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The Secret of Kells Gets Solid Raves
The new European animated feature The Secret of Kells (also known as Brendan and the Secret of Kells) has been getting fantastic reviews in Ireland, where it was released last week. Produced by Cartoon Saloon/Les Armateurs/Vivi Films, this beautifully animated feature was directed by first-time helmer Tomm Moore’with co-director Nora [...]
Cartoons on the Bay Announces ’09 Lineup in Tiglio
RAI Trade’s Cartoons on the Bay festival has revealed more details about this year’s upcoming tributes and programs, which will take place April 2-5 in three main location’Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino. The Golfo region of Tiglio will host movie previews, special events, conferences, meetings with authors, directors, producers [...]
An Amazon Princess Is Reborn
By any standard, Princess Diana of Themyscira (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) may be one of the most intriguing female superheroes in pop culture history. William Moulton Marston’s sublime creation, who first began her earthly adventures in the pages of DC’s All Star Comics in December 1941, has been a consistently popular [...]
Astro Boy Short Rockets in April
It looks like die-hard Astro Boy fans won’t have to wait until October’s Imagi movie release to get a dose of their favorite manga hero. Anime News Network reports that a new 18-minute Astro Boy short will be featured in a special extra DVD bundled with debut album by trax, [...]
Fox to Unleash Marmaduke Movie
Brad Anderson’s famous Great Dane Marmaduke will be getting the big-screen treatment at 20th Century Fox. According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Tom Dey has been hired to develop a feature based on the popular long-running newspaper comic strip. The Marmaduke strip was first introduced in 1954 and revolved around [...]
Michel OcelotDirector, Azur and Asmar
American audiences will finally get a chance to enjoy Michel Ocelot’s acclaimed animated feature Azur and Asmar: The Princes’ Quest on March 17 when the movie comes out on DVD (Genius/Weinstein Co. $19.97). We recently had the pleasure of interviewing the film’s talented French director about his recent work and [...]
Remastered Tom & Jerry DVD Will Arrive in June
A new remastered collection of Tom and Jerry shorts directed by Chuck Jones will be released on DVD on June 23. Warner Bros. Home Video’ Tom and Jerry: Chuck Jones Collection will showcase 34 of the cat-and-mouse toons from the Jones era as well as new documentaries about the famous [...]
DQ and Moonscoop Make Magical Plans for Tara Duncan
India’s DQ Entertainment and French studio Moonscoop announced today that they have partnered to produce a new 2D animated series titled Tara Duncan, which will have an estimated budget of 6.4 million euros and will begin production in June. M6 and Disney are the show’s broadcast partners. Tara Duncan is [...]
TeamTO’s 3-D Occho to Fly in Lyon
Paris and Valence-based studio TeamTO will present a sneak peek of its upcoming stereoscopic feature Occho Kochio this Thursday at Cartoon Movie in Lyon (March 5, at 3 p.m. in Studio 2). Based on a beautifully illustrated children’s book by Antoine Barraud, the CG-animated project is designed by Benjamin Renner, [...]
TCM Plans Special Chuck Jones Tribute
Turner Class Movies is presenting a wonderful eight-hour tribute to toon legend Chuck Jones on March 24, the day it premieres Peggy Stern’s acclaimed documentary Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood. Featuring original animated segments by John Canemaker based on Jones’ drawings, this 26-minute special offers never-before-seen footage of the animator [...]
A Real-Life Replica of...
Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...
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Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
