Tag "A. A. Milne"

‘Vinni Puh’ Creator Fyodor Khitruk Dies

December 3, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The Russian Animated Film Association announced on its website that Fyodor Khitruk, creator of the acclaimed and still beloved Vinni Puh (based on A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh) cartoons and a leading innovator of Soviet animation, died Monday morning at home in Moscow at age 95. Born in Tver, a [...]

Disney Channel to Offer New ‘Winnie the Pooh’ Show

December 9, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Disney Channel has greenlit a new series featuring A.A. Milne’s beloved bear, Winnie the Pooh. Commissioned by Disney Channel’s EMA division and produced by Welsh indie Boomerang and Italian shop Maga, the new show is called Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh. The series, which mixes live-action with “book-style [...]

Winnie the Pooh, Tom & Jerry New on DVD

October 24, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

A tasty selection of home entertainment treats are available for sampling today, including Disney’s new animated Winnie the Pooh adventure and Volume One of the Tom and Jerry Golden Collection! Winnie the Pooh [Disney, $29.99] A. A. Milne’s tubby little teddy bear stuffed with fluff has made his triumphant return [...]

Back to the Days of Christopher Robin & Pooh

July 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Disney returns to the basics with the terrific 2D movie Winnie the Pooh, which is inspired by five classic stories by A. A. Milne. In this day and age, when everyone is trying to jump on the 3-D, CG animation bandwagon, you’ve got to admire Disney for sticking to its [...]