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Animation Magazine’s Oscar Watch [Part 1 of 4]
Early award season watchers seem to be unable (or unwilling) to pick frontrunners in the animation race this year. But most of them have high hopes for a certain Belgian boy reporter and his dog Snowy. A wise man once said that the greatest friend of truth is time. So, [...]
Academy Offers Panel on Disney Artist Mary Blair
A new panel featuring Pixar helmer Pete Docter (Up), Eric and Susan Goldberg, Mark Giaimo and Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi will explore the lasting legacy of Disney artist Mary Blair on October 20 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. “Mary Blair’s World of Color: A Centennial Tribute” will [...]
Telemundo Gets Animated With 10 Disney/Pixar Titles
U.S. Spanish language broadcaster Telemundo has acquired the rights to air 10 acclaimed animated features from Disney/Pixar, including Up, Ratatouille, WALL.E, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story. The broadcast window begins this Osctober. The new deal brings 10 of the studio’s films to Telemundo beginning in October. [...]
Pixar’s Lee Unkrich Launches New Blog
Oscar-winning Pixar director Lee Unkrich has begun a daily photo blog, providing fans with an inside look at his upcoming project. The Toy Story 3 helmer, who also co-directed Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo will be offering just one photo per day. “Today is day one on [...]
Lasseter Unveils Pixar Stamps at D23
Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter was joined by deputy postmaster general Ronald Stroman at top Disney fan event D23 Expo over the weekend to unveil the new USPS Send a Hello Forever stamp series. Characters from five popular Disney/Pixar movies grace the Send [...]
D23 Expo Whets Appetites for Upcoming Toons
Taking a marketing page from Comic-Con, Disney’s D23 Expo offered bits and pieces of news, highlights of upcoming animated fare and meet-and-greets with talent for die-hard fans this past weekend in Anaheim. Upcoming features such as Pixar’s Brave and Monsters University, Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, director Rich Moore’s Wreck-It Ralph and [...]
Giant Robots, Firemen and Classic Re-issues Out on Disc
Robots, children’s titles and re-issues dominate this week’s animated home video releases. Up first is Transformers — The Japanese Collection: Headmasters (Shout! Factory, $29.96), offering a unique look into the original animated series that spawned the current box-office king feature film Transformers: Dark of the Moon. And if giant robots in [...]
USPS Unveils Pixar Stamps for Summer
The United States Postal Service is honoring the films of Pixar with a set of postage stamps that will go on sale Aug. 19. The stamps will be sold in a pane of 20 featuring five different images from Pixar films: Lightning McQueen and Mater from Cars (2006) Remy the [...]
‘Shaun,’ ‘Up,’ ‘Penguins Win Children’s BAFTAs
Shaun the Sheep, Pixar’s Up and The Penguins of Madagascar are among the animated programs that took home honors Sunday at the BAFTA Children’s Awards in London. Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep won the animation category, beating out Doctor Who: Dreamland, Horrid Henry and OOglies for the honor. Up won the [...]
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...
