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‘Ernest & Celestine’ and ‘Hoodwinked’ Directors Collaborate on French Pic ‘Yellowbird’

In an environment where The Nut Job can make $60 million at the U.S. box office, is it any surprise that American film companies are …

Feature Film

South Korea’s Dystopic Pooping Film “Aachi & Ssipak” Is Available in English

It took seven years, but the bonkers South Korean animated feature "Aachi & Ssipak" has finally been made available for American audiences.

Books

DreamWorks Animation Launches Children’s Publishing Unit

DreamWorks Animation has announced the launch of DreamWorks Press, an in-house publishing operation that will produce digital and print books based on their popular properties like "Kung Fu Panda," "Madagascar," and "Shrek," as well as upcoming films like "B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations."

Fine Art

Disney Princesses Gone Mild

A recent blog post on the Guardian brings up a common misconception: that sexualizing Disney characters is somehow daring or cutting edge.

Disney

Fact-Checking Meryl Streep’s Disney-Bashing Speech

While there are surely many things that the actress Meryl Streep can do well, critical thinking and historical research will not appear …

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Watch Chris Landreth’s “Subconscious Password” and Read His Exclusive Guide to the Film

In this short animation, Oscar-winning director Chris Landreth ("Ryan") uses a common social gaffe—forgetting somebody’s name—as the starting point for a mind-bending romp through the unconscious.

Cartoon Culture

Popeye and “One Piece”: Two Tattoos, One Idea

Take your pick: a tattoo of a classic Golden Age American cartoon character or a popular contemporary anime character.

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Directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin on Creative Choices and Challenges in “Despicable Me” Films

Chris Renaud (above, left) and Pierre Coffin are the directorial duo responsible for one of the biggest animated phenomenons of recent …

Books

Animation Books To Watch For in 2014

New books about "Adventure Time," Mary Blair, Alex Toth, Disney Golden Books, Pixar, and DreamWorks will be published in 2014.

Feature Film

2014 Animated Feature Preview

From mainstream releases to independent foreign productions, we've got a guide to the animated feature releases that you can look forward to in 2014.

Award Season Focus

Director Luiz Bolognesi on “Rio 2096,” An Animated Feature About Love and Revolution

Produced in Brazil for just $2.5 million by first-time animation director Luiz Bolognesi, Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury is among the …

Disney

Was Bambi Jewish?

Was Bambi Jewish? It sounds like the setup to an unfunny "Family Guy" joke, but it's actually the fascinating argument put forth by Paul Reitter, an author and professor at Ohio State, in a newly published "Jewish Review of Books" piece entitled "Bambi’s Jewish Roots."