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‘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."

Toys

People Can’t Stop Buying ‘Frozen’ Crap, As Long As It’s Not Anna

We often hold up box office numbers as proof of a movie's success or failure, but even for "Frozen," which is the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, its box office gross is a fraction of the merchandising revenue it has generated for the Walt Disney Company.

RIP

Mike Nichols, RIP

Celebrated stage and film director Mike Nichols ("Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "The Graduate) died yesterday at the age of 83.

Call For Entries

Festival Call for Entries: Holland, Stuttgart and Chilemonos

Cartoon Brew is pleased to announce the launch of our Animation Festival Guide.

Advertising

Michelle Obama Promotes ‘The Penguins of Madagascar’

As DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg knows, there's lot of benefits to being President Obama's BFF.

Box Office Report

‘Big Hero 6’ Top U.S. Box Office with $56.2M Launch

Disney's "Big Hero 6," directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, topped the United States box office with a first weekend gross of $56.2 million.

Events

Animation Breakdown Festival Unveils Amazing Line-up of Screenings and Guests

Next week, the Cinefamily in Los Angeles will present its Animation Breakdown festival comprised of nineteen events over six days.

CGI

Watch: First Trailer for ‘Despicable Me’ Spinoff ‘Minions’

We've got our first look at Illumination Entertainment's "Minions," the spin-off/prequel to the studio's massively popular "Despicable Me" franchise.

Disney

Fijian Boatmakers to Disney: We Want Compensation for ‘Moana’

Disney's next animated feature "Big Hero 6" isn't even out yet, but some parties are already claiming that Disney's film "Moana," currently scheduled for 2016 release, stole their intellectual property rights.

Internet Television

New ‘Judge Dredd’ Series Blurs Line Between Fan Films and Official Releases

One of the most interesting things about the new "Judge Dredd: Superfiend" online mini-series is how it straddles the line between fan work and official product.

Business

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.

Box Office Report

‘Book of Life’ Launches with $17 Million

This weekend the $50 million-budgeted Fox/Reel FX film "The Book of Life," opened in the United States with an estimated $17 million.

Feature Film

‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez: “Write Your Own Story”

Today, Reel FX's film "The Book of Life" opens in the United States, and the story of its 39-year-old director, Jorge Gutierrez, is also one worth telling.

Ideas/Commentary

Five Works That Should Be Adapted into Animation

Suppose you wanted to make an animated film or TV series, but you didn’t have any new ideas and (gasp) you don’t want to remake the same old properties. Take heart: there’s a lot of great material out there just begging to be adapted into animation.

Classic

Right Now: Classic Animation All Night Long on TCM

If you're looking for something cartoon-related to watch tonight, Turner Classic Movies is running an entire evening's worth of animation.

Business

Laika is Here to Stay, Will Keep Making Films

What's the coolest thing about having your animation studio run by one of the world's richest men? You get to make as many animated movies as you damn please.

Festivals

Interview: Anim’est Festival Director Mihai Mitrică on Romania’s Budding Animation Scene

While animation has been made in Romania for many decades and the country has even produced some internationally recognized figures like Ion Popescu-Gopo, the contemporary animation scene hadn't received much exposure until the founding of the Anim'est festival.