Animation news, reviews and features from the BCDB blog, 2011 to 2017, kept here to read.
December 22, 2014 · Dave Koch
Continuing their every-two-year production schedule (Coraline in 2009, ParaNorman in 2012 and this years' The Boxtrolls), Liaka Entertaiment has announced their fourth feature animated film, based on a new, original…
December 14, 2014 · Dave Koch
Were you expecting a Christmas present from Walt Disney and the frozen North this year? Well get ready, because that is exactly what is under the tree. Disney's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short Empty Socks- long…
December 11, 2014 · Big Cartoon DataBase
The Golden Globes have announced their picks for the Best Animated Feature Film of the year. Sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes picked the five nominees for the award.
November 29, 2014 · Elizabeth Eckhart
For some folks, Black Friday is the day to putter around shopping malls and outlets to take advantage of door-buster deals. However, there’s nothing to say day can be well spent in serenity and joy with your entire…
November 11, 2014 · Big Cartoon DataBase
With Big Hero 6 heating up the box office over the weekend, Disney Studios is firming up their slate for 2016 this week. s expected, Disney has confirmed Zootopia for theatrical release and 3D screens on March 4, 2016.…
November 8, 2014 · Dave Koch
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences- you know, the Oscar people- have released a short list of the ten short animated films that this years nominees will be drawn from. These ten were taken from fifty-eight…
November 8, 2014 · Dave Koch
Pixar's troubled feature The Good Dinosaur has taken a new turn, and is hopefully sailing on calmer waters. In late October, Pixar announced- via Twitter- that Pete Sohn has been promoted to the director's chair.…
November 7, 2014 · Dave Koch
Pixar is now officially working on it's fourth in the Toy Story series. The film is set to be directed by John Lasseter, who directed Toy Story and Toy Story 2. The basic story is written by John Lasseter, Andrew…
November 5, 2014 · Dave Koch
This year, there looks to be 20 animated films as possible contenders in the race for the Best Animated Film Oscar. The list has no apparent front runner, and no film this year from Pixar. The field is a rounded out…
November 2, 2014 · Dave Koch
Disney Studio's next animated feature film Big Hero 6 opened a little early in Russia... and bowled the Russians over. After opening to rave reviews at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23, 2014, Disney…
November 1, 2014 · Dave Koch
Comedian Howie Mandel let slip the resurrection of his 90's animated series Bobby's World at Comikaze in Los Angeles this weekend. He provided no additional information, such as when and where it will air, who is…
October 11, 2014 · Elizabeth Eckhart
For fans of animation, one of the most exciting names to see attached to The Book Of Life is Guillermo del Toro. The Mexican director/producer/writer has created a massive following thanks to his truly unique style. His…
September 29, 2014 · Dave Koch
Laika Entertainment had it's biggest open ever this weekend with their new animated stop-motion feature The Boxtrolls. The film came in third place in the United States with an estimated $17.3 million in total weekend…
September 20, 2014 · Dave Koch
Director Genndy Tartakovsky has release the first bit of animation from his forthcoming 3D animated take of the classic sailor Popeye. While he is quite adamant that it is not a test, not a scene, and not a part of the…
September 16, 2014 · Dave Koch
Laika Entertainment's latest stop-motion animate film The Boxtrolls had a strong opening weekend overseas last weekend. The film opened September 11th in Mexico, Sweden and Denmark, where it came in second, fourth and…
September 9, 2014 · Dave Koch
The IndieGoGo projects started by ex-Disney animator James Lopez is seeing a ton of interest. Hitting the Internet on August 27, the goal was to just raise $80,000 to fun a short stem-punk inspired short Hullabaloo.…
September 5, 2014 · Dave Koch
After Disney's Oscar-winning Frozen became the highest grossing animated film of all time, it was inevitable that the mouse-house would revisit the arctic kingdom of Elisa and Anna. In a move that will make pre-teens…
September 3, 2014 · Dave Koch
A veteran of Disney, animator James Lopez has a special love for the traditional, 2D, pencil-in-hand style of the art. And in this ever increasingly digital world, he does not want to see that special art lost or…
August 31, 2014 · Dave Koch
Do you remember the Acme Corporation, purveyors of fine explosives, heavy-weight anvils, high-speed tonic and - yes!- tornado seeds to Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius? Warner Bros. has been in development of a film based…
August 28, 2014 · Elizabeth Eckhart
Now entering its 26th season, The Simpsons has earned the honor of the longest-running sitcom in America. Largely considered one of the greatest television series in history, the show has earned numerous accolades…