Upcoming Pixar (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Every time the studio has a new release, Pixar is continuously and rightfully praised for its outstanding films. Many times they’re even considered the best pictures of their respective years. Even though these opinions are held high by the majority of film aficionados, movies like WALL •E and Ratatouille never seem to end up in the Best Picture category at the Oscars. Today, an animated...
Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | yesterday
Flip the Frog, Oswald Rabbit, Koko the Clown and Toby the Pup will return to the screen Tuesday night, at the Billy Wilder Theatre in the Hammer Museum in Westwood, CA. Ragtime pianist Reginald Robinson will play in concert with a screening of 1920s and 30s animated cartoons from the UCLA Film Archive. Films will [...]
TAG Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Out of the gate, it's Christmas Carol ...but not by as much as the Mouse would probably like. As the Nikkster relates : ... [A]nalysts think the Jim Carrey starrer (he plays lotsa roles, including all 3 ghosts) directed by Robert Zemeckis (who used the same motion capture technology as Polar Express and Beowulf) may only make $31M after opening with an underperforming $8.9 million Friday despite the...
Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sometimes I think the most creative place in TV animation is in pre-school programming. Here’s a preview of Flipos from the Chile-based PunkRobot studio. Director Antonia Herrera says the project is “a labor of love, made with little money and a small, talented team”. A production blog features concept art and storyboards, and the trailer [...]
Animated News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Boxofficemojo.com has updated their release schedule with new release dates for two upcoming movies. Disney’s Rapunzel, the studio’s first computer-animated fairy tale, is set to come out on November 24, 2010, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Meanwhile, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Sqeakuel has been bumped up slightly with a December 23, 2009 release [...]
TAG Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Christmas Eve, Santa summons the reindeer from out a forest of NOEL trees. © 1955 by the Estate Of Ralph Hulett. Click on the thumbnail to see a full-sized image. See Ralph Hulett Christmas card designs at TAG's art gallery , open weekdays 8:30 am-5 pm. Here are more Ralph Hulett Christmas cards .
TAG Blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Warners employees called today to explain: "The series Laff Riot is laying off most of its artists. They told us today that the show is retooling, going in a different direction, and won't be carrying staff while it takes eight or ten weeks to revamp. They expect to ramp back up mid to late January. How many of us will be coming back, they didn't say." I know this is a big disappointment...
1UP (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
It's one thing to send Tales of Vesperia to the PlayStation 3, but how about the Wii? That may be exactly what happens, as popular Japanese voice actor Rikiya Koyama has reportedly leaked the news that Namco-Bandai is planning on porting the game once again (via Kotaku ). "Tales of Vesperia is coming out on one thing after another: Xbox 360, then PS3, and now upcoming, goes on sale even on the...
TAG Blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Whoa. This took me by surprise: Nick Counter, the long-standing former negotiator for the major studios who squared off against Hollywood's writers during a 100-day strike in 2008, died Friday night. He was 69. The former president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was taken to West Hills Hospital earlier this week after collapsing in his Los Angeles home. His family declined...
Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Sorry for the late notice, but if you are in L.A. this weekend you might check out the animation panels going on at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood: On Saturday 11/7 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: A Crash Course on Character Animation with Eric Goldberg. 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Commercial Television Spots: Shortest Shorts with Bob Kurtz. 3:45 [...]
Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The soundtrack of Fantastic Mr. Fox, like all Wes Anderson films, is loaded with great music that punctuate the situations. Anyone who combines Burl Ives, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and the Wellingtons’ classic Ballad of Davy Crockett in one film is okay in my book. Anderson also pays homage to Disney’s foxy Robin [...]
The Blog of Kells (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
http://paulliewaggles.blogspot.com Pauly has started blogging his fantastic weekly political cartoons from our local paper The Kilkenny People. After many years away from the drawing board, producing our projects here in Cartoon Saloon , its been great to see Pauly's inky stylings on a weekly basis again.
Mayerson on Animation (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Adam Elliot's stop motion feature Mary and Max will have its Toronto premiere at the Bloor Cinema from November 20 to 25. It will screen on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m, Nov. 21 at 9:15 p.m, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m, Nov. 23 at 4:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m, Nov. 24 at 9:30 p.m, and Nov. 25 at 4:15. The film is paired with Cordell Barker's new NFB short, Runaway . Elliot's earlier film, Harvie Krumpet (2003), won the Oscar for...
Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Our friends at Screen Novelties created this stop-mo opening sequence for Truth or Square, the Spongebob Anniversary Special which airs tonight at 8pm on Nick.
Animated News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
There’s little genuine Christmas cheer enclosed with these Letters , I’m very sorry to write, in this labored and unauthentic special, which is probably not destined to become a Christmas classic and where the old Muppets magic fails to sparkle.
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earlqp | 07/03/2009
Featuring the voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Perlman, Jon Kassir, and Kelly Hu, Afro Samurai follows a warrior on the path to avenge his father’s murder. Set in feudal Japan, this anime series depicts a journey in which the hero encounters love, betrayal, loss and brutality.
prit | 05/27/2009
Bruce Springsteen Everybodys Got a Hungry Heart Music Lyrics Video The "Everybody's Got A Hungry Heart" episode of Japanese anime series Battle B-Daman is named after the lyric in the song. Everybodys Got a Hungry Heart” Lyrics by Bruce Springsteen “Everybodys Got a Hungry Heart” is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. Read More From Orginal Site
somuroy007 | 01/16/2009
Keanu Reeves is taking an intergalactic mission again. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" star has signed on to the 20th Century Fox' live-action film version of the Japanese anime series "Cowboy Bebop."
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