|
Bolt: John Ashton Thomas – one bold, Bolt orchestrator!
When you think about Disney, visual wonders and magical stories come naturally to your mind. But unforgettable music, too. From Carl Stalling to Alan Menken, Disney has always teamed up… |
|
A Duet with Glen Keane
…animate just for the joy of it. I’d love to see what that does.” You know, it’s funny how sometimes you need permission to do what you know in your… |
|
|
Nickelodeon greenlights The Patrick Star Show
…only he could imagine up,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. “This second original spinoff allows us to expand our reach, tell new stories and connect with our audience around… |
|
2021 Quick Review Recaps
…at AV. I still watched them though. So instead of leaving 2021 as a big black hole in our review coverage, we thought why not just end the year off… |
|
Great songs never die: how art director Amos Sussigan is crafting the look of Aria For A Cow
…Howard Ashman and Alan Menken at the time of their work on Little Shop Of Horrors. At that time, Dan concluded our interview saying: “Art direction-wise, we are still in… |
|
“With a smile and a song” with music historian James Bohn
…the Disney Studios. Frank Churchill conducting under Walt’s supervision (left, below) AV: Can you tell me about your collaboration with the Walt Disney Music Group and your experience/emotions discovering the… |
|
A kind interview with the creators of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse
…watched by both young and old equally, it has the feel of something that can bring families together. “Obviously, our hope is that people will sit and watch it together,”… |
|
Composer Philip Klein on Wish Dragon
…The Last Dragon and The Mandalorian. Here’s our conversation. Animated Views: How did you come to work on Wish Dragon? Philip Klein: I am good friends with one of the… |
|
Best Animated Year Poll – 20th Anniversary Edition
On our 10th anniversary we asked you to pick the best year for animation during our existence. Now it’s time to vote again, this time for the top annual slate… |
|
Great songs never die: how director Dan Lund is giving a new life to Aria For A Cow
…way to stay creatively fresh. AV: And then your students joined your team as full members of your crew. DL: I recruited Niki (Mannam) and Amos (Sussigan), the students I… |
|
|
More From AV
• Anniversary Features Take a look back at all the bonus content we featured during our 10th, 15th and 20th Anniversaries. • Oscar Contest Record Book We’ve run an Oscar… |
|
|
Some 2020 streamed films to be Oscar eligible
…pandemic necessitates this temporary exception to our awards eligibility rules. The Academy supports our members and colleagues during this time of uncertainty. We recognize the importance of their work being… |
|
Sanjay Patel talks about his Super Team
…subject being very close to your own identity, how did you share your vision to your crew, who doesn’t share Indian and Hindu culture? SP: I started off by sharing… |
|
2023 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…end, they ended up having Sam Armour, production manager at Cartoon Network and adult swim, do a very brief introduction to what would be the screening of two episodes months… |
|
What’s your view? Tell us in the comments!
…leave your thoughts and opinions right there on the same page! Let it not be said that Animated Views isn’t on fleek when it comes to the latest trends you… |
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox
…especially good as their distant son. Of course, the villains, a trio of farmers out to catch Mr. Fox and stop his raiding and looting, are English, led by Michael… |
|
|
Freakazoid!: Season 2
…essentially replayed the Animaniacs formula with new characters: there was an aim towards a slightly older audience, but the format of two, three or even four different character segments per… |
|
|
Birdman & The Galaxy Trio: The Complete Series
…Mind Taker, The Brian Thief, and Reducto. Most of the villains appeared only in one episode, with few exceptions (Vulturo, Dr. Millennium). Even the leader of F.E.A.R. appears only four… |
|
Superman Classic creator Robb Pratt unveils Flash Gordon Classic
…of these, I can have supervillains, even though the shorts are set in the ’40s. If you watch the Fleischer shorts, they didn’t have supervillains yet. I could have Bizarro… |
|
Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Volume 2
…take over the company from Tony before he turns 18. Tony also spends his time saving the world from villains such as Whiplash, A.I.M., Madame Masque, and The Mandarin, some… |
|
|
She-Ra: Princess of Power – Season One, Volume One
…villains being flung far away or being captured by a rope or chain. She-Ra’s nemesis on Etheria is Hordak, something of a mix between a vampire and a robot. He… |
|
Iron Man: The Complete 1994 Animated Television Series
…contributing significantly to those characters’ enduring success in popular culture. On the other hand, there was The Marvel Action Hour, which aired in syndication. This hour combined animated versions of… |
|
|
Filmation’s Ghostbusters: Volume Two!
…The Sleeping Dragon, The Phantom Of The Big Apple, Shades Of Dracula (an atmospheric episode, well designed from a story by early studio partner Fred Ladd), Outlaw In-Laws, Our Buddy… |
|
|
X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 1
…new villains and heroes. In the third episode, Enter Magneto, we are introduced to two major villains – Sabretooth (Wolverine’s nemesis) and Magneto. Magneto is organizing a group called The… |
|
|
Dalmatians 101: “Spotting” fun facts with Andreas Deja
…What did Marc Davis’ influence bring you when it came to your own modern villain animation? AD: It’s really a matter of diving into your character and have fun with… |
|
The Powerpuff Girls: Tiara Trouble
…one would expect for the genre, but The Powerpuff Girls also had a razor-sharp sense of humor, countless homages to B-movies and Hollywood serials, and hilariously strange villains. Unfortunately, the… |
|
The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – Vol. 1 – Heroes Assemble & Vol. 2 – Captain America Reborn
…all led up to the official two-part series premiere called Breakout when the heroes gather together to fight against the villains that have escaped from four S.H.I.E.L.D. high-security prisons. The… |
|
|
Gigantor: The Collection, Volume One
…evil villains chew through every bit of available scenery. There is something to be said for having villains you can hate without hesitation. So what kind of villains does Gigantor… |
|
|
George Of The Jungle: The Complete Original Series
…Hour Of Adventure and reruns of Atom Ant And Secret Squirrel. Despite having only 17 episodes produced, his show ran for a few years on the network (between Saturday and… |
|
|
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: Season One, Vol. 3 – Hello Mummy
…standards, but many of these episodes were the first to approach a certain topic or setting. They were also highly visual episodes with visually striking villains or locales. The four… |
