Moviehouse Brings ‘Hero...
U.K.’s Moviehouse Entertainment is shopping the upcoming animated feature The...
Tag "Oscars"
Seth MacFarlane Guest Voices on ‘The Simpsons’
Family Guy creator and this year’s Oscar host Seth MacFarlane has recorded a guest spot on The Simpsons, according to ew.com. MacFarlane will try to romance Marge in an episode that will air next fall as the season 25 premiere. “We wanted to come together in a bipartisan way to make [...]
12 Animated Pics Make the Golden Globes Shortlist
Twelve animated features are on the shortlist for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Best Animated Feature Golden Globe category. The HFPA can choose up to five films for the final nominee list. The list is very close to the familiar titles up for an Oscar nod, with the exception of [...]
GKIDS Picks Up ‘Grave of the Fireflies’
Fans of the acclaimed feature Grave of the Fireflies have one more reason to be grateful this Thanksgiving! New York-based powerhouse distributor GKIDS announced today that it has picked up North American theatrical rights to Isao Takahata’s 1988 masterpiece. GKIDS is planning a 25th anniversary release for the film in [...]
Breaking News: 21 Animated Films Vie for Oscars
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that 21 features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 85th Academy Awards to be held February 24, 2013. The nominees will be announced January 10, 2013. While some have not yet had their [...]
57 Shorts Are in the Oscar Game This Year
Last weekend, a total of 57 animated shorts which had qualified to compete in the Oscar race were screened in New York. Thanks to animator Michael Sporn’s (Poe) fantastic blog, we now have the list of these 57 qualifying toons. The New York screening was organized by Patrick Harrison and [...]
Animated Feature Oscar Deadline Nov. 1
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that films seeking to qualify for the Animated Feature Film category for the 85th Oscars must submit entry forms and supporting materials to the Academy by 5 p.m. PT on Thursday, November 1. The 85th Academy Award nominations will be [...]
Disney Digital Animation, Cinema Pioneer Lambert Dies
Bob Lambert, a former Disney executive who played a key role in the development of computer animation and the transition to digital cinema, died of unnamed causes Friday at the age of 55 at his home in Glendale, Calif. Lambert was a 25-year veteran of Disney, working in multiple areas [...]
Jazwares Unveils New Line of Hanna-Barbera Collectibles
Jazwares is launching a new line of figures and plush based on several classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters. Products hit toy aisles nationwide earlier this month and rollouts will continue into the fall and feature familiar faces from eight popular Hanna-Barbera properties, including The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Tom & Jerry, Yogi [...]
Under the Table with J.B. and Friz
Most cartoon historians are aware that the fluid that fueled the medium during its Golden Age was not ink or paint, but alcohol. Among my favorite booze-related tales from the toon trenches involve enterprising studio reps trying to hire an established talent away from a competing studio by getting them [...]
Short on Minutes, Long on Talent
The 2012 edition of the Annecy Festival puts an amazingly diverse and creative range of animated shorts from all over the world in the spotlight. Animated short film submissions poured in by the thousands to Annecy for the 2012 festival, which runs from June 4-9. Though just 49 shorts were [...]
‘Star Trek’ Beams...
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness landed on top of the domestic box office...
Universal Releases New Clip...
Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated...
