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“Despicable Me 2” Dominates the Global Box Office
For the third week in a row, an animated film has taken the crown at the U.S. box office. This week, the winner is Illumination …
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Your Guide to Animation Events at San Diego Comic-Con (Day 2)
Today, Comic-Con International: San Diego released the event schedule for Friday, July 19th, the second day of programming at the …
“Despicable Me 2” Reader Talkback
Despicable Me 2, which debuted in the United States on Wednesday with a mammoth $34.3 million, is headed into what is guaranteed to be a …
Your Guide to Animation Events at San Diego Comic-Con (Day 1)
This morning, Comic-Con International: San Diego released the event schedule for Thursday, July 18th, the first day of programming at the …
Love Them or Hate Them, The Minions Are Here To Stay
And maybe we can even learn a thing or two from them.
The Supreme Court Decision That Thrilled the Producers of “Monsters University” and “Toy Story 3”
With LGBT Pride festivities taking place all over the country this week, the San Francisco Gate got together with Pixar power couple Kori …
Annecy Film Festival Review by Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton, the King of Indie Animation, shares his experiences from the world's largest animation festival, Annecy.
An Update on the Jenny Slate-Penned Looney Tunes CGI Feature
We reported last September that comedian and former Saturday Night Live performer Jenny Slate had been hired to script a new …
Animation Block Party Returns To Brooklyn For Its 10th Year
This summer, Brooklyn’s Animation Block Party will celebrate its tenth anniversary with its biggest slate of programmming ever. The …
DreamWorks to Produce 300 Hours of Programming for Netflix
In the continuing evolution of the on-demand streaming deal between Netflix and DreamWorks Animation, it was reported earlier this week …
Why Does Barack Obama Hate Brad Bird’s “The Incredibles”?
The We The People petition website is run by the White House and bills itself as a site that gives “all Americans a way to engage their …
A “Brutal Animation War” Is Predicted by the “Hollywood Reporter”
The Hollywood Reporter published a lengthy piece that suggests an impending feature animation war: The unprecedented glut of product …
Steve Carell Promotes “Despicable Me 2” as Gru on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
Here’s a new way of promoting an animated movie: having a voice actor dress up as their character for a talk show appearance. That’s what …
Digging into Disney’s “Day of the Dead” Problem
Last week after word got out that Disney was seeking to trademark “Día de los Muertos” in preparation for its 2015 release of a Pixar …
Watch the Trailer for Ari Folman’s “The Congress”
A promising trailer was released today for The Congress, the new live-action/animated hybrid directed by Waltz with Bashir helmer Ari …
Max Headroom And The Strange World Of Pseudo-CGI
Fake CG animation was a big deal in the early-1980s. What can digital animators today learn from this short-lived trend?
“DuckTales Remastered” Pushes Video Game Nostalgia To New Heights
The line between animation and video games has long been blurred. There was the Saturday Supercade on CBS in the mid-80s, where Frogger, …
Master Animator and Director Ray Harryhausen Dies at 92
Stop-motion pioneer Ray Harryhausen, whose work is featured in classic adventure films like The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Jason and …
5 Reasons Why Mickey Mouse Co-Creator Ub Iwerks Was Awesome
Most animation fans know that Ub Iwerks co-created Mickey Mouse. But he contributed much more to animation.
The Rise and Fall of the Funny, Sexy Cartoon Woman
Cartoon women are inherently difficult subjects for the animator for the reason that animation demands caricature and comedy, which are …
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