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Roy E. Disney 1930-2009
…of the company and chairman of the company’s animation division, during which time Disney experienced a renaissance in animated features, including a Best Picture Oscar nomination for Beauty And The… |
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TV DVD Award Winners
…Contemporary Series Set (episodes that aired between 1990 and 2007). The Transformers: 25th Anniversary Matrix of Leadership Edition won for Best Animation TV DVD. Winners of categories with animated nominees… |
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Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths (preview clip)
…On Two Earths, an all-new DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movie coming February 23, 2010 from Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation. The full-length animated film will be… |
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DreamWorks sells stake in animated studio Paprikaas
According to Variety, Technicolor has purchased the stake previously owned by Dreamworks in the India-based animation house, Paprikaas. The move has given Technicolor complete ownership of the studio responsible for… |
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Pretty as a picture: Chuck Jones retrospective
…whose work and legacy continues to fill us with laughter and inspiration,” enthused Michelle Nichols Dock, Gallery Coordinator for TCA. This exhibition of original sketches, paintings and animation production art… |
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Turning up for Tooning In!
…look back on this legendary Disney animator’s life at the Mouse House. Also posted recently to the site has been a review roundup of several Thunderbean Animation releases, which took… |
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Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths (clip)
…On Two Earths, an all-new DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movie coming February 23, 2010 from Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation. The full-length animated film will be… |
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Oscar reactions from Coraline, French Roast
…LAIKA and Focus Features very proud. And the diversity of the nominees in both storytelling and animation techniques gladdens my heart: The Princess and the Frog and The Secret of… |
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Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases: Volume 4
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1945–1956), Warner Home Video (February 2, 2010), single disc, 98 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 and 2.37:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $14.98 Storyboard: Animation’s most… |
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Waking Sleeping Beauty trailer online
…came to me a couple of years ago wanting to tell the story of the animation renaissance of the ‘80s and ‘90s at Disney. So many books and articles had… |
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The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Blu-ray clip: “In The Darkness, Bind Them”
…visionary animation directors of the modern era, Bakshi went to artistic extremes to meticulously bring the legendary world of J.R.R. Tolkien to animated life – adding yet another stunning title… |
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The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Blu-ray clip: “The Chase”
…visionary animation directors of the modern era, Bakshi went to artistic extremes to meticulously bring the legendary world of J.R.R. Tolkien to animated life – adding yet another stunning title… |
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The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Blu-ray clip: “Winged Lion”
…visionary animation directors of the modern era, Bakshi went to artistic extremes to meticulously bring the legendary world of J.R.R. Tolkien to animated life – adding yet another stunning title… |
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The Lord Of The Rings (1978) Blu-ray clip: “Mount Doom”
…visionary animation directors of the modern era, Bakshi went to artistic extremes to meticulously bring the legendary world of J.R.R. Tolkien to animated life – adding yet another stunning title… |
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Pixar’s Newt cancelled
The Pixar Blog reports that Pixar’s upcoming film Newt has been cancelled. Newt was first announced to media at the Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios Animation Presentation in April… |
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Iron Man Armored Adventures: Complete First Season – Winners Announced!
…Man Armored Adventures: Complete First Season – and we have FIVE copies to give away along with some original poster sketches, thanks to Marvel Animation, Method Films, Genius Products and… |
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Thundercats Revived in 2011
MTV.com’s “Splash Page” reports that Cartoon Network will air a new Thundercats series in 2011. The new series, to be produced by Warner Bros. Animation in conjunction with the famous… |
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Lucasfilm ramping up “secret CGI feature” project
In an interview with Lucasfilm Singapore’s recruiter Heather Brown, Animation Express reveals that Lucasfilm Animation is working on a “top-secret” CGI feature. Brown also speaks about the other recent achievements… |
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James And The Giant Peach: Special Edition
…is supported by some absolutely wonderful stop-motion animation, augmented by some CGI, but as invisible as to practically not be there (CG was used mostly for extremely difficult to achieve… |
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LA/NY set for Superman/Batman’s Apocalypse
…Steigerwald, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse is produced by animation legend Bruce Timm and directed by Lauren Montgomery (Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths) from a script by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Tab Murphy… |
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Aardman’s Timmy Time to premiere on Disney Channel
Aardman Animations’ new series Timmy Time, about Shaun The Sheep‘s little lamb pal, will make its North American debut on the Disney Channel’s Playhouse Disney on September 13, following a… |
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Batman – The Brave And The Bold: Season One, Part One
…think we’d see B’Wana beast in animation? We do in this episode’s opening scene! Dawn Of The Dead Man! – My fondest dream comes true, as the murdered circus acrobat… |
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Superman/Batman: Apocalypse – Apokalips (clip)
…Apocalypse is the highly anticipated next entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse… |
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It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
…doing that night, detailing his adventures as a World War One flying ace, atop his Sopwith Camel. Somehow, the animation makes it all work, with Snoopy’s doghouse being shot down… |
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Thundarr The Barbarian: The Complete Series
…not stand critical scrutiny, due to poor scripts, weak animation, and hackneyed plots. On the other hand, some childhood favorites turn out to still be excellent cartoons. One often suspects… |
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The Addams Family: The Complete Series
…the dust and scratches common to this time period of television animation, the results here are really quite nice. Detail may be somewhat lacking, owing to the age of the… |
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Superman/Shazam!: The Return Of Black Adam
…Sweatbox Review: I’ve really enjoyed the shorts that have recently been accompanying the DC animated features. It’s given Warner Animation the opportunity to tell different types of stories with a… |
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Firebreather
…are prevalent. Viewing the animation was like watching a game of Sim City. The characters’ movements were stiff and you could easily imagine where an animator clicked his mouse to… |
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Kung Fu Panda and DreamWorks battling a lawsuit
DreamWorks Animation is fighting a lawsuit against Terence Dunn, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dunn, a writer, claims he proposed the idea of a “spiritual kung fu fighting panda bear”… |
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
…Seth MacFarlane as Emperor Palpatine, Donald Glover, and Mike Henry. The usual Robot Chicken cast is featured once more, including Green and Senreich. The stop motion animation is very fluid… |
