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Paul And His Bananas: first character revealed
Floyd Bishop, who as we {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001280.html recently reported}} is creating his own animated film for kids after becoming dismayed with the “junk that passes for educational or entertainment nowadays”,… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
…similar Simpsons promo that actually made it to true THX status. It’s jokes like these that will keep the adults happy while the kids laugh along too: youngsters will sympathise… |
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Bubble Guppies-Bubble Puppy’s Fin-tastic Fairy Tale
…little educational lessons to make little kids’ brains grow, i.e. counting, colors, directions, though it is hardly seamless. While these little baby mermaids swim around and learn in their underwater… |
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And now for some random 'toon trivia…
…by Walt himself and Ben Sharpsteen,” Freberg remembered, “There was some animation done but Walt was concerned that the segment would be too scary for kids and it was pulled… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities – Celebrated Shorts: 1920s-1960s
…came out in 1924, and is probably my favorite of the silents included on this set. Alice and her friends perform in a live show for the neighborhood kids, but… |
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New Haunted Mansion DVD review
Coming Soon! reviews the Haunted Mansion DVD, which will be released tomorrow. What is the review’s “bottom line”? “In the end, I think kids will enjoy The Haunted Mansion a… |
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DIC enhances international profile
…company, a leader in the kids television animation field, has expanded its licensing and merchandising opportunities by signing up a number of top companies to partner DIC in sales of… |
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ParaNorman: an art in the making, with filmmakers Chris Butler and Sam Fell
…first started writing it, the original idea was: wouldn’t it be cool to have a stop-motion zombie movie for kids? I think it has a lot to do with growing… |
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X-Men Evolution cancelled
Animation Insider {{link http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?forum_id=7&topic_id=7942 reports}}, citing an unnamed source, that the hit Kids WB series X-Men Evolution has been cancelled. This was to be the fifth season of the show…. |
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Could Apple buy Pixar?
…to compose a love song for his girlfriend Bo Peep. And how about Sully from \\Monsters Inc.\\ editing ‘How to Scare Kids’ videos with iMovie on his Power Mac G5?”… |
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Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 2
…kids, but they haven’t done anything in between. As a first attempt to reach the middle audience, the series is worth watching and many of the episodes are enjoyable to… |
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London readers: win tickets for Lion King 3 preview!
…is being run by the Evening Standard’s Metro Life newspaper supplement in association with toothbrush manufacturers Oral-B (who feature Simba on their kids’ products), all you have to do is… |
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Cars 2
…Powers’ groovy babes, named as she is so close to one of his conquests (again lazily, she’s an almost-clone of Sally from the first movie), and although the Stevenson pun… |
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Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales
…tree from another kid’s yard, which creates some antagonism. Peace On Earth From Lucy finds Lucy naturally coming into conflict with Charlie Brown, Linus, and Schroeder over her interpretation of… |
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Tangled: Illustrator David Gilson’s dream come true!
…was contacted by Leapfrog Editions, that publish interactive books for kids, as they wanted to make a book on Rapunzel. That was a very structured and long process. With very… |
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Little Hawaiian Girl and Cute, Fluffy Alien Observed Invading Happy Meals
…a unique experience and countless hours of fun. The six Happy Meal toys include: Rude Stitch, Lilo, Changing Stitch, X-Buggy, Jumba, and Pleakley.” If you buy your kids one of… |
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
…The kids will probably have a good time out with the family. But is average what we want to pay $10 a ticket to see? Blue Sky has done better… |
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Disney's Toontown Online subscription cards make online purchasing easier
…consumer purchases of online digital content and enable consumers to easily purchase a subscription to Disney’s Toontown Online, and Disney’s Blast” – both popular online destinations for kids and families…. |
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Ernest Borgnine passes away at age 95
…was best known to both kids and cartoon fans as the voice of Mermaidman on SpongeBob SquarePants, the retired superhero is who is SpongeBob’s hero. Borgnine also lent his voice… |
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Ratings for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and Teen Titans Remain Strong
…ratings of 3.8 were up 15% compared to the year-ago period and delivery of 470,000 represented a 12% increase. The show recorded similar improvements among kids and boys aged 2-11…. |
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More Futurama and "Weird Cartoons" headed for disc!
…same kids of extras that fans have enjoyed in previous sets, and should retail for $49.98. Check out the {{link http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/498 full specs}}! Also announced is the intriguingly named Johnny… |
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Kiki’s Delivery Service
…easy dub to listen to if you (or your kids) prefer to avoid subtitles. The small changes made for the 2010 DVD release have been retained, making the English dub… |
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Croods wins weekend with impressive $108 million worldwide debut
…A CinemaScore from audiences, making it one of the only films of 2013 so far to get that rating. DreamWorks is hoping that word of mouth and many kids having… |
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Muppet Babies Composers Andy Bean & Keith Horn Make Your Dreams Come True
Almost 30 years after the Muppet Babies first won the hearts of kids and families around the world, Disney Junior’s reimagined television series, which premiered earlier this year, chronicles the… |
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Frozen II
…think most kids are going to know what’s going on. There were several new characters joining our main cast: a group of Arendelle soldiers led by Lieutenant Mattias; Yelana, the… |
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Box office slingshot doesn’t fling Angry Birds far
…and what’s hurting the film seems to be its strangely timed release date. With many kids returning to school, why release a big family movie during mid-August? Not helping matters… |
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The Angry Birds Movie 2
…in the movie, a clip of a song stands in for dialogue, humor, or plot. The plot is full of holes. I get it. It’s a kids movie. But even… |
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Friendship goes to battle in new My Little Pony trailer
…can check out in the player above. Now in its ninth season, Friendship is Magic proved to be an unexpected breakout hit, with a massive fan base of both kids… |
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Simba roars mighty as The Lion King makes the record books
…culture significance, and like with Aladdin earlier this summer, parents who saw the animated film in theaters as children are now able to bring their own kids to the new… |
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Toy Story 4
…kindergarten, so Forky–who can fit inside Bonnie’s backpack–is precious to her as some form of companionship, as she is too shy to talk with the other kids. On a more… |