Tag "Snoopy"

Good Grief, It’s a CG-Animated Peanuts Pic!

October 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 6 Comments divider image

Here’s a piece of news that 2D animation purists may have a tough time to swallow. Deadline.com reports that 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios (Ice Age, Rio) will be developing the popular Peanuts comic-strip into a CG-animated feature film franchise. Fox is ready to turn the hugely [...]

Costumed Toons Glitz Up White House Easter Egg Roll

April 5, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Animated characters will help the first family and the nation celebrate Easter this year, with costumed characters ranging from Babar, the Cat in the Hat and the Smurfs to Spider-Man, Charlie Brown, Jake and Finn, and Alvin and the Chipmunks slated to appear Monday at the 134th annual White House [...]

Warner to Release Sports-Themed Peanuts DVD

March 22, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and the gang will get their own sports-themed package on May 8, when Warner Home. Ent. releases the new DVD Happiness is … Peanuts: Team Snoopy. This title pairs the TV special Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown with an episode from The Charlie Brown and [...]

New ‘Snoopy,’ ‘SpongeBob,’ ‘Bob’ Released on Home Video

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

It’s going to be tough to pick from this week’s relatively even batch of animation and visual-effects DVD and Blu-ray releases. The animated releases run the full gamut, from modern kid fare such as Hero 108: Season 1, Vol. 1 (VIZ, $14.97) to more nostalgic releases like Peanuts: Happiness Is … [...]