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A Face Made for Voice-Over
Few men in the history of animation had as hard a time forging a career as actor Regis Frick. It was not that Frick wasn’t a good actor; in fact, his recitations of Shakespeare were said to move audiences to tears. The problem was that Regis Frick’s had a face [...]
D23 Fanniversary: A Toon Lover’s Impressions
As I sat in my seat at the Newark Museum auditorium, I realized that I was spending an afternoon ogling lost Ferdinand Horvath sketches from the ’30s and also singing along with a TV show theme song from the ’80s. This, in essence, is what the D23 Fanniversary is all [...]
New Pics, Voices for ‘Planes’
DisneyToon Studios’ CG spin-off of Disney-Pixar’s popular Cars franchise, Planes, is getting ready for its August 9 lift-off as new images are revealed and Disney announces the full cast list, lead by comedian Dane Cook. Cook voices lead character Dusty, who dreams of being a racer but just wasn’t built [...]
DreamWorks’ Shrewd ‘Croods’ Looks Good at No. 1
After months of anticipation, DreamWorks watchers can sigh in relief this weekend as the studio’s first animated feature of 2013 proved to be a solid moneymaker at the box office. Directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco, the caveman family comedy brought in an estimated $44.7 million weekend. After the [...]
Animated People: Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco
In theaters today, DreamWorks Animation’s latest feature The Croods goes back to the basics with a strong family comedy set in a magical, prehistoric period. The world will be watching DreamWorks’ caveman family very closely this spring. Fortunately, The Croods, the studio’s first venture after the disappointing box-office performance of [...]
‘Guardians’ Rise Above ‘Pi’ on Home Ent. Charts
DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians may have only been the studio’s 18th-highest grossing film at the box office when it hit theaters last year, but it’s definitely getting a second wind in the home entertainment sphere. HV sales charts (to March 17) reveal that Guardians releases—distributed by Paramount Home—came [...]
Marathon to Host ‘Totally Spies’ Event in Versailles
The sassy Beverly Hills high school teens of Totally Spies! will spend the summer at the world-famous Palace of Versailles, through a series of unprecedented cross-promotions between Zodiak Kids CP Paris, Château de Versailles Spectacles (CVS) and TF1. The splashy event will support the launch of the Totally Spies! Season [...]
‘Oz’ Continues to be Top Movie Destination
Movie audiences continued to see green during this St. Patrick’s Day weekend as Disney’s Oz the Great and Powerful made it to the top of the box office chart in the U.S. The vfx-heavy prequel to the 1939 classic family feature delivered an estimated $42.2 million Stateside, bringing its two-week [...]
The Hub Taps Reed as New Senior VP of Programming
Nikki Reed, a former VP of original series for Disney Channel and Disney XD, has joined The Hub in the role of senior VP of programming and development. In her new post, she will oversee the planning, directing and execution of the programming strategy for the network, a joint venture [...]
‘Totoro’ and ‘Moving Castle’ Blu-rays Land in May
There’s lot of goodies in store for Miyazaki fans in the next couple of months. Disney will release two of Hayao Miyazaki’s most acclaimed features Howl’s Moving Castle and My Neighbor Totoro (25th Anniversary) will be released for the first on Blu-ray May 21. The new Blu-ray Combo Pack release lets [...]
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...
