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A Conversation with Terry Rawlings

…which later played host to some of the biggest movies of all time (including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Kick-Ass and World War Z)….

Were-Rabbit hops away with ten Annies

…of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Features Martin Usiak – “Madagascar” – DreamWorks Animation Character Animation Claire Billett – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Features Spike…

Allers & Minkoff: The Legacy of The Lion King

…decided a change in directors was needed, turning their attention to Minkoff. At Disney since 1983, the Cal Arts graduate had directed the Roger Rabbit shorts Tummy Trouble (1989) and…

The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D

…of the time. In 1988, Who Framed Roger Rabbit was the mainstream, proving that Western animation could be a hit among the older teenagers and adults for whom the “cartoons…

The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

…especially for you! But once, a calamity ever so great occurred when two holidays met by mistake… The Sweatbox Review: In 1988, Who Framed Roger Rabbit was proving mainstream, Western…

Frank Walsh: Setting The World of Narnia

…put forward to the producers by a very well respected English construction manager, whose recommendation resulted in my being invited to meet Roger Ford, the production designer, as he passed…

\\Wallace & Gromit\\ leads 2005 Annie Award nominations

…Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Features Christopher Sadler – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Features Matt Shumway – “The Lion, The Witch…

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation

…to continue the Looney Tunes effect of Who Framed Roger Rabbit’s phenomenal success on television, but the budgets involved in maintaining that quality level as well as Disney’s aim to…

Get Enchanted! Chapter Four: Artists Harald Siepermann and Troy Quane

Roger Rabbit came, he asked a couple of friends and him if they would like to join. They started out first as character designers on Roger Rabbit and then were…

Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 2

…less than a minute, this Roger Rabbit clone is obviously Spielberg’s swipe at Warners’ rivals, whose relationship with them was starting to unravel over how Roger would be used in…

Warner Bros. Academy Award Animation Collection: 15 Winners, 26 Nominees

…more limited style of animation had come to Warner Brothers. Charged with finding a Singing Sword (a joke wonderfully wittily recalled for Who Framed Roger Rabbit), King Arthur’s Court Jester…

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume One

…tracks are available for: Rabbit Seasoning, What’s Up Doc?, Rabbit’s Kin, Duck Amuck, Drip-Along Daffy, The Scarlet Pumpernickel, Rabbit Fire, Baton Bunny, Feed The Kitty, Putty Cat Trouble, Broken Leghorn…

D23 Expo 2019 Exclusive

…Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit due to the incredible detail, adding sparkles to the dress. Some of the more notable ones that I liked included a couple as…

The First Easter Rabbit: Deluxe Edition

…touch of The Velveteen Rabbit) in which Santa Clause brings cuddly toy rabbit Stuffy to life so that he can deliver the baskets of Easter goodies to the world’s children,…

Didier Ghez’s They Drew As They Pleased series goes full circle

…Frank Wells, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Roy E. Disney, it was not clear that the Animation Department would even be kept alive. Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988 and The Little…

2016 CTN Animation Expo Exclusive

…indeed: Roger Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Jafar in Aladdin, Scar in The Lion King, the title character in Hercules, Lilo in Lilo…

Whatever happened to Robert Zemeckis?

…Used Cars, Back To The Future (and its two just-as-good sequels), Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump, Contact and Cast Away – each one a gem, or…

Hotel Transylvania Production Designer Marcelo Vignali’s “Suite” Time!

…started out as an Imagineer, designing the Toon Town attraction Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, that is creating a cartoon environment in 3D. That’s not that far from Production Designer…

The Rescuers / The Rescuers Down Under: 35th Anniversary 2-Movie Collection

…rendered out within the computer, combined with traditionally painted backgrounds or computer animated environments. The 1988 experiments on Who Framed Roger Rabbit proved that perspective animation allowed for a great…

Exclusive! Another Conversation With Eric Goldberg

…years. I think things like Scott Johnston’s Lumo technique is a wonderful way of blending hand-drawn with live action. And you can go the Roger Rabbit tone matte route too…

Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Theatrical Collection

…though better was seen in the paean to Golden Age animation, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and its follow-up Maroon Cartoons. After the closing of the original MGM animation unit in…

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Six

…in the paean to these such cartoons, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It’s still an impressive film, exactly the kind of thing that represents why Walt Disney remained a supporter of…

Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving – 10th Anniversary Edition

…supposed to start. When they walk into Rabbit’s house, a gust of wind rips the calendar pages from Rabbit’s wall calendar moving the date to Groundhog Day in February. Realizing…

The Best Of 2013: Unlucky, Or Lucky For Some?

…location, vocalists, music, publicity and more, making this a standout Ghibli release! Read the full From Up On Poppy Hill Animated View here! 8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit: 25th Anniversary…

The Great Mouse Detective

…sequence a classic in modern animation and it should not be overlooked as much as it has been. While Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Little Mermaid are often credited…

Cool World

…Review: Hollywood, 1989. Who Framed Roger Rabbit had been a massive success the year before and was spreading its magic around the world. The follow-up short, Tummy Trouble, helped the…

Chuck Jones: Extremes And Inbetweens, A Life In Animation

…Warners made animated CARTOONS, and even their trade mark steel guitar-accompanied logo is now synonymous with what a cartoon actually is (and referenced as recently as in the Roger Rabbit

2017 D23 Expo Exclusive

…convention closed for the year would be a look at the 90-year history of the rabbit that came before the mouse, Oswald The Lucky Rabbit. To my surprise, and frankly…

Kung Fu Rabbit finds success via Redbox

…Rebecca Black of viral music video Friday fame. Rabbit is actually the 2011 Chinese flick Tu Xia Chuan Qi, or Legend of a Rabbit, which Lionsgate repackaged to appeal to…

The Beatrix Potter Collection

…$29.98 Storyboard: Also known under its production and broadcast banner The World Of Peter Rabbit And Friends, this collection brings together the delightfully animated versions of Beatrix Potter’s beautiful illustrations….