Book Reviews: Disney in the Time of World War II
Two new books examine the role of the Disney studio as a patriotic propaganda factory during World War II.
Two new books examine the role of the Disney studio as a patriotic propaganda factory during World War II.
An icon of Australian children's entertainment is rebooted in CGI.
The great Dutch shorts director turns 75 years old today and he's not slowing down one bit.
What do long-lost sweatbox notes reveal about the creation of one of Disney's finest films?
Analyzing the performance and acting in the Academy Award-nominated film "Big Hero 6."
Fox Animation, makers of the "Ice Age" and "Rio" franchises, has acquired the motion picture rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters.
Steve Hulett remembers the time when Disney artists were told they were being moved to a warehouse off the lot, and the animation division's first "gong show" pitch session.
José Luis Moro Escalona, who ran one of Spain's leading commercial animation studios and created the iconic Familia Telerín, died yesterday in Madrid at the age of 88.
These cartoonists stood up against intimidation and fought for their right to freedom of expression. Let us celebrate their victories.
"Mexico is way more complicated than anybody thinks." Jorge Gutierrez talks like a man on a mission. For the past decade-and-a-half, he has sought to bring a more authentic portrayal of Mexico and its people to Hollywood.
Disney Animation and Pixar president Ed Catmull is listing one of his compounds in Kailua, Hawaii, just two years after building it.
Norman Bridwell, creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, died last Friday at the age of 86.
"Pim and Pom: The Big Adventure" was not only made on a tiny budget, but had the added challenge of translating the visual style of one of the most beloved Dutch children's book illustrators.
Finding the perfect book for the beloved animation fan in your life can be a big challenge, but these gift-book ideas will inform and inspire anyone who loves animation and drawing.
Steve Hulett on everything from "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" to "Katy Caterpillar."
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.
As DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg knows, there's lot of benefits to being President Obama's BFF.
"The Who, the What, and the When" is a new book by Jenny Volvovski, Julia Rothman and Matt Lamothe that celebrates the "secret sidekicks of history" who propelled famous historical figures to greatness.
What if everybody could read your thoughts and knew all your most inner wishes and desires?
There’s too much post-apocalyptic fiction around, in books and movies, TV and games. I’d toss the lot into a dumpster now, except for "Adventure Time."