Animation news, reviews and features from the BCDB blog, 2011 to 2017, kept here to read.
February 9, 2013 · TammiToon
Academy Award nominee “Adam and Dog” is now fully represented online. If you are interested in seeing the full 15 minute short, you now can because director Minkyu Lee has posted the full version to the Internets.
February 9, 2013 · Dave Koch
Netflix announced it has signed a multi-year license agreement with Turner Broadcasting and Warner Brothers, thus opening the door for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim shows to come to instant online streaming. Beginning March 30, Cartoon Network shows like "Adventure Time," "Johnny Bravo," "Green Lantern: The Animated Series," "Regular Show," and "Ben 10"will have whole seasons available for streaming.
February 9, 2013 · Paul Anderson
Tired of the same old periodic table? Want to breathe some fresh air into the stale old chemicals? That's is exactly what animator and illustrator Kaycie D. decided to take on a massive character design project. In her thesis project- titled Elements – Experiments in Character Design- at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Kaycie decided she would design a character based on each of the known chemical elements in the periodic table, until she had a complete world of science-inspired cartoon characters.
February 9, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
A short so funny we could make it a cartoon of the week, Ali Baba Bunny released on this date in 1957. One of the classic Chuck Jones Bugs Bunny pairings, this one also included the running gag about "I knew I should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque..."
February 8, 2013 · Dave Koch
LAIKA and Focus Features, whose current animated feature ParaNorman is in the running for an Oscar, announced today that they have begun production on The Boxtrolls. The new movie will be released nationwide by Focus on October 17th, 2014 according to Focus CEO James Schamus and LAIKA President/CEO Travis Knight.
February 8, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Today's CotD takes us back to 1936 for The Early Bird And The Worm. Directed by Rudolf Ising, this color short was from the Happy Harmonies Theatrical Cartoon Series.
February 7, 2013 · Dave Koch
DreamWorks Animation's next animated film, The Croods, today got two new updated posters, one domestic and one International. Both posters feature the whole prehistoric family, and a view of the exotic lands they live in. The domestic poster features the film release date- March 23, while the international version just says coming soon.
February 7, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Who is celebrating their twentieth anniversary today? The two stone-age kids that grew up next door to each other- Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm! In 1993, ABC aired I Yabba-Dabba Do!, a special directed by animation giant William Hanna. How tough was it for Fred to give away the bride?
February 5, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Today would be the 60th anniversary of that kids film about being a grown up kid, Peter Pan. One of my personal favorites, Peter Pan is probably the perfect Disney film- action, adventure, great backgrounds and animation, and a stellar voice cast. Second star on the right, and on until dawn...
February 4, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
In 1964, Inspector Willoughby too on The Case Of The Maltese Chicken. Inspector Willoughby was one of the later Walter Lantz series, beginning in 1960 and running 12 cartoons.
February 3, 2013 · Dave Koch
Ethan Minovitz, the self-proclaimed animation research guru of the Big Cartoon DataBase, passed away from natural causes at his home in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday February 1st, 2013. His name should be familiar to anyone who follows this blog and the Big Cartoon Forum, and he was a voracious poster of news and trivia on both. His contributions to the site go much deeper than what the casual observer can notice, though. He was, in many ways, the heart and soul of BCDB.
February 2, 2013 · Dave Koch
Through most of the night, things look pretty well split up between the big studios, with one award going to DreamWorks, the next to Pixar, then to ParaNorman, and then to Disney. But when the big awards came down, it was all Disney, with Wreck-It Ralph pulling in Best Music, Voice Acting, Directing and Best Feature. Disney short Paperman won for best animated short.
February 1, 2013 · Ethan Minovitz
Vancouver's Vancity Theatre is bringing back its popular program of Academy Award-nominated short films in the categories of Best Animated Short and Best Live Action Short from Friday, February 8 to Thursday, February 21.
February 1, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
From a sort of informal series, How To Ride A Horse is one of those Goofy shorts that just make you laugh. Goofy is amazing, he can carry a whole short and even a whole series, all by himself.
January 31, 2013 · Paul Anderson
Disney short and Oscar contender Paperman has hit the Internets. Yesterday, Disney released the full short, uncut, on the Internet on Huffington Post and Youtube. Directed by John Kahrs, the film is important because it combines the art of hand-drawn, 2D animation with the quality of computer animation seamlessly. The short made it's theatrical debut paired with Wreck-It Ralph on November 2, 2012.
January 31, 2013 · Ethan Minovitz
Why have just one when you can have four! Former Annie Awards host and movie reviewer Leonard Maltin and voice actors Rob Paulsen and Maurice Lamarche will share hosting duties, along with a special appearance by long time Annies presenter-favorite, actor and animation industry professional Seth Green, at this year's 40th Annual Annie Awards, set for Saturday, February 2.
January 31, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
While it was eight years ago today that PIXAR released One Man Band, it almost another half year for anyone to see it. Well, anyone that wasn't in France at Annecy, at least. DO you remember what film this was ultimately paired with for it's theatrical release?
January 28, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
From 1950 we have this classic pairing of Daffy Duck and Porky Pig in Boobs In The Woods. This Looney Tune was directed by Robert McKimson and written by Warren Foster.
January 25, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
The class in a French nursery school was expecting to watch a cartoon that their teacher had downloaded from the Internet. Instead, they saw a hardcore porn movie for several minutes. And rouge-faced authorities on Wednesday called it an "extremely regrettable accident."
January 25, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
From Columbia and UPA films, Gerald McBoing Boing was an Academy Award Winner in 1951. For such a highly regarded short, it is not rated high at BCDB. What do you think, is this worthy of an Oscar, or is the BCDB rating justified?