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Business

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Salary Cut to Mere $6.4 Million

The struggle is real at DreamWorks.

Interviews

Paul Driessen Q&A: “I Don’t Look Back”

The great Dutch shorts director turns 75 years old today and he's not slowing down one bit.

Untold Tales

‘Mouse in Transition’: Goodbye Disney (Chapter 18)

The first sign that you might get laid off at Disney: the bosses won't give you a new computer.

Award Season Focus

Oscar Ballot Guide: ‘Big Hero 6’ Acting and Performance Analysis

Analyzing the performance and acting in the Academy Award-nominated film "Big Hero 6."

Box Office Report

‘SpongeBob’ Launches with Massive $56 Million Weekend

America went crazy for SpongeBob this weekend, leading his second feature film to a massive $56 opening weekend.

Award Season Focus

Oscar Ballot Guide: ‘The Tale of The Princess Kaguya’ Acting and Performance Analysis

Acting instructor Ed Hooks explores the acting and performance in each of this year's Oscar-nominated animation features.

Untold Tales

‘Mouse in Transition’: A Gong Show with Eisner and Katzenberg (Chapter 16)

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.

Feature Film

How to Translate a Beloved Dutch Illustrator’s Work Into a $1.25 Million Feature

"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.

Untold Tales

‘Mouse in Transition’: “Call Us Mike and Frank” (Chapter 14)

Walt Disney Productions changed forever when two guys named Mike and Frank showed up.

Untold Tales

‘Mouse in Transition’: Rodent Detectives and Studio Strikes (Chapter 11)

"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.

Events

7 Quirky Animation and Comic-Related Programs At This Year’s San Diego Comic-Con

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.

Cartoon Culture

How Garfield Got His Groove Back: The ‘Garfield’ Remix Phenomenon

Poor Garfield. In his heyday, he was amongst the most beloved characters on the funny pages, his plush likenesses fastened to car windows and his sarcastic barbs adorning office walls around the globe. Then, somewhere along the line, he underwent a pop-cultural re-evaluation. Jim Davis’ strip is now something of a pariah: just look at how "The Simpsons" paired it with "Love Is" as the kind of strip that Milhouse reads. What a comedown for a character once hip enough to be quoted in “Two Tribes” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. But yet, the orange cat has been saved from cultural oblivion by a peculiar trend: the remixed "Garfield" strip.

DVD

Latest Issue of ‘Believer’ Contains Exclusive DVD of Restored Hubley Shorts

"The Believer" is one of the magazines in "McSweeney’s" indie publishing empire. Published nine times a year, it focuses primarily on books, but occasionally devotes an issue to another topic. This year, the March/April film issue includes a DVD of shorts by John and Faith Hubley, in tribute to John Hubley’s centennial, which happens on May 21st.