Stories By Michael Mallory
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Streaming
Exclusive: Crafting Po’s Return for ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight’ (NEW Clip)
July 12, 2022***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July ’22, No. 321)***...
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Features
Exclusive: ‘Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers’ Answers, Whatever Happened to Those Chipmunks?
May 20, 2022***This article was written for the 35th Anniversary issue of Animation Magazine (June/July ’22, No. 321)***...
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Features
Exclusive: Richard Linklater’s ‘Apollo 10 ½’ Launches Audiences on a Nostalgic Flight in 2.5D
March 28, 2022***This article originally appeared in the April ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 319)*** Tired of...
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Streaming
Creating a Rubber Hose Wonderland for ‘The Cuphead Show!’
January 25, 2022***This article originally appeared in the March ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 318)*** Don’t think...
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Features
Feature Animation Faces the Music: Exclusive Interviews with Top Composers
January 7, 2022***This article originally appeared in the February ’22 issue of Animation Magazine*** If the 90-plus-year relationship...
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Features
Illumination Hits All the Right Notes with ‘Sing 2’
December 1, 2021***This article originally appeared in the January ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)*** Buster Moon,...
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Streaming
Shion Takeuchi’s ‘Inside Job’ Welcomes Viewers to Conspiracy Central
October 7, 2021***This article originally appeared in the November ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)*** The United...
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Features
The Road to Lake Eerie: Conrad Vernon Maps Out ‘The Addams Family 2’
September 27, 2021***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** We’ve all...
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Features
LeBron Gets a New Dream Team in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
July 15, 2021***This article was written for the August ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** There’s a...
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Features
‘America: The Motion Picture’: George & Abe’s Excellent Adventure
June 29, 2021***This article originally appeared in the June/July ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 311)*** Forget what...
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Anime
On the Right Track: The Remarkable Success of ‘Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train’
April 21, 2021***This article originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307) and has...
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Features
Warner Animation’s ‘Scoob!’ Cracks the Case of the Loveable Great Dane
April 25, 2020***This article originally appeared in the May ’20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 300)*** In his...
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Features
Much A-Doo about ‘Scoob!’: An Early, Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peek
March 5, 2020Director Tony Cervone makes no bones about the latest iteration of animation’s venerable, lovable Great Dane,...
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Features
Oscar Watch: Tunes that Makes Toons Fly
January 3, 2020***This article originally appeared in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** Feature animation...
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Features
‘Spies in Disguise’: Espionage Takes Wing
December 5, 2019***This article originally appeared in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** There’s a...
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Television
Hip Tunes for Toons: Top Composers on Creating Eclectic Soundtracks
June 27, 2019It practically goes without saying that children’s animated shows today don’t look like they used to....
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Features
2018’s Animated Feature Composers Strike a Universal Chord
January 18, 2019With the checkered flag about to be waved on the 2019 Academy Award race, the list...
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Features
‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’: Drawn to Reality
December 11, 2018Spanish director Salvador Simó puts an animated spin on a special chapter in Luis Buñuel’s life...
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Features
Your 2018 Animated Feature Oscar Dossier!
November 13, 2018This year’s roster of animated pictures is large and very diverse, though unlike some prior years,...
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Features
The Grinch: Illuminating Dr. Seuss’s Mean One!
October 17, 2018The new CG-animated feature The Grinch digs deeper into the world of the favorite holiday curmudgeon....