…his wife, Rosalie; two sons, Steve and Robert; and three grandchildren. The New York Times [free registration required] has the obituary for Myron Waldman, while Jerry Beck at Cartoon Brew…

…acquired by The Weinstein Company, indicates The Big Cartoon Database. “Escape from Planet Earth, an original idea by Leech, is a comedy about a prison break where the prison is…

We’ve previously reported here at Animated News about cartoon characters appearing as write-in candidates on election ballots. Toon Zone reports now that Donald Duck has finished third place behind winner…

…Love Bug (1979). He was likewise in the EPCOT Mexico ride at Disney World. For more information on the life of Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, please visit The Big Cartoon Database…

…photos that have been posted online which feature figures from the Fantastic Four animated series, figures from classic Warner Bros. cartoons, and figures “inspired” by Cartoon Network’s Clone Wars series….

For your daily nostalgia fix, check out four classic Maypo commercials from the 1950’s and 1960’s, as mentioned at Cartoon Brew. The commercials were produced with the explicit intention of…

…attempt to minimize western influences on the Communist nation’s children as well as “promote the development and prosperity of the cartoon industry in China.” While the decree did not that…

The television premiere of the DTV title Ultimate Avengers: The Movie has been rescheduled, says Toon Zone. The Cartoon Network event will now take place on April 15, rather than…

…Range (2004), portraying the cattle rancher Abner Dixon. For more information on the life of Dennis Weaver, please visit The Internet Movie Database, Yahoo! News, and The Big Cartoon Database….

Absolutely not animated but absolutely animation-related is this live action take on the famous intro to each episode of The Simpsons animated television series (as pointed out by Cartoon Brew)….

From Toon Zone and The Big Cartoon Database comes word that Robert “Tiger” West died on February 13th, at the age of 81 years old. West’s major contribution to animation…

A previously unseen clip from the Warner Bros. coming theatrical feature Ant Bully can be found at Cartoon Network. Coming Soon has an extensive summary of the film. A teaser…

…century. As for villians, the Fatal Five has already been confirmed to appear. Look for Legion of Super Heroes to hit Kids’ WB! and Cartoon Network in the near future….

…working on. Following its reporting of that news, Cartoon Brew noticed this posting at the Animation Guild Log: “I’d heard a few weeks ago that the film was having some…

The Big Cartoon Database pinpoints Brooks Institute of Photography graduate Jim Burton, who has spent the past three years working as associate producer for Walt Disney Pictures’ The Wild. The…

From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Big Cartoon Database indicates that Mark Dershem of Harmony, Pennsylvania is suing Wal-Mart and MTV-Nickelodeon, in response to his son’s Spongebob Squarepants shirt catching fire….

With “Pipe Down, We’re Trying to Watch a Cartoon,” The New York Times studies the use of silence in animated films past and present, explaining the effectiveness of the method….

…for the latter part of the afternoon when the silent Oswald cartoon was shown. Mark also screened his short It’s the Cat for the students. Mark is the most recent…

The {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=60988 Big Cartoon DataBase reports}} the very sad passing of a true Hollywood legend, director Richard Fleischer, son of animation producer Max and the captain of Walt Disney’s…

Larry Loc has posted photos at ASIFA-Hollywood blog and Jerry Beck has posted a report at Cartoon Brew of last night’s UPA tribute held at the historic Egyptian Theatre. Looks…

Negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and major producers of cartoons on basic cable have resulted in a 20 percent rise in residuals for voice actors. “This is a significant…

…might this be the biggest film of the summer, but this is the best CARtoon ever.’ I have to agree.” At World of KJ.COM the writer summed up his feelings,…

The Comics2Film Fan Feed has obtained one of the first promotional pictures from Cartoon Network’s Fantastic Four animated series, arriving to television in the near future….

…it’s hard to kind of describe it, but they’re pulling it off pretty well. It’s a cartoon about penguin surfing, but not tongue in cheek. It’s a bit like the…

A second movie clip from the Warner Bros. picture Ant Bully, titled “World Wild Web,” has been added to the video section of Cartoon Network’s official website….

…upcoming DVD. Also, the latest word has arrived on The Pink Panther – Classic Cartoon Collection Volume 4: Swingin’ in the Pink, while a press release reveals the extras and…

…athleticism are fine, he displays little of the charisma necessary to make the character anything more than a cartoon figure. Here, it’s the performers playing the apes who deserve the…

The classic Japanese cartoon Speed Racer may be about to hit theaters in live-action form, courtesy of Larry and Andy Wachowski, the brothers behind the Matrix trilogy. According to IGN…

…Picture Academy Award nominee.” Jerry Beck at Cartoon Brew highly recommends Pixar’s latest declaring, “Pixar has put a fresh spin on a classic concept and made it their own.” Variety…

Another video clip from the computer animated adventure The Ant Bully is showcased at Cartoon Network’s official website. Titled “Turn It Down a Notch,” the scene involves a “pair of…