July 20, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz
Cartoon Network has signed a development agreement with action-adventure producer Don Murphy and partner Susan Montford and their company Angry Filmworks to develop a live-action motion picture based on groundbreaking, environment-saving animated hero Captain Planet And The Planeteers, Stuart Snyder, president and COO of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.'s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media division, announced Tuesday.
July 20, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: Two Studio Ghibli films released today; We picked "Sen To Chihiro No Kamikakushi" (Spirited Away) to look at and to make it two Miyazakis in a row!
July 19, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz
Cartoon Network will transport fans attending San Diego Comic-Con International to the unpredictable and exciting world of Adventure Time. Other Cartoon Network series will be showcased at San Diego Comic-Con International, with talent and giveaways at convention panels including the action of Ben 10, Generator Rex, Young Justice, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, ThunderCats and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the antics of comedy hits like Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, The Problem Solverz and The Looney Tunes Show.
July 19, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: A lot of choices available today, but we shall go with "Gake No Ue No Ponyo" Miyazaki's last feature film.
July 18, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz
Oh bother! "Potter" positively pulverized "Pooh" at the box office over the weekend, with Disney's latest incarnation of the "hunny"-loving bear opening in sixth place. Winnie The Pooh made only $8 million in North America. Even though it's a month old, Cars 2 was a rung higher at No. 5. The Pixar-Disney sequel collected $8.3 million -- $12.4 million internationally.
July 18, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: Another of the most popular cartoons at BCDB, "I Love To Singa" is a great Tex Avery shoe... watch it again today!
July 15, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: Here's one form off the beaten path! "Petete Y Trapito" was a big hit in Argentina- give it a look!
July 11, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: A minor character from MGM, "Little Cheeser" was also pretty popular
July 10, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: A blend of live action & animation, "Cool World" was director Ralph Bakshi's answer to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"
July 8, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: The little penguin made his second appearance in 1950's "8 Ball Bunny" Do you remember his first film?
July 7, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: Tom goes for a tropical holiday in 1951's "His Mouse Friday" Do you like this Tom & Jerry short? ~
July 6, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: Probably one of the highest regarded animated films of all time, "What's Opera, Doc?" Do you like this Chuck Jones short? ~
July 5, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: One of Leon Schlesingers' wartime cartoons, "Meet John Doughboy" featured Draftee Porky hawking War Bonds ~
July 4, 2011 · Dave Koch
Droopy visits Ireland and is mistaken for a leprechaun by a greedy local bulldog who thinks that he can make it rich by proving he's a "real live leprechaun," but watch out for the Mad Duke.
July 2, 2011 · Dave Koch
A group of animals are injected with a potion in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) which make them as intelligent as humans. They easily escape and set themselves up in a barn, freeloading from the humans around. They begin to consider leaving the barn for the wilderness and going it alone.
July 1, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz
EPIX, the premium entertainment channel, video-on-demand and online service, announced Monday that it is in production on A Liar's Autobiography, a 3D animated feature film based on the memoir of Monty Python member Graham Chapman, who died in 1989. Made in association with Bill and Ben Productions Ltd., Trinity (UK) and Brainstorm Media, A Liar's Autobiography tells the story of Chapman's life in the famously atypical Python style.
July 1, 2011 · Dave Koch
An elderly couple's dog must defend them from a malicious space chicken, bent on conquest by infecting them with mutagenic eggs. The chicken's goal? First this quiet farm in the middle of nowhere, next, the world.
June 30, 2011 · Paul Anderson
In the battle of the sequels at the international box office, Pixar-Disney's Cars 2 flew past the checkered flag over the weekend, opening at $42.9 million. Although it played in fewer countries, Cars 2 outgrossed DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 2.
June 30, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz
Longtime Pixar figure Brad Lewis, co-director with John Lasseter of the just-released Cars 2, is changing garages. Lewis is moving on to direct animated features at Tradition Studios, based in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The company is owned by Digital Domain Media Group.
June 30, 2011 · Dave Koch
Sinbad battles a band of pirates (including a hearty, liquor-swilling pirate chief) at sea and on a tropical isle. A giant bird rescues Sinbad and flies off with him, and he ends up back on his ship with the pirates' treasure. The pirate flag takes on different expressions.
