Happy 60th Birthday, Disneyland! Here are Your Best (and Worst) Animation-Based Attractions
Disneyland and animation have gone hand-in-hand for 60 years now.
Disneyland and animation have gone hand-in-hand for 60 years now.
An animation-specific roundup of panels, presentations, and other cartoon goodness at America's biggest pop culture festival.
Male artists and the Disney Company continue to dominate the Academy's animation and vfx branches.
Long before "Tangled" and "Frozen," Disney artists complained about the silly title of another Disney film—"The Great Mouse Detective."
Steve Hulett recounts his experiences working on "Oliver & Company" and the unexpected tragedy that happened during its production.
Michael Eisner lounged his six-foot-four frame in a conference room chair. He was wearing jeans and sweatshirt, but why not? It was a Saturday morning.
If you love animation, you'll want to check out this list of animated features that will be released in 2015.
Steve Hulett on everything from "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" to "Katy Caterpillar."
"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.
Steve Hulett recounts his role in the the confusing and chaotic production of Disney's most un-Disney-like feature, "The Black Cauldron."
"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."
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."
Before I got hired at Disney Features, I sold a few magazine articles and developed a love of writing for print, where there was nothing between writer and reader but words on a page. When I became a Disney employee, I realized I was surrounded by animation veterans with vivid memories of the rambunctious days at the old Hyperion studio, and the creative struggles that went into making "Snow White," "Pinocchio," and the other early features. Talking to older Mouse House staffers, it dawned on me they could provide great source material for articles.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the stodgy group of film industry workers who hand out the Oscars, has revealed a list of the 271 people it has invited to become members of its organization this year.
Japanese-American animation legend Jimmy Murakami, who played an important role in the development of Ireland's animation industry, has died at the age of 80, reported the organization Animation Ireland. The cause of death is unknown.
To acknowledge the crucial role of animators in the evolving world of filmmaking, the Visual Effects Society today nominated Ryan Stone, Bullock's character in "Gravity," for Outstanding Animated Character in a Live-Action Feature Motion Picture.
Roger Rabbit is back! The character, which began its life in an adult-oriented novel written by Gary K. Wolf, will ...
The biographer of the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" reviews the 25th anniversary screening that took place in Los Angeles.
Running March 1st through the 24th at seven New York locations, includes numerous US Premieres of animated features.
Check out this short, bizarre sequence about a fish in a train - the somewhat-NSFW opener for a local "doomsday" film festival...