Animation news, reviews and features from the BCDB blog, 2011 to 2017, kept here to read.
November 20, 2011 · Paul Anderson
Warner Bros. might need a referral to the podiatrist. Its penguin sequel Happy Feet Two made only $22 million during its opening weekend in North America, reaching No. 2 spot and collecting just half of what the original, Happy Feet, brought in during its debut weekend in 2006.
November 20, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz
Animator and model designer Arland Barron, who worked on the Disney feature films The Little Mermaid (1989) and Beauty and the Beast (1991), died of pulmonary fibrosis September 22, one day after his 62nd birthday.
November 20, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: One of the funniest war cartoons from any studio, "Daffy-The Commando" features Daffy taking on- and beating!- Hitler.
November 19, 2011 · Mr. Clevland
GKIDS is bringing a complete retrospective of films from Japan's renowned Studio Ghibli to the IFC Center in New York from Friday, December 16 to Thursday, January 12.All 15 Studio Ghibli feature films produced between 1984 and 2008 will be presented, including Hayao Miyazaki's Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, Ponyo, Howl's Moving Castle and Kiki’s Delivery Service. Films will be shown in both the subtitled and English-dubbed versions.
November 19, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz
Bil Keane, creator of the enduring -- and endearing -- one-panel comic strip Family Circus, died Tuesday. He was 89. Keane also created the NBC cartoon specials A Special Valentine With The Family Circus (1978), A Family Circus Christmas (1979) and A Family Circus Easter (1982), which were produced by Cullen-Kasden Productions and were ratings successes.
November 19, 2011 · Big Cartoon DataBase
CotD: Third in a series of 1980's Looney Tunes revival films, "1001 Rabbit Tales" features Bugs and Daffy competing against each other.
November 18, 2011 · Paul Anderson
The ToonSeum pulls back the curtain to take a behind the scenes of Looney Tunes through the eyes of Robert McKimson Jr. Robert is the son of famed Warner Bros. cartoon director and animator Bob and the nephew of animators Chuck and Tom McKimson. Robert will share the story of his animated family through pictures and remembrances of their work and the legendary characters they created.
November 18, 2011 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Sony Pictures Animation has set screenwriters Jay Scherick and David Ronn to write the screenplay for an all-new Popeye animated feature, based on the iconic characters of comic strip and cartoon fame, the studio announced Thursday.
November 18, 2011 · Big Cartoon DataBase
CotD: In "Bushy Hare" we see the stork delivering Bugs again, this time to Oz.
November 17, 2011 · Paul Anderson
Miley Cyrus has been hired to join the all-star cast of Sony Picture Animation's Hotel Transylvania as Dracula's teenage daughter Mavis.
November 17, 2011 · Mr. Clevland
The ToonSeum’s executive director, Joe Wos, will be an international geek ambassador of sorts as the "Artist Guest of Honour" during the Pure Speculation Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The fan convention will take place Nov. 18-20 at Grant MacEwan Centre.
November 17, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: One of the most important Disney films in the ast fifty years, "The Little Mermaid" marked the real turn around in Disney animation.
November 16, 2011 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Eighteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday.
November 16, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz
Rising India, Inc. a publicly traded company, will co-finance the production and distribution of a major 3-D animated feature film, Beast of Burden, with RegalWorks Media Group, LLC. The announcement was jointly made Tuesday in Omaha by Rising India CEO and president Arthur Taylor and RegalWorks managing partner Dane B. West.
November 16, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: First shown theatrically as a Noveltoon, "The Friendly Ghost" introduced Casper the Friendly Ghost who later got his own series, and television show.
November 15, 2011 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Animetropolis has engaged International Digital Artists as production partner and lead animation unit for the CG-animated feature film adaptation of Tailchaser's Song, the best-selling fantasy novel by author Tad Williams.
November 15, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz
"Fixing Luka," based on director Jessica Ashman's personal experience of growing up with an autistic brother, was named the winner in the animation category Sunday at the British Academy Scotland Awards (the Scottish BAFTAs).
November 15, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: Often confused with Disney's Chip an' Dale, the stars of WB's "Gopher Broke" are the gophers with the British accents.
November 14, 2011 · Big Cartoon DataBase
Fourth-quarter operating income at the Walt Disney Company grew 33 percent to $421 million over the same period last year, the entertainment giant announced Thursday. Walt Disney Studios recorded a 13 percent increase in operating profit in the quarter to $117 million due to lower write-downs and strong ticket sales for The Lion King 3-D and The Help. However, the Pixar division's Cars 2failed to meet expectations, so merchandising sales accounted for most of the studio's operating profit.
November 14, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: PIXARS's second feature, "A Bug's Life" showed they were not just a one hit wonder.