Tag: Disney
Joe Barbera’s Snow Job
As regular readers of this blog know, whenever I'm at a loss for a story idea, I turn back to the book of Joe...
‘Frozen,’ ‘Gravity’ Top 3D Creative Awards
Disney's smash-hit animated feature Frozen took top toon honors at the International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society's 3D Creative Arts Awards, while Gravity dominated...
Sneak Peek at ‘Frozen’ Sing-A-Long
Frozen is definitely hot. Don't believe it? Well, the film recently passed Finding Nemo as the biggest-grossing animated feature of all time with more...
An Animated Conversation with Bill Plympton
In 1960, when Bill Plympton was 14, he mailed some cartoons he'd drawn to Disney in the hope of being hired. Not surprisingly, Disney...
New ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Character: Chopper
A lazy, cranky but goodhearted droid named Chopper has been revealed as one of the characters in the upcoming Disney animated series Star Wars...
‘Cloudy 2’ Storms Its Way to DVD, Blu-ray
The weather forecast is for hunger this week, with the Blu-ray and DVD release of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (Sony Pictures,...
‘Paperman’s’ Kahrs to Helm ‘Shedd’ at Paramount
The winner of last year's Oscar for best animated short film has been hired by Paramount to direct the first original feature from its...
Pixar-‘Star Wars’ Rumor: Is it a Good Idea?
Star Wars fandom has been in a perpetual state of anticipation ever since Disney acquired the franchise when it bought Lucasfilm and announced plans...
‘Sheriff Callie’ Debuts Strong for Disney Junior
Disney Junior's new animated preschool series Sheriff Callie's Wild West premiered to strong ratings Monday with back-to-back episodes that topped the preschooler demographic for...
Anybody Here Seen Our Old ‘Friend, Martin?’
I am writing this blog on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and I know what a lot of you are thinking: this is very...
‘Frozen’ Tops Toon Category at PGA Awards
Disney's Frozen added to its significant awards-season momentum by taking home the Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion...
Trailer Unveils Jolie as ‘Maleficent’
Disney has released a teaser trailer for Maleficent, a live-action reimagining of Sleeping Beauty told from the point of view of that story's antagonist.
The...
‘Nut Job,’ ‘Frozen’ Hold Up Well in Strong MLK Weekend
It was a strong MLK holiday weekend for movie ticket sales, with a strong domestic debut for Open Road Films' animated feature The Nut...
Line-up Announced for Animex Festival 2014
Animation exec Max Howard and top game designer Georg Baker are among the speakers now set for the 2014 edition of the Animex international...
Sheriff Callie Saves the Day!
Disney Junior's delightful new preschool show introduces a great cast of eccentric Western characters, while teaching young'uns about social ethics and manners.
A kid's never...
‘Frozen’ is Critics’ Top Animated Feature
The nation's film critics' expressed very warm feelings for Disney's Frozen last night at the 19th Critics Choice Awards, naming the film Best Animated...
Animation and VFX Oscar Nominees React to the Great News
It's become an Oscar nomination announcement morning tradition: The talented men and women who are up for the Academy Awards tell the press how...
Five Animated Pics Nominated for Academy Awards
This morning (Jan. 16), the nominations for the 86th Annual Academy Awards were announced at a news conference at the Samuel Goldwyn theater in...
February 2014 Tech Reviews
Best of the Year
Our brilliant tech critic picks 12 of his favorite releases of the past year:
Lagoa. This web-based 3D system with a progressive,...
Disney Vet Lund Launches ‘Jeffrey’ Online
Jeffrey: The Series, an animated web series created by Disney veteran animator Dan Lund, is set to premiere Jan. 28 with new episodes following...
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