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Retro Fever: ‘Fraggle Rock’ and ‘Taz’ on DVD
There are several fun new animated and puppet-driven series making their debut on DVD/Blu-ray this week that should put everyone in the right retro summer mood. First up, how can you say no to the Fraggle Rock: 30th Anniversary Collection ($130 listed, $113 on amazon)? This glorious 21-disc (3230 minutes—that’s over [...]
‘Zambezia’ Becomes South Africa’s Top-Grossing Film
The animated feature Adventures in Zambezia has grossed an estimated $18 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing South African film over the past 30 years. Triggerfish Animation’s highly successful film was recently sold to French distributor Metropolitan Films, which signed up for both Adventures in Zambezia and Triggerfish’s next feature, Khumba. [...]
40th Anniversary Annies Hosts Are Announced!
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. [...]
Triggerfish Swims with the Majors
The South African studio ups the ante in 2013 with Zambezia and Khumba, two new CG-animated features that have generated great buzz globally. Last year, when Capetown-based Triggerfish Studios released its movie Zambezia in several territories, it made animation history: Not only was this South Africa’s first full-length animated feature, [...]
Toon Actors Star in Hurricane Sandy Relief Fundraiser
An all-star reading of Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol has been organized to help support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The fundraiser is called “Voices for the Shores” and will take place on Sunday, December 9th at 3 p.m. at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club in Universal City, Calif. Hosted by [...]
The Hub Brings Spielberg’s ‘Animaniacs’ Back
If you’ve been missing the popular Amblin/Warner Bros. animated series Animaniacs since it went off the air in 1999, we have some good news for you. The Hub is bringing the show back in December. The series will premiere with a four-hour marathon on Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24 (4-8 [...]
‘Animaniacs Vol. 4' Coming to DVD in Feb.
We’ve got some great news for Animaniacs fans, just in time for this Thanksgiving holiday! You can catch up with the zany adventures of Yakko, Wakko and Dot as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group releases Animaniacs: Volume 4 on DVD on February 5. This 3-disc collector’s set features 24 episodes [...]
‘Zambezia 3D’ Takes Flight with All-Star Cast
Samuel L. Jackson, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum and Abigail Breslin have joined the voice cast for Triggerfish Animation Studios’ upcoming CG-animated feature Zambezia 3D. The 3D South African pic, which is repped by Cinema Management Group (CMG), will also showcase the voice talents of Richard E. Grant, Jim Cummings, Jennifer [...]
Disney Celebrates Lion King 3D Premiere
Walt Disney Studios celebrated the stereoscopic 3D re-release of their Oscar and Golden Globe award-winning animated feature The Lion King this Saturday, August 27 at the historic El Capitan Theatre. Stars from the film in attendance were Robert Guillaume (voice of Rafiki), Moira Kelly (Adult Nala), Jim Cummings (Ed the [...]
Channeling P-P-P-Porky Pig
Emmy-Nominated Bob Bergen talks about his career as a multi-talented voice-over artist. Voice over star Bob Bergen has worked on hundreds of cartoons, commercials, promos, radio programs and interactive games, but Looney Tunes fans will know him as the voice of Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Marvin the Martian, Henry Hawk, [...]
A Real-Life Replica of...
Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...
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Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
