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California Raisins Set For Comeback In Live-Action/CG Feature (Exclusive)
We heard it through the grapevine...the California Raisins are headed to the bigscreen!
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‘Mouse in Transition’: Goodbye Disney (Chapter 18)
The first sign that you might get laid off at Disney: the bosses won't give you a new computer.
‘SpongeBob’ Launches with Massive $56 Million Weekend
America went crazy for SpongeBob this weekend, leading his second feature film to a massive $56 opening weekend.
BREAKING: DreamWorks Will Shut Down PDI/DreamWorks Studio; 500 Jobs Will Be Eliminated
DreamWorks just announced to it staff that it will shut down one of its main studios, PDI DreamWorks, in Redwood City, California.
Weinstein Co.’s ‘Underdogs’ Trailer is Predictably Cringeworthy
The Weinstein Company has released the American trailer for "Underdogs," which it will release into U.S. theaters on April 10, 2015.
Tomm Moore on ‘Song of the Sea,’ Reinventing 2D, and Dodging the Studio System
"I do think that animation can have a language of its own, rather than simply mimicking live action."
The Top 20 Stories of 2014 on Cartoon Brew
The American animation industry's wage-fixing scandal received the most attention on Cartoon Brew this year, with three of our most viewed stories focused on that topic.
An Excellent History of Graphics in Videogames
"Pixel Pioneers: A Brief History of Graphics" is a 5-part documentary by Stuart Brown about the evolution of graphics in videogames.
‘Mouse in Transition’: Disney Dead-Ends and Lucrative Mexican Caterpillars (Chapter 12)
Steve Hulett on everything from "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" to "Katy Caterpillar."
Zag Studios Sets Up Shop In L.A. To Produce Animated Features
Zag Animation Studios is a new feature animation outfit that plans to release two family-oriented films per year—one fully-CGI and one live-action/CGI hybrid—beginning in 2017.
California Expands VFX Subsidies in Futile Attempt to Win Back Work
The state of California recently expanded its tax credit program for film and TV productions. Here's why it won't work.
‘Mouse in Transition’: Cauldron of Confusion (Chapter 10)
Steve Hulett recounts his role in the the confusing and chaotic production of Disney's most un-Disney-like feature, "The Black Cauldron."
‘Mouse in Transition’: The CalArts Brigade Arrives (Chapter 9)
"Chief has to DIE,” Ron Clements said. “The picture doesn't work if he just breaks his LEG. Copper doesn't have enough motivation to hate the fox."
Canada Post Releases Stamps to Celebrate NFB’s 75th Anniversary
To commemorate the National Film Board of Canada's 75th anniversary, Canada Post released a set of five stamps this month that celebrate the government-run studio's films.
Gawker’s io9 Launches Animation Website
This week the influential Gawker Media brand launched an animation-specific site called, quite simply, Animation. The blog is a subsite of the larger io9 brand, which already publishes a fair amount of animation coverage. Another Gawker site, the gaming-oriented Kotaku, covers anime and will continue to do so.
Teaser Trailer for Aardman’s ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’
Starting out as a side character in the Wallace and Gromit short "A Close Shave" (1995), Shaun the Sheep became an unlikely franchise star. After getting his own line of merchandise and a spin-off television series (which was popular enough to spawn its own spin-off, "Timmy Time") Shaun is set to become the subject of Aardman’s next feature in spring 2015. The film currently doesn't appear to have a U.S. distributor.
“Foosball” Will Be Released in English by Weinstein Co.
The Weinstein Company has acquired the rights to distribute Foosball in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and France. …
Tonight in NYC: Political Cartoon Legend Pat Oliphant Opens Art Show
Patrick Oliphant (b. 1935) is one of the Old Masters of editorial cartooning. He began his career in his native Australia, then came to the US in 1964, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1967, the first of many awards and accolades. The Gerald Peters Gallery in New York is presenting "Patrick Oliphant: A Survey," which includes 34 mostly new works ranging from charcoal and ink drawings, paintings in watercolor and oil, and bronze sculpture.
‘Birds of Paradise’ Looks to Cash In On ‘Rio 2’
On April 1st, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release "Birds Of Paradise" on DVD exclusively at Walmart and Redbox. If the film looks and feels suspicously like Fox's "Rio" franchise, well...that's the point. One of the film's PR people sent us a press release that states matter-of-factly that "Birds of Paradise" is "timed to the theatrical release of 'Rio 2.'" The latter Blue Sky Studios-produced movie will be released on April 11.
The Man Who Invented the Name Pixar Retired Yesterday
A tweet last night by Pixar director Mark Walsh announced that one of the company's earliest employees, Loren Carpenter, retired on Friday.
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