Before there was the term “fandom,” there was The Great Piggy Bank Robbery. In this classic Warner Bros cartoon short, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this month, none other than Daffy Duck proves to be a comic book “fanboy’ (or is it “fanduck?”). As The Great Piggy Bank Robbery opens, Daffy is on the farm […]
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Comic Relief: The 75th Anniversary of the Warner Bros. short “The Great Piggy Bank Robbery”
July 30th, 2021 
Michael Lyons 
TRAILER: “Cartoonito” Preschool Block on HBO Max and Cartoon Network
July 29th, 2021 Jerry Beck WarnerMedia Kids & Family revealed a first look at Cartoonito’s upcoming preschool block launching this fall on HBO Max and Cartoon Network. The newly released trailer features an original mnemonic, “Oh! Oh! Oh! Cartoonito!” created for the block and gives a sneak peek at the burgeoning Cartoonito slate that includes preschool staples Sesame Street and […]
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Dreamworks Signs All-Star Cast to “The Bad Guys”
July 28th, 2021 Jerry Beck Academy Award winner Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Awkwafina (The Farewell and Marvel’s Shang-Chi), Marc Maron (Glow), Craig Robinson (Hot Tub Time Machine), Anthony Ramos (In the Heights), Richard Ayoade (Paddington 2), Zazie Beetz (Joker), Lilly Singh (Bad Moms) and Emmy Award winner Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) have rounded out the […]
Masaaki Yuasu’s “Inu-Oh” To Debut At Venice and Toronto
July 28th, 2021 Jerry Beck GKIDS’ latest feature from celebrated director Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, Ride Your Wave) Inu-Oh, is an Official Selection of the 2021 Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. The film will make its world debut at the Venice Film Festival in the Horizons section, followed by its North American premiere in the Toronto International […]
EXCLUSIVE CLIP: The Mouse Makes Magic on “Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse”
July 28th, 2021 Jerry Beck We are gearing up for the second batch of episodes for Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse on D+ (debuting today) – and here’s an exclusive clip! In “Once Upon An Apple”, Mickey’s quest to make everyone smile hits a snag when he meets a Wicked Witch bent on delivering poison apples to the fairest one […]
Babes in the Woods: The 40th Anniversary of Disney’s “The Fox and the Hound”
July 28th, 2021 Michael Lyons For a film that is so pure, quiet, and earnest, The Fox and the Hound arrived at Disney during one of the studio’s most tumultuous times. In what has become a well-documented and pivotal moment in animation history, during production on The Fox and the Hound in September of 1979, Don Bluth led a walkout […]
INTERVIEW: Megan Nicole Dong On Her Rainbow Road To “Centaurworld”
July 27th, 2021 Jackson Murphy Centaurworld premieres this Friday July 30th on Netflix. The talented Megan Nicole Dong shares how she brought her life passions together to create a series with heroism, friendship, adventure, music and a key sense of belonging. Jackson Murphy: I’ve enjoyed the series so far. I’ll start right off the bat by saying that Greek Mythology […]
WarnerMedia Kids & Family Adds to its Upcoming Preschool Fare on Cartoonito
July 27th, 2021 Jerry Beck WarnerMedia Kids & Family expands Cartoonito’s preschool slate with the recently greenlit animated series Dylan, as well as three animated acquisitions: Bing, Odo, and Pocoyo. The growing roster joins previously announced series Batwheels, Little Ellen, multiple forthcoming projects from best-selling children’s book author Mo Willems, and more, that will be available on the upcoming preschool […]
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July 26th, 2021 Jackson Murphy New hand-drawn series Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life premieres this Wednesday July 28th on Disney+. For series director Jean Cayrol (based in France), it’s a dream come true to create fun, zany and heartwarming adventures for these beloved characters. Jackson Murphy: What are your earliest memories of watching Chip & Dale? Jean Cayrol: That’s a […]
Three FOX Series Wrap-Up SDCC@Home 2021
July 25th, 2021 Jackson Murphy It’s the final day of San Diego Comic-Con at Home 2021! Concluding the second virtual SDCC showcase are three series that are part of FOX’s growing Animation Domination lineup. First, it’s the newest addition to the team, HouseBroken (which airs Mondays at 9pm). Co-creators Clea DuVall, Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan joined the star-studded ensemble […]
San Diego Comic-Con At Home 2021 Serves-Up Saturday Panels
July 24th, 2021 Jackson Murphy It’s Day Two of San Diego Comic-Con @Home 2021! Animation virtual panels continue to dominate. Here are the Saturday Highlights: Popular voice actor Eric Bauza opened up the HBO Max Looney Tunes Cartoons presentation by doing a Bugs Bunny & Marvin the Martian scene on Zoom! So far there have been 40 “LTC” episodes of […]
SDCC@Home 2021 Friday Panel Highlights
July 23rd, 2021 Jackson Murphy San Diego Comic-Con is once again @Home for its 2021 edition. More than 20 major animated series are presenting virtual panels this weekend for fans to enjoy. Here are the highlights from the Friday batch: Paramount+ kicked it all off with a look at two new shows. First up: Star Trek: Prodigy, a CG “Star […]
“Jellystone!” Creator C.H. Greenblatt: “This Show is a Love Letter”
July 21st, 2021 Greg Ehrbar Writer, director, storyboard artist and voice actor C.H. Greenblatt has developed a following among animation enthusiasts for his work on series like Spongebob Squarepants (on such pivotal episodes as “Band Geeks,” “I Had An Accident,” “Squidville” and this writer’s favorite, “Krusty Krab Training Video.” As the creator of popular, acclaimed animated series like Chowder and […]
FIRST LOOK: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Vivo”
July 21st, 2021 Jerry Beck Netflix announced the morning that its musical feature (picked up from Sony Pictures Animation) Vivo will release globally on Netflix on August 6th, 2021. About the Clip: Vivo, a musically gifted kinkajou (aka a rainforest “honey bear”) embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to deliver a song to his cherished owner’s long-lost love, with […]
TRAILER: “Where Is Anne Frank”
July 20th, 2021 Jerry Beck Coming to theaters in Europe on November 24th, Ari Folman’s adaptation of Anne Frank’s Diary – titled “Where Is Anne Frank”. Folman (Waltz With Bashir) received a 15-minute standing ovation at its Cannes Film Festival premiere. Where Is Anne Frank is the first movie to be supported by The Anne Frank Fonds Basel, director Ari […]
