Stories By Tom McLean
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Features
‘Smallfoot’: Singing with Sasquatch & Friends
September 26, 2018The creators of Warner Bros.’ long-gestating movie Smallfoot discuss the making of their incredible yeti family...
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Features
‘Smallfoot’: Singing with Sasquatch & Friends
September 3, 2018The creators of Warner Bros.’ long-gestating movie Smallfoot discuss the making of their incredible yeti family...
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Television
Trollhunters: Deeper into the Dark
February 11, 2018Season two of DreamWorks’ Trollhunters takes a bigger step into Guillermo del Toro’s rapidly growing Tales...
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Features
In A Different Light: ‘The Star’
November 16, 2017Christmas movies are common enough, as are family Christmas movies. But Timothy Reckart saw an opportunity...
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Features
The Star: In A Different Light
October 31, 2017Sony Pictures Animation delivers a new perspective on the nativity story in The Star. Christmas movies...
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Television
Big Hero 6: Onward and Upward
October 31, 2017Disney TV Animation’s 2D follow-up to the feature looks to delve deeper into the characters, setting...
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Features
Brick by Brick: ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’
October 15, 2017Animators use new and old techniques to get mini figures to jump, kick, punch and spin...
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Television
Screen Novelties Scares Up Stop-Mo Magic for ‘SpongeBob’ Special
October 12, 2017It’s not a trick, but it’s definitely a treat: SpongeBob SquarePants is returning to stop-motion for...
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Television
A Profile of Man of Action
September 3, 2017Sprung from the comics biz, Man of Action has flourished as animation hit-makers ready to cement...
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Television
‘DuckTales’: Back in Action
August 28, 2017One of the most overlooked treasures in the long history of Disney is the Donald Duck...
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Top Stories
The VFX of ‘Valerian’
July 30, 2017Luc Besson’s long-term plan for Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets enabled top VFX...
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Television
‘SpongeBob’s Halloween Special Treat: Stop-Motion!
June 20, 2017Nickelodeon will take viewers on a spooky Halloween adventure throughout Bikini Bottom with the brand-new, stop-motion...
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Features
A Serious Turn
June 19, 2017Lightning McQueen faces his most existential moment yet as Pixar again ramps up the realism and...
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Features
A Kids’ Eye View
June 19, 2017DreamWorks Animation lets its inner child run wild in bringing the Captain Underpants children’s books to...
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Festivals and Events
‘Batman and Harley Quinn’ World Premiere Set for Comic-Con
June 19, 2017Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its DC Universe Original Movie series...
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Top Stories
Andrew Anagnost Named Autodesk President and CEO
June 19, 2017Autodesk announced June 19 that its board of directors has appointed Andrew Anagnost, current interim co-chief...
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Features
‘Mulan’ Helmer Bancroft to Direct Chinese Musical, ‘Songhua’
June 19, 2017Mulan and Animal Crackers helmer Tony Bancroft has signed on to direct the musical Songhua, a...
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Top Stories
BGF Invests $2.5 million in U.K. Effects House Milk
June 19, 2017The Business Growth Fund has invested an initial £2 million ($2.5 million) in Milk Visual Effects,...
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People
Marc Chu Joins Atomic Fiction as Animation Department Supervisor
June 19, 2017Atomic Fiction has hired animation guru Marc Chu to lead the studio’s animation efforts across its...
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Television
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Sets Sept. 24 Premiere Date
June 19, 2017Star Trek: Discovery has a launch date of Sept. 24 for its inaugural 15-episode voyage, which...
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