Stories By Karen Idelson
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Features
Feathered Frenzy: ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Returns with a Cool Twist
July 16, 2019Whether or not you were addicted to the original Angry Birds game developed by Rovio around...
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Features
Meet the New Playthings of ‘Toy Story 4’
May 28, 2019***This story originally appeared in the June/July ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 291)*** In the...
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Features
‘Wonder Park’: Paramount’s Colorful Animated Ride
March 14, 2019***This article was written for the April ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)*** Paramount and...
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Shorts
‘Changyou’s Journey’: A Son’s Animated Tribute
January 2, 2019***This story originally appeared in the February 2019 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)*** Before he...
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North America
Po Bounces Back in ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny’
November 16, 2018***This story originally ran in the December ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 285)*** When Po,...
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Festivals and Events
Breaking the Glass Frame Spotlights Women’s Achievements and Challenges
October 8, 2018On the morning of Saturday, October 6, as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was being confirmed...
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Digital Media
Felix & Paul VR Gets Up Close with Dogs and Puppets
July 4, 2018***This story originally appeared in the June/July ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine *** Fans of virtual...
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Features
Domee Shi’s Pixar Short ‘Bao’ Satisfies Artistic Appetite
June 15, 2018For so many of us, food is home. The type of food made by parents or...
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Features
The Incredibles 2: Bigger, Faster and Even More Incredible!
June 11, 2018Brad Bird’s beloved family of superheroes are back in one of the year’s most highly...
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Features
‘Sherlock Gnomes’: Not So Elementary, Dear Watson!
March 22, 2018***This story originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 279)*** Sherlock Holmes...
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Top Stories
The Stunning VFX of ‘The Shape of Water’
December 11, 2017VFX Master Dennis Berardi discusses the stunning effects of Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water....
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Features
‘Coco’: Under the Spell of Mexico
November 21, 2017Pixar’s Coco, Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina’s music-filled valentine to Mexican culture, offers stunning colors, fantastic...
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Features
The Mane Event
October 15, 2017The sparkling My Little Pony: The Movie gallops to theaters this month. My Little Pony has...
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Television
Titmouse Spreads Its Wings
October 15, 2017With offices in Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver, indie studio Titmouse puts its special...
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Television
Titmouse Spreads Its Wings
October 8, 2017Behind the ivy-covered walls of a large contemporary building near West Hollywood, there’s a statue of...
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Features
The Mane Event: My Little Pony: The Movie Gallops to Theaters
October 5, 2017My Little Pony has come a long since it was first introduced by Hasbro as a...
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Digital Media
‘Big Mouth’: Hormonal Change Comedy
September 29, 2017In the premiere episode of the new Netflix original animated series Big Mouth, from Titmouse animation...
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Features
Behind the Scenes of ‘Despicable Me 3’
July 30, 2017Illumination doubles the trouble by giving Carell’s reformed villain a brother and a 1980s-inspired antagonist for...
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Features
‘The Emoji Movie’: A New Dimension
July 27, 2017This story originally appeared in the August-September issue of Animation Magazine. Columbia Pictures releases The Emoji...
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Features
Hitting a High Note
January 8, 2017The journey is everything for the talent on screen and off in Illumination Entertainment’s heartfelt...
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