Animation news, reviews and features from the BCDB blog, 2011 to 2017, kept here to read.
February 10, 2016 · Dave Koch
The Annies really like Pixar. A lot. In pretty well every category that the Pixar film Inside Out competed in, it won. Except for Animated Effects, where it was beat by The Good Dinosaur, also from Pixar.
February 5, 2016 · Dave Koch
France's national film awards- the Césars- have been announced. With two animation categories, it is not unlike the Academy Awards, except the entrants are limited to French films. The ceremony will take place in Paris on February 26 at the Théâtre du Châtelet.
January 24, 2016 · Dave Koch
In the wake of the massive snow storm on the Eastern seaboard, I found myself waiting in line to see Carpe Diem's winter children's animated snowfest La Guerre des Tuques, which is called Snowtime! for US audiences. This Sundance showing was the premiere of the English-language version of the film, and was shown as part of the Sundance Kids segment of the film festival. The kids at the show were all met by Chloe at the door, and most left with their very own Snowball of fun.
January 21, 2016 · Big Cartoon DataBase
The critically acclaimed New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival has announced its 2016 jury and slate preview for the upcoming event, which runs February 26-March 20 in New York. Now in its 19th year, the Festival is the nation’s largest for children and teens and will present all new animated, live action, documentary and experimental shorts and features from approximately 30 countries.
January 20, 2016 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Mamoru Hosoda's newest film Bakemono No Ko (The Boy and the Beast) has been slated for it's US release. Funimation Entertainment announced their distribution of the eagerly anticipated film in an original subtitled Japanese and English dub versions will commence March 4 and screen in theaters nationwide.
January 14, 2016 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Awards season is upon us, an the grand-daddy of all the awards shows announced their nominees early this morning. At 5:30 am, John Krasinski, Guillermo Del Toro & Ang Lee announced the selected few at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Conspicuous by their absence are any films from Disney and DreamWorks; this years animation nominees show more of a foreign film blend than we have seen in previous years. Overall, Leonardo DiCaprio's The Revenant was the big winner overall, taking in 11 total nominations. Jennifer Lawrence became the youngest woman- at 24- to garner four Best Actress nominations.
January 6, 2016 · Big Cartoon DataBase
DreamWorks Animation today announce the main voice cast of their second feature film for 2016. Trolls will feature the voices of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Russell Brand, Icona Pop, Ron Funches and Kunal Nayaar, all of whom have all taken to Twitter to reveal their characters.
December 25, 2015 · Dave Koch
Ready for a first look at Laika Entertainments fourth stop-motion animated feature Kubo and the Two Strings? The studio has just released a sneak-peak advance teaser video for the film. Much more stylized than any of their previous films, Kubo and the Two Strings is also the first film from animator-turned-director (and Laika CEO) Travis Knight.
August 29, 2015 · Dave Koch
The Academy has announced this years medalists for the Student Academy Award. The medalists in the animation category are An Object at Rest, Soar, and Taking the Plunge. The specific placement for the films- gold, silver, and bronze- will be announced on September 17 at an awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, California. Animated shorts also showed up in the alternative category, with Chiaroscuro and Zoe both also placing there.
August 18, 2015 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Season 10 has been greenlit for the Emmy Award-winning animated series, The Fairly OddParents. The show follows the magical adventures of 10-year-old Timmy Turner and his well-meaning fairy godparents who grant him wishes.
August 17, 2015 · Dave Koch
The much-discussed untitled Pixar Movie About Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) has finally come to life. Now, finally with a title- Coco- the film is headed for theaters in Fall 2017.
August 16, 2015 · Dave Koch
Disney's planned feature film for 2018 is getting bigger, with a new title and more information. Now retitled Gigantic (formerly Giants), the film will be another retelling of the classic Jack and thew Beanstalk fairy-tale (Bryan Singer made a live-action/CGI version in 2013).
August 2, 2015 · Dave Koch
The premiere of Marvel / Disney's Guardians of the Galaxy is imminent on Disney XD... and sneak peaks are already airing. A series of animated short peaks that preview the series have already started airing on Disney XD. There will be a full advance preview on September 5, with the full one-hour premiere following on September 26.
July 28, 2015 · Dave Koch
Beijing-based Light Chaser Animation announced that it will release its first feature, Little Door Gods, on January 1, 2016 in China. The studio is on record that their goal is to create a “world-class animated film with a Chinese cultural touch.”
July 25, 2015 · Dave Koch
"A single moment can change history" says Pixar's first official trailer for The Good Dinosaur,, their rather troubled film to be released this November. And a single kindness can change everything. In what looks like a boy and his dog film with roles reversed, we see the asteroid barely miss the earth, and Arlo befriend a feral human he names Spot.
June 28, 2015 · Dave Koch
The Pixar hit machine is tearing up the box office. After suffering some criticism for not releasing anything in 2014, it now looks like that might have been worth the wait- at least audiences seem to be of that opinion. In it's opening weekend, Inside Out brought in an estimated $91.1 million dollars, giving it the record for both an original animated and live-action movie gross for an opening weekend.
June 27, 2015 · Dave Koch
Troubled Pixar feature film The Good Dinosaur just suffered another shake-up- an almost complete change-up in the voice cast. The film, which was originally set for a December 2013 release, has suffered setback after setback, from release dates to story to even having the director replaced. Now, only one of the original cast remains.
June 23, 2015 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Can you believe it? It has been over a year since the last Pixar film. The last was Monsters University in 2013. Now that Inside Out is out, it is time to enjoy another film in the stream of well written and produced movies from Pixar. But what is beneath the surface of Inside Out? We explore some of the hidden Easter eggs in the new Pixar film.
June 20, 2015 · Dave Koch
Illumination Entertainment has enjoyed a resent string of hits based on their Despicable Me series, including next month's Minions. 2016's The Secret Life Of Pets will be their first step back out into a new story line in many years, and it looks to be a fun film, dealing with the life of inner city animals after their masters leave the apartment for the day.
June 20, 2015 · Dave Koch
DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox have just released the first trailer for the highly anticipated film, Kung Fu Panda 3.