Tag: Friz Freleng
‘The Pink Phink’ Turns 60: A Look Back at The Pink Panther’s Oscar-Winning Debut
“The key to the Pink Panther is simplicity and identification. And there’s something else that goes along with it too, and that’s sophistication.”
— David...
WB Animation, Cartoon Network & Hanna-Barbera Studios Unveil Annecy Plans
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA), Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe (HBSE) will return to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival with a...
Steven Spielberg’s Rare Animation Collection Added to Motion Picture Academy’s Archives
The bountiful film archives at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) just received an impressive infusion of desirable items donated to...
Producer, Storyboard Artist & Filmmaker Ken Mundie Dies at 97
Animation producer and storyboard artist Kenneth Douglas Mundie died on April 3 from natural causes. He was 97. The prolific artist was best known...
Emmy-Winning Art Director Alan Bodner on ‘Mickey Mouse Funhouse’ and the Timeless Appeal of Uncle Walt’s Characters
We have a special treat for you today to help celebrate Mickey’s 94th birthday (the popular mascot made his debut in Steamboat Willie on Nov....
The Pink Panther Comes to Life in New Interactive Bounce Game
How does it feel to look for a precious stolen diamond with the legendary Pink Panther and Inspector Clouseau? Players of a new interactive...
Oscar-Winning Producer David DePatie Dies Age 91
David Hudson DePatie, co-founder of the DePatie-Freleng animation studio which created the Academy Award-winning character The Pink Panther, died September 23 of natural causes...
‘Anvils, Mallets & Dynamite’: The Walky Talky Philosophy of Foghorn Leghorn
The following is an excerpt from the new book Anvils, Mallets & Dynamite: The Unauthorized Biography of Looney Tunes © 2021 by Jaime Weinman....
‘Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection’ Brings 60 Classic Shorts to Blu-ray
Eh, what's up Doc? It's Bugs Bunny's 80th anniversary! Warner Bros. Home Entertainment invites you to celebrate that wascally wabbit's milestone anniversary with the...
Laughing with Daffy and Porky Again in ‘The Curse of the Monkey Bird’
***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)***
When animation writer and director Peter Browngardt was in junior high,...
Animation Block Party Unveils 2016 Program
The 13th annual Animation Block Party is returning to Brooklyn July 28-31, and organizers have revealed the full programming lineup for this year’s celebration...
Trio of DePatie-Freleng Collections Arrive on Disc
Kino Lorber Studio Classics has released three complete collections of cartoons from the iconic DePatie-Freleng studio: The Ant and the Aardvark, Crazylegs Crane and...
Musical ‘Looney Tunes’ Encore and More on Disc
The entree of this week's DVD and Blu-ray releases is a new collection of cartoon classics, Looney Tunes: Musical Masterpieces (Warner Home, SRP $19.97)....
‘Bugs Bunny at the Symphony’ Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Warner Bros. Consumer Products will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the film-meets-orchestra concert series Bugs Bunny at the Symphony with a special 20-city...
Mike Peraza to Receive Friz Freleng Award
Award-winning Disney artist Mike Peraza will be honored with the Friz Freleng Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Animation at the International Family Film...
102Gether Glendale Event Celebrates WB Legacy
Animation fans will want to be in Glendale, Calif., Sept. 21 for a Chuck Jones 102Gether, a film festival tribute to the teams that...
‘Looney’ Releases, ‘Wolverine’ Return
Apparently, that was NOT all, folks!
After a five-year gap, Warner Bros. has released Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Volume 8 (Warner Bros., $19.98), featuring 30...
MGM Plans ‘Pink Panther’ Hybrid Movie
MGM is bringing The Pink Panther back to the big screen in a hybrid animation-live action feature film to be directed by The Simpsons...
The Prank That Tanked
Some anecdotes require the passage of time to safely relate. One such, which has always stuck in my mind out of the thousands of...
3-D or Not 3-D
Show business seems to thrive on marking anniversaries for marketing purposes––25th or 50th or 75th Anniversary DVD releases of something, for example––but here’s one...
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