Tag "An American Tail"

Nick Kickstarts Ninth Season of ‘Fairly OddParents’

April 26, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Timmy and his troublesome godparents are back! Nickelodeon premieres the ninth season of the Emmy Award-winning animated series, The Fairly OddParents, on Saturday (May 4) at 9:30 a.m. The Fairly OddParents follows the magical adventures of 10-year-old Timmy Turner and his well-meaning fairy godparents who grant him wishes. After 12 years [...]

New ‘Chucky’ Movie Begins Photography in Winnipeg

September 5, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

It looks like Chucky, the homicidal ginger-haired doll of the Child’s Play film series has come out of retirement. Directed and written by original creator Don Mancini, the new direct-to-DVD Universal Home Ent. feature Curse of Chucky began principal photograph in Winnipeg, Canada this week. “Since his introduction to audiences [...]

John Coates and the American Invasion

June 28, 2012 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image

Twenty-twelve is shaping up to be such a year of plenty for high-profile animated features—originals, adaptations and franchise sequels—that it is starting to remind one of the old days of the “Toon Boom.” [not to be confused with the popular 2D animation software] For those who don’t remember or weren’t [...]

Effects Animator Dorse Lanpher Passes Away

December 19, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The animation community lost another great talent this past Friday with the passing of effects animators Dorse Lanpher at the age of 76. Lanpher began his career at Disney in the late 1950s, working on such classics as Sleeping Beauty, The Sword in the Stone and Hundred and One Dalmatians. [...]