IMAX will release the record-breaking Chinese animated-feature phenomenon Ne Zha exclusively in select IMAX 3D theatres across North America starting today, August 29th, for a limited time only. Released by Well Go USA Entertainment in North America, produced by Beijing Enlight Pictures and written and directed by first time director Yang Yu (aka Jiao Zi), […]
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WOW! Unlimited Media’s “Costume Quest” Returns To Amazon Prime
August 29th, 2019 
Jerry Beck Costume Quest, the latest animated series produced by Wow! Unlimited Media’s Frederator Studios, announces the addition of seven brand new episodes that will premiere on October 11. Additionally, a 35-minute holiday special, Heroes on Holiday, will premiere on November 22. Coming off the heels of the series’ highly anticipated release earlier this year, seven half-hour […]
Checking Out The Art and Design at Nickelodeon Studios
August 29th, 2019 Jackson Murphy I recently had the opportunity to tour Nickelodeon Animation in Burbank, CA. Here’s an inside look at the home of SpongeBob (well, his above water home) and the rest of studio’s other iconic characters:
Talking “BoJack Horseman” with Producer/Director Mike Hollingsworth
August 26th, 2019 Jackson Murphy BoJack Horseman remains one of the most popular animated shows on television. Earlier this year, it won top honors at the Annie and Critics Choice Awards. And Season 6 is on the way. But the Netflix series has never been nominated for the Outstanding Animated Program Primetime Emmy Award… until now. It will compete for […]
TRAILER: Dreamworks Tony Hale Netflix series “Archibald’s Next Big Thing”
August 25th, 2019 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation’s Archibald’s Next Big Thing premieres Friday, September 6th. From the mind of two-time Emmy Award winner Tony Hale, Archibald’s Next Big Thing follows the adventures of Archibald Strutter, a chicken who ‘yes-ands’ his way through life. Though living in the moment often leads him astray, Archibald always finds his way back home to […]
GKids to Open “Promare” and “Another Day Of Life” in September
August 22nd, 2019 Jerry Beck Lest you thought GKids was sitting out Awards Season… They have two big pictures opening in September for Academy Award consideration. Raúl De La Fuente & Damian Nenow’s Another Day of Life will bow September 13th in both New York and Los Angeles. A week later, on September 20th, the distributor will open Studio Trigger’s […]
REVIEW: “Angry Birds 2”
August 21st, 2019 Martin Goodman Before reviewing this sequel to Angry Birds (2016), I decided to try an experiment: I would see the movie pretending that I had never seen the original film or, in fact, even seen or heard of Rovio Entertainment’s app-born avian avengers. I pretended that I never played the game (I did, but stopped after they […]
Netflix unleashes “The Last Kids on Earth” on September 17th
August 20th, 2019 Jerry Beck Netflix will debut an animated special for The Last Kids on Earth on September 17th – the same day the latest book in the namesake best-selling series drops. Netflix’s adaptation is based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Max Brallier, who serves as a showrunner on the Netflix title. The story follows […]
Discussing “LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters”
August 19th, 2019 Jackson Murphy The LEGO DC franchise continues with the new film, LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters, which is available on DVD this week. I recently caught-up with the cast and crew to learn what still makes this iconic character so fascinating to play with. Director Matt Peters is excited for audiences to experience this story. “This time […]
Jhonen Vasquez on “Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus!”
August 16th, 2019 Jackson Murphy Almost 13 years to the day after airing its final episode, “Invader Zim” has returned with a new film “Enter the Florpus!”, now on Netflix. The rivalry between 12-year-old human boy Dib and Irken alien Zim is in full force once again. Zim has returned to Earth looking to take over the planet, while Dib […]
Joe Murray talks “Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling”
August 9th, 2019 Jackson Murphy Nearly 23 years after its final episode, the gang from Rocko’s Modern Life is back in a brand new special, Static Cling, premiering this Friday, August 9th on Netflix. Show creator Joe Murray also returns to bring us an updated installment. Static Cling sees wallaby Rocko, steer Heffer and turtle Filbert travel from outer space […]
INTERVIEW: Director Thurop Van Orman and producer John Cohen Talk “The Angry Birds Movie 2”
August 9th, 2019 Jackson Murphy Sony Pictures Animation’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is The Angry Birds Movie 2, the sequel to the 2016 hit – based on the phenomenon mobile game franchise. Director Thurop Van Orman (creator of TV’s “Flapjack”) and producer John Cohen (“Despicable Me”) are excited for audiences to return to Bird Island and […]
ANIME REVIEW: Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Part 2
August 8th, 2019 Charles Solomon Cardcaptor Sakura (1996) probably ranks as the best and best-loved work by the four-woman artists’ collective, Clamp. A textbook magical girl adventure, the animated series debuted in 1998 and ran for 70 episodes, followed by two features and an OVA. A rather timid 4th grader who lived with her older brother Toya and their widowed […]
Comic Con ReCap: Disney Legends Panel
August 7th, 2019 Jackson Murphy Mouse House legends recently gathered for a San Diego Comic-Con panel celebrating banner anniversaries of some all-time Disney animated classics. Moderator Leslie Combemale of ASIFA-Hollywood welcomed five animators who created some of the most popular characters in animation history. They told fascinating stories about crafting their beloved animated films. Before Floyd Norman worked on 1959’s […]
Viacom Acquires Rights To “Garfield” for Nickelodeon
August 6th, 2019 Jerry Beck Viacom Inc., through one of its subsidiaries, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paws, Inc., the entity holding global intellectual property rights to the Garfield and the U.S. Acres franchises–including corresponding rights related to content, consumer products, and location-based experiences. The acquisition is expected to close in the upcoming weeks. The acquisition of […]
