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Bambi: Diamond Edition
…White, Pinocchio and Fantasia, the 1941 Cartoonists’ Strike, plus the onslaught of World War II, which led to the unexpected surprise smash of the delightful Dumbo, it seemed that Bambi… |
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The Lord Of The Rings: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…comic book artist Robert Crumb and breathed cartoon life into the story. The film must have felt “fun” and “new” after decades of cute Disney creations, due to the plentiful… |
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From Johan to Jordan: Peyo’s daughter tells the Smurfs’ story
…Soir accepted 25 short strips involving the kitten Poussy and two short Johan adventures for its weekly page for young people. With the exception of a single cartoon, accepted for… |
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Pinocchio In Outer Space
…fashion as the lesser Disney animated classics. Young kids probably wouldn’t mind watching it, but they also probably wouldn’t want to view it repeatedly like they might The Lion King…. |
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Making Ginja Ninja Cool at this year's MIPCOM
…scoop on Ginja’s plans, read on: In \\Ginja Ninja\\, the protagonist is basically a cartoon character come to life. He imagines himself a martial arts master on a continuing quest… |
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Adventure Time: The Complete Fourth Season
Cartoon Network Studios (2012), Warner Home Video (October 7, 2014), 1 Disc, 286 minutes, 16:9 ratio, Dolby Stereo 2.0, Rated TV-PG, Retail: $32.07 Storyboard: Finn and Jake learn many things… |
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Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
…the masses. But as much as I have thrilled to the Spider-Man movies (and tolerated the rest), I have had a hankering to see a big Marvel cartoon that could… |
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Aeon Flux: The Complete Collection
…no kidding! Once you have seen Aeon Flux, it is hard to imagine Chung toiling away on a Nickelodeon kids’ show. The early Rugrats shows may have been decent programs,… |
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Bambi: Platinum Edition
…and Fantasia, the 1941 Cartoonists’ Strike, plus the onslaught of World War II, which led to the unexpected surprise smash of the delightful Dumbo, it seemed that Bambi kept on… |
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The Astonishing Work Of Tezuka Osamu
…this film initially reminded me of Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, until I remembered that his film would not be out yet for a few years after this cartoon was created…. |
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Rockin’ With Judy Jetson
…are maybe one or two coincidences that are hard to overlook, but taken at the “kids cartoon” level it works well enough. I was pleased with the whole notion of… |
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Su and Mo poke "crude, rude and lewd" fun at the Film Festival experience
Rochester’s Animatus Studio has completed work on their latest short, Su and Mo: Lost in Animation. The cartoon, created in Flash animation with the tone of a South Park episode,… |
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Animated News & Views does Comic-Con 2008!
…• BUSINESS OF CARTOON VOICES • NICK JR • CARTOON VOICES II UPDATES! There’s free wi-fi in the convention center, so keep checking back. We’ll have a full report on… |
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An Animated History of Dungeons & Dragons Adaptations
…original publishers TSR, Inc. looked to further capitalize on the increased interest. This would result in them partnering with Marvel Productions in developing a Saturday morning cartoon for CBS that… |
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The Chronological Donald – full review
…“This is a shame as it is the only Wave 3 title which features ‘golden age’ cartoon films produced by the Walt Disney Studio when it was really in its… |
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Turner Classic Movies gets more animated in Alley
…from Turner Broadcasting’s library of more than 1,000 classic cartoon titles from both MGM and Warner Bros, three classic cartoons focusing on the same subject or theme will air during… |
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UPDATED: Pink Panther to get makeover?
…thinking about changing the look of the Pink Panther cartoon character. That would have to be okayed by me, Walter Mirisch and David H. De Patie. We own the cartoon… |
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News from The Front Lines
…historic Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA, hosted by Jerry Beck of Cartoon Research and Cartoon Brew. Follow the ‘Full Story’ link for my full review. Due to the free and… |
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The Boondocks passed by Fox, picked up by CN
The Hollywood Reporter, via Cartoon Brew, reported recently that the animated series The Boondocks, based on the popular newspaper comic strip, was picked up by Cartoon Network after the Fox… |
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Raketu, John K. team for marketing collaboration
…press release for Ratetu’s announcement may be read here: Raketu partners With Emmy-nominated animator John K. To create futuristic cartoon characters to explain how and why consumers should start using… |
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King Con! News from San Diego…
…Funhouse, featuring clips as well as notable “lost” cartoons, banned from the airwaves forever. -Worst Cartoons Ever: Jerry Beck presents an all-new, all-hilariously bad collection of the worst animated cartoons… |
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Animated nominations for the 56th Annual Primetime Emmys
…(Nickelodeon) Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More): The Powerpuff Girls, “Twas the Fight Before Christmas” (Cartoon Network) Star Wars: Clone Wars (Cartoon Network) The 56th Annual Primetime Emmys… |
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Alias and Blade Get Animated
…Animated Alias. The live-action cartoon trend started with The Animatrix,a series of animated shorts that ranged from realistic computer graphics to moody Japanese anime — telling side stories from The… |
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RIP, Ed Benedict (1912-2006)
…cartoon historian Jerry Beck at his website, Cartoon Brew. Benedict also collaborated with Woody Woodpecker creator Walter Lantz for numerous shorts, including The Dizzy Dwarf and Unpopular Mechanic. Preceded in… |
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The Best Of 2022: Wait, What…It’s Over? Where Did THAT Go?
…the day, but cancelling the release of completed movies (sorry, Batgirl and Scooby-Doo!) just for the sake of a tax write-off is an evil move even by cartoon villain standards…. |
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School of Visual Arts presents “Which Way Did They Go?” exhibit
…Showtime, HBO, Fox, the Cartoon Network, Canal+ and Arte. He has produced and directed 11 short films, including the Academy Award-nominated The Chicken from Outer Space (1995). Dilworth has served… |
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Enchanted
…here, they all seem a bit too common, a bit boring, more like David Hand’s Disney copies in his Animaland cartoons. For a Disney movie set in a classically referenced… |
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The Best Of 2023: Back To Normal-ish?
…or both — the Superman movies set was a super-disappointment, as was the much-lambasted Fleischer cartoons disc. As for Disney [below right], Strange World and, certainly, The Little Mermaid didn’t… |
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The Sword In The Stone: Gold Classic Collection
…their original full color and with main and end title cards). Knight For A Day is a favorite Goofy cartoon of mine, and compliments the main feature well, with its… |
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Pink Panther Show on the prowl to DVD
…Cartoons” featurette, and the animated title screens from five of the live-action Pink Panther movies. Also due for delivery on January 31st are three single-disc volumes of the cartoon series…. |
