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‘Postman Pat’ Film Gets Release Date

April 16, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Iconic children’s character Postman Pat will make his big screen debut in the U.K. on May 24, 2013. The stereoscopic 3-D CG-animated Postman Pat: The Movie will hit theaters thanks to Icon Film Distribution, Lionsgate U.K., Classic Media and Rubicon’s RGH Entertainment. The film take on Pat is being directed [...]

SMOSH to Launch YouTube Animation Channel

April 13, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 9 Comments divider image

Online teen and young adult comedy content destination SMOSH will launch a new animation YouTube channel called Shut Up! Cartoons on April 30. The toon channel is led by former Disney TV Animation head Barry Blumberg and SMOSH co-founders Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox. “We are very excited with our [...]

The 2012 Features Race

November 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 3 Comments divider image

With the potential to nab five nomination spots instead of just three this year, the toon industry is sure to see a wider variety of films vying for the Best Animated Feature award come Oscar time—but which of the 2011 releases will be leading the pack, and which will be [...]

18 Films Submitted in Animated Feature Oscar Race

November 4, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Eighteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. The 18 submitted features are: The Adventures of Tintin Alois Nebel Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Arthur Christmas Cars 2 A Cat in Paris Chico & Rita Gnomeo & Juliet Happy Feet [...]

DVD Rush: ‘Idiots & Angels,’ ‘The Gruffalo’

August 15, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The dog days of summer may be ruling on TV, but there are plenty of new, exciting toons debuting on DVD and Blu-ray this week. First up, Bill Plympton’s wonderful movie Idiots & Angels (Passion River, $19.99), which was completed in 2008, but had its limited release in 2010 and [...]

‘Hangover’ Handily Beats ‘Panda’ in Sequel Faceoff

May 31, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Memorial Day weekend box office totals set a record by selling a massive $280 million worth of tickets, but the numbers fell just short of expectations for Kung Fu Panda 2. Driving the big results was The Hangover Part II. The Warner Bros. comedy was the No. 1 grosser [...]

‘Five’ is Fast, But ‘Rio’ Hangs On as ‘Hoodwinked’ Struggles

May 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Most of the attention this weekend was on the blazing fast start for Universal’s Fast Five, which had the best opening of the year to date and Universal’s best-ever opening ever with an estimated $80 million in ticket sales. Fox’s animated feature Rio, however, held on pretty well, taking a [...]