‘Cars’ Co-Creator Jorgen Klubien Debuts His First English Album
Jorgen Klubien lives a double life: he's an animation artist in the United States and a pop singer in Denmark.
Jorgen Klubien lives a double life: he's an animation artist in the United States and a pop singer in Denmark.
Since its premiere in France in 2008, "Wakfu," an anime styled fantasy-adventure series created by Roubaix, France-based company Ankama, has picked up a dedicated fanbase, even in countries where it hasn't officially aired like the United States.
While there are currently no wholly animated films in the top ten of the U.S. box office, Laika's "The Boxtrolls" began its foreign rollout in eight territories last weekend.
The average child or adult animation fan with an untrained eye might look at the animated feature "Foodfight!" and think to themself, "That's not the greatest animated film I've ever seen in my entire life." That's precisely why the average child or adult animation fan with an untrained eye doesn't work in a movie studio.
Can an animated feature about depression be entertaining too?
"Basil of Baker Street" by novelist Eve Titus was an illustrated children's book centered on a mouse who fancied himself an ace detective. The mouse resided (naturally enough) inside the walls of 31 Baker Street in London, home of a human-sized ace detective, the name of whom escapes me.
Historian, author and Oscar-winning filmmaker John Canemaker is headed to Los Angeles to present not one, but two animation lectures on the evening of Saturday, September 13th.
With eight months of the year nearly passed, we're beginning to get a clearer sense of who the major contenders will be in the upcoming award season.
Steve Hulett recounts his role in the the confusing and chaotic production of Disney's most un-Disney-like feature, "The Black Cauldron."
What do you get when you cross a British reality TV show host, the studio that made "Happy Feet," and an 84-year-old cartoon sex symbol? You may not have to wait long to find out.
Legendary Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall has died at the age of 89.
Actor Robin Williams has died at the age of 63 from an apparent suicide.
"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."
Join Mr. Piggy on an adventure through time and space. Please wear 25-D glasses.
Don Bluth and his troops were gone, but the studio still had an animated movie to get out. Art Stevens, now lead director, was slowly pulling the picture together with the animators and layout artists who remained loyal to the Mouse. But the animation department was still in flux.
"Annedroids" creator J.J. Johnson talks to Cartoon Brew about science-based kids programming, the challenges of making live-action/animation hybrids, and why not understanding the animation process can work to a producer's benefit.
At a presentation for LAIKA's third stop motion feature "The Boxtrolls," LAIKA's CEO Travis Knight told San Diego Comic-Con audiences that he hopes to make a hand-drawn animated film at some point in the future.
Don Bluth smiled at me. "I wouldn't worry about being laid off from Disney's, Steve. Nobody gets laid off around here. When somebody messes up, the studio just sends them to WED."
Comic-Con International: San Diego is almost upon us, and the organizers have released the event's mammoth program schedule. The madness, taking place from July 24-27, includes hundreds of panels, discussions, art demos, and screenings, with everyone from Buzz Aldrin to Betty White getting their moment to shine.
Criterion is adding another animated to its collection: Martin Rosen's "Watership Down."