Stories By Karen Idelson
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Television
Exclusive: Disney Junior’s ‘Eureka!’ Invents a Prehistoric Whiz Kid
June 21, 2022***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July ’22, No. 321)***...
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People
‘Sketchbook’ Draws Attention to Disney’s Hand-Drawn Animation Artists
April 27, 2022If you’ve ever dreamt of sitting with a master animator to learn how they made the...
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Features
‘Turning Red’: The Making of Domee Shi’s Transformative Tweenage Adventure
March 3, 2022***This article originally appeared in the April ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 319)*** Pixar’s 25th...
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Television
‘Alice’s Wonderland Bakery’ Whips Up a Topsy Turvy Treat
February 7, 2022***This article originally appeared in the March ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 318)*** A...
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Television
‘Big Blue’: First-Time Show Creator Gyimah Gariba Makes a Big Splash!
January 6, 2022***This article originally appeared in the February ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 317)*** When show...
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Features
‘Back to the Outback’ Directors Clare Knight & Harry Cripps on Their Entertaining Aussie Adventure
November 30, 2021***This article originally appeared in the January ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)*** You might...
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Shorts
Fear of a Deadly Virus: Bill Plympton & Danny Leonard Profile Pandemic Life in ‘Demi’s Panic’
November 12, 2021***This article originally appeared in the December ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** At the...
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Features
Magnificent Malfunction: How the ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Creative Team Programmed Locksmith’s Debut Feature
October 4, 2021***This article originally appeared in the November ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** Navigating the...
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Features
‘My Little Pony: A New Generation’ – Galloping to Greatness Again
September 2, 2021***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** My Little...
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Features
‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’ Offers a Puppy Treat for Theaters & Paramount+
August 6, 2021***This article originally appeared in the August ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** When a...
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Features
Equine Majesty: Elaine Bogan and Her DreamWorks Team Bring Artistic Horsepower to ‘Spirit Untamed’
June 1, 2021***This article originally appeared in the June-July ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 311)*** Throughout the...
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Streaming
Rabbit Love: ‘The Runaway Bunny’ Hops to HBO Max
March 25, 2021Margaret Wise Brown’s lyrical and popular children’s book The Runaway Bunny tells the story of a...
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Television
Diversity in TV Animation: Finally, Some Progress!
December 30, 2020***This article originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** In recent...
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Features
The Personal Magic of Pixar’s ‘Onward’
March 6, 2020***This article originally appeared in the April ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 299)*** Will Pixar...
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Streaming
‘Go! Go! Cory Carson’: Little Wheels Keep Turning
December 24, 2019***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** Cars have...
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Streaming
‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers’: To Live and Ride in L.A.
December 24, 2019***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** Almost two...
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Features
‘Frozen II’: The Return of Elsa and Anna
November 4, 2019***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** The numbers...
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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...