40th Anniversary Annies Hosts Are Announced!

January 29, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan 2 Comments

The 40th Annual Annie Awards have revealed which names from the toon biz will be hosting honors at the awards ceremony on Saturday, February 2 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The lucky fellows are former Annie Awards host and movie reviewer Leonard Maltin, and voice actors Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche. [...]

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Disney’s ‘Frankenweenie’ Comes Home in January

November 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie will be available as a 4-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack, Digital and On-Demand on January 8, 2013, Disney announced. The acclaimed 3D stop-motion animated feature tells the story of the friendship between a young boy named Victor and his dog Sparky. After Sparky dies in a car accident, [...]

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Frankenweenie Guests on ‘Where’s My Water’ Game

September 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Disney has launched “10 Days of Frankenweenie,” a new, free level pack for its hit mobile game Where’s My Water? Free. Inspired by Disney’s stop-motion animated film Frankenweenie, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Tim Burton, the level pack features new black and white levels that combine the film’s retro look and feel [...]

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‘Frankenweenie’ to Premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest

June 29, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Tim Burton’s eagerly anticipated feature Frankenweenie will have its world premiere on September 20 at the 2012 Fantastic Festival, held at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. Featuring a new and diverse line-up of sci fi and fantasy movies and shorts, the festival takes place September 20-27 in Austin. “Tim [...]

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Disney to Open ‘Art of Frankenweenie’ Exhibit

June 11, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Walt Disney Studios will launch a touring exhibition featuring the art of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, the director’s upcoming stop-motion, animated feature film which comes out on October 5, 2012. The Art of Frankenweenie Exhibition will premiere in Barcelona, Spain, at CineEurope, June 18-21, and in the U.S. at Comic-Con 2012 [...]

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Disney Releases New ‘Frankenweenie’ Pics

March 1, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment

Walt Disney Pictures has released new images from Tim Burton’s highly anticipated feature take on Frankenweenie, which arrives in 2D and 3-D theaters October 5. Check out the official pics below. Based on Burton’s acclaimed short and written by John August, Frankenweenie is the heart-warming if slightly creepy tale of [...]

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Noah Z. Jones Reveals Secrets of ‘Fish Hooks’

October 31, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments

Animated People: Noah Z. Jones, Creator, Disney Channel’s Fish Hooks We recently had the good fortune of catching up with the talented and super nice Noah Z. Jones, the creator of Disney Channel’s hit animated series Fish Hooks. The colorful show, which will begin its second season on Friday (Nov. [...]

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Disney Swims with Season 2 of ‘Fish Hooks’ in Nov.

October 14, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Disney Channel will premiere the second season of its hit animated show Fish Hooks on Friday, Nov. 4. At 9:30 p.m. Created by Noah Z. Jones, the series has been one of TV’s top-rated series among kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14 since its debuted in September 2010. Season two will continue [...]

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