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Charlie Brown actor arrested

The AP reports that Peter Robbins, the actor who played Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, was arrested. The now 56 year-old…

Batman – The Dark Knight Returns: Parts 1 And 2

Then, with the Dark Knight and his new Robin gaining attention, The Joker and the US government both take notice, leading the Caped Crusaders into battles with both the Clown…

Cook to voice Planes’ Dusty

Disney has announced that Dane Cook will voice the lead character Dusty in the upcoming film Planes. Inspired by the world of Cars and directed by Disneytoon Studios veteran Klay…

Directors Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco introduce The Croods

…is finally hitting theaters on March 22, with critics suggesting the film was worth the wait. In an Animated Views exclusive, Sanders and DeMicco discuss the evolution of The Croods,…

The Croods

…You want to get the movie promos in front of the right eyeballs, and once there you have to make them want to open their wallets — or in the

Seth MacFarlane to guest voice on Simpsons season finale

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is set to voice a character on the season finale of The Simpsons this year, Entertainment Weekly tells us. The episode–which was originally supposed to…

My Neighbor Totoro

…to the magic present around them. The soot sprites are the least of the wonders they encounter, however. Their father (Tim Daly) works at a Tokyo university, and as he…

Howl’s Moving Castle

the upcoming Blu-ray release of The Little Mermaid, the theatrical release of Monsters University, and the direct-to-video Iron Man/Hulk: Heroes United. Further Sneak Peeks from the menu offer ads for…

Animation Addicts Podcast #39: Rise of the Guardians – Guardians of Liberty

the highs and lows of the movie, characters and a million tangents! http://media.blubrry.com/therotoscopers/traffic.libsyn.com/therotoscopers/39_Rise_of_the_Guardians_-_Guardians_of_Liberty.mp3 Highlights: • What are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is…

The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange: Season 1

…amateurish; but there is some innovation and creativity on display. The crudeness of the result somewhat reflects the mood of the show, but also shows the enthusiasm of those involved….

The Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons

…consistently funny. And then there are the more “way out” episodes, where you just have to admire the craziness of the plots. The first episode, The Power, involves a magic…

From Johan to Jordan: Peyo’s daughter tells the Smurfs’ story

the licensing. Then I started to oversee the broadcasting of the series worldwide – except in the U.S. since Hanna-Barbera did it there – and also the albums. For 30…

Now Playing: The World’s End and more

…reading before heading out to the theatre. The World’s End After Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, the third film in the not-quite-a-trilogy Cornetto trilogy from Edgar Wright, Simon…

The Lego Movie

the design of the characters and the world they inhabit was limited by the product itself, where the artists really were able to play with the animation were in the

Justice League: War

…52 movie. As always, the success of these adaptations hinges on the greatness or mediocrity of the source material, and… well, I was not a huge fan of the New…

Mr. Peabody and Sherman

…time periods, they interact with the people they meet and help them with a problem that needs solved — and then move on to the next. Secondly, the writers doesn’t…

Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart

…When the mother slips out the door and abandons the baby, Madeleine has to raise the boy herself. It is a challenge she is grateful to accept. The boy, who…

Star Wars – The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions

…out the prequels immensely, and even makes them better. The machinations of Palpatine, the descent of Anakin, and the mysteries concerning the Clones come into much greater focus here than…

Kiki’s Delivery Service

…sets out with her black cat Jiji. She eventually finds the perfect city— a bustling place sitting on the edge of the ocean. The people of the town do not…

Uncle Grandpa: Tiger Trails

…being destroyed. Another one–which is easily the strangest of the twelve episodes included here–has the characters running for their lives after a game of “funny faces” somehow leads to the

Cinderella

…this time!) before the ball, and the movie does make the somewhat curious decision of turning the Grand Duke into a villain during the third act. But, for the most…

Home

them to Earth. They relocate all the Humans to a single colony and take over the rest of the planet for themselves. But when the world is in trouble, one…

More Cartoons For Victory!

…never mind having the opportunity to view them. According to the liner notes, many of these films only just became available for viewing in the past few years at the

Spirited Away

the wait, as the image here brings the film to even greater heights, with a wider offering of the film’s amazing colors and better-defined lines. Everything is perfectly balanced, with…

Dinotrux

…living there. Can Ty Rux get the other dinosaurs/trucks to set aside their differences and work together for a greater goal? Here’s the most shocking thing about Dinotrux: It’s not…

The Lion Guard: Return Of The Roar

…that being said, it makes sense that Disney has returned to the franchise in the form of The Lion Guard, an upcoming cartoon show that they’ve launched with the new…

World of Tomorrow

There is a point in the film where the Emily Clone explains how the information sharing network known as the internet has expanded into a more physical and visual entity…

Open Season: Scared Silly bringing together old and new faces for franchise’s 10th anniversary

The event coincided with the tenth anniversary of the release of the first Open Season, which was also the first feature from the studio. Present in hosting the event were…

Exclusive WonderCon 2016 Recap

…series. I asked them a question that would elaborate the last point as they were essentially redoing the origin story from the first game and they assured us that their…

Composer Mark Watters on Disney’s Silly Symphonies music

the 1930s, the Silly Symphonies laid forgotten for years. Some of them had a second showing in the ’60s on an occasional episode of Walt’s TV show, The Wonderful World…