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Katsuhiro Otomo’s Omnibus ‘Short Peace’ Opens in US Theaters Next Week
Next Friday, April 18th, Katsuhiro Otomo's "Short Peace" will make its U.S. theatrical debut.
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‘Keep It Clever Australia’ Uses Animation To Promote Public Investment in Education
While animation is most often used as an entertainment form, it can also used to educate, and increasingly, to advocate for social causes. We saw animation yesterday for a gun safety PSA in the United States, and now we turn to Australia where Universities Australia is promoting its Keep It Clever Australia campaign to stress the value of public funding for university education and research.
‘Monster in the Closet’ by Yves Geleyn
Every day at least 6 children age 0 to 18 are injured in an unintentional shooting, and 75% of gun shot injuries to children under ten that are serious enough to require hospitalization are due to unintentional shootings.
Joshua Mosley’s ‘Jeu de Paume’ Makes The 2014 Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is one of the most anticipated events in the world of art museums. Begun as an annual survey of American art in 1932, it became a biennial in 1973. Its overall purpose is to show a snapshot of the contemporary art world, often focusing on very recent works. For the art intelligentsia, it is often an excuse to complain about a) the state of contemporary art, and b) the curatorial choices made, or both—with occasional exceptions, such as the 2012 Biennial, which was met with overwhelming praise.
‘Steven Universe’ Recap: ‘So Many Birthdays’ and ‘Lars and the Cool Kids’
“So Many Birthdays” Written and Storyboarded by Raven M. Molisee and Paul Villeco. “Lars and the Cool Kids” Storyboarded by Lamar …
Book Review: A Fresh Take on Anime History by Jonathan Clements
Jonathan Clements’ "Anime: A History" differs greatly from more populist overviews of anime available in the English-language market. This book is not about the anime texts themselves, but the surrounding industry: Clements delivers a tightly-packed account of anime production, distribution and viewership from the silent era to the present day.
‘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 …
Goro Miyazaki Will Direct Studio Ghibli’s First TV Series “Ronia The Robber’s Daughter”
Studio Ghibli will produce its first animated series for television with Hayao Miyazaki's son, Goro Miyazaki, at the helm.
“Steven Universe” Recap: “Steven’s Lion” and “Tiger Millionaire”
The notes were taken and everything was going fine. Then my laptop turned off and all lost. So now I’m sitting here with pieces of this week’s "Steven Universe" in my head hours after the fact.
“The Laughing Policeman” by Marcus Armitage
A film of life on the planks and the grit in between.
Two Indie Walt Disney Biopics Due in 2014
Did Tom Hanks’ performance as Walt Disney in Saving Mr. Banks wet your whistle for another depiction of Mr. Disney on the big screen? Then 2014 just might be your year, because two independent biopics are scheduled to be released later this year.
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 …
Artist of the Day: Kenard Pak
Kenard Pak is an artist in San Francisco who has worked as a visual development artist at DreamWorks Animation, PDI/DreamWorks, and Walt Disney Animation Studios.
If the Fleischer Studios Made a Videogame in the 1930s, It Would Look Like Cuphead
Next year looks like it might be a vintage year for fans of cartoony indie-produced games. Not only can we look forward to Cloudface, …
66 Artists Collaborate to Create the Ultimate Yule Log Video
We’re only in the third day of December and I think we’ve found a strong candidate for the best holiday-themed project of the season. …
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s ‘Jerky Turkey’ by Tex Avery
It's Thanksgiving so let's enjoy "Jerky Turkey," a classic 1945 MGM short directed by the one and only Tex Avery.
Henry Selick Gives Up Animation For “A Tale Dark and Grimm”
Henry Selick has been unattached to a feature project since Disney busted his Shadow King film last summer. That situation changed today. …
“Frozen” Head of Animation Says Animating Women is “Really, Really Difficult”
Disney's Frozen won't be released theatrically for another month-and-half, but it's already melting into one giant slushee of controversy.
“Minions” Film Delayed Until 2015
Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures have moved the release date of the Minions spin-off movie from December 19, 2014 to …
Artist of the Day: Tim Beckhardt
Tim Beckhardt studied animation and printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design. After graduating in 2009, Tim went to work as an …
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