated Classic or Back To The Drawing Board? Planes Disney August 2, 2013 92 minutes Rated PG directed by Klay Hall…