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And Now for Something Entirely Brilliant!
Adventure Time with Finn and Jake, one of the most anticipated shows of the year, is set to premiere on Cartoon Network this spring. Pendleton Ward is living the kind of life every animation student dreams about. Only a few years after graduating from CalArts, he has seen his short [...]
The Spy Who Worked for His Mother
FX pushes the envelope with a clever new animated take on the international spy genre, courtesy of Adam Reed, co-creator of Frisky Dingo and Sealab 2021. Just when you think you’ve seen every possible spoof of the spy genre, a clever new animated series pops up on the FX channel [...]
Fearless on Wheels
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredvil, Disney XD’s new action-packed toon, follows the high-octane adventures of a young boy who can give Johnny Knoxville a run for his money. A high-energy animated show about a young daredevil boy who loves to challenge himself physically seems to be exactly the kind of thing [...]
The Toon That Changed My Life!
To celebrate our 200th issue, we asked some of our favorite animation heavyweights to tell us about the movie/TV show or characters that made them realize they wanted to work in the toon business. Here are their responses: Shane Acker Director, 9 “When I think back to what were my [...]
An Honor to be Nominated: Oscar Hopefuls React to Good News!
It’s been a busy morning for the animation and vfx race nominees. We were lucky enough to get some first-hand reactions from a few of them: Here is a round-up of those and others we found in the trades this morning: Henry Selick, director, Coraline: ‘I’m feeling quite wonderful’it’s a [...]
Ballantine to Lead Flying Bark Studio
American animation veteran Jim Ballantine is the new managing director of Flying Bark Studio, the Australian animation studio of Studio 100. Ballantine succeeds Eric Claeys, who left for Australia over a year ago to carry out a one-year reorganization assignment. Ballantine has held various management posts at Disney and Nickelodeon [...]
Mondo TV Adopts Puppy in My Pocket
Mondo TV Group is wagging its tail for toy property Puppy in My Pocket. The Italian toon powerhouse is producing an animated TV show based on Puppy, in conjunction with the creator, Giochi Preziosi. With an estimated budget of $7.3 million, the series will be co-produced with MEG and Preziosi [...]
Next Tim Burton Project: Maleficent?
Here’s some interesting news for fans of Tim Burton who can’t wait until his version of Alice in Wonderland hits theaters on March 5. Ain’t It Cool News (aicl.com) is reporting that the imaginative auteur is considering another live-action adaptation of a beloved Disney fairy tale. Harry Knowles believes that [...]
Film Lineup Announced for Cartoon Movie Event in Lyon
The 2010 edition of Cartoon Movie has released the list of movies that will be screened at the event in Lyon, France, March 3-5. Dominique Monfery’s Eleanor’s Secret (Gaumont-Alphanim, La Fabrique, Lanterna Magica), Tarik Saleh’s Metropia (Atmo Metro), Sergio Manfio’s Pet Pals: Marco Polo’s Code (Gruppo Alcuni, Edebe Audiovisual), Josko [...]
John K. Looks Back at 80s’ Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
Animation fans got a late holiday gift in January when Paramount Home Entertainment released the 3-disc Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures’The Complete Series. This influential series (1987-1988), which had its share of controversy, was a seminal one for its time and featured work by Ralph Bakshi, John Kricfalusi, Bruce Timm [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
Shout! Unleashes...
The Eisner Award-winning comic-book series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill...
