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Animation news, reviews and features from the BCDB blog, 2011 to 2017, kept here to read.

Jon Brion signed to create score for "ParaNorman"

June 16, 2011 · Paul Anderson

Two-time Grammy Award-nominated composer Jon Brion has signed to create the original score for Laika and Focus Features' animated comedy thriller ParaNorman, currently in production at Laika's Oregon studios for release across the United States by Focus on August 17, 2012.

Cartoon Network develops live-action Ben 10 flick

June 16, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz

Cartoon Network has signed an agreement with acclaimed producer Joel Silver and Silver Pictures to develop a live-action motion picture for its globally successful animated action-adventure property, Ben 10, Stuart Snyder, president and chief operating officer of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.'s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media division, announced Tuesday.

Lady And The Tramp (1955) - Feature Length Theatrical

June 16, 2011 · Dave Koch

Lady, a pretty Cocker Spaniel from a respectable home, falls in love with the cocky Tramp, a mutt from the wrong side of the tracks. When Lady's master and mistress leave town for a few days, they leave Aunt Sarah and her two wicked Siamese cats to watch the house and care for their baby.

The Lion King (1994) - Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film

June 15, 2011 · Dave Koch

A young lion cub, Simba, struggles to follow in the regal paw prints of his father, King Mufasa, after Mufasa is killed through the treachery of his uncle Scar. Simba is convinced that he is actually responsible for his father's death, and Scar urges him to run away from the Pride lands and never return.

Sean Astin Joins TMNT Voice Cast

June 14, 2011 · Mr. Clevland

Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) joins the cast of Nickelodeon’s all-new CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Raphael, one of four teenage brothers dedicated to a life battling evil denizens. Rounding out the cast are Jason Biggs (American Pie) as Leonardo, Greg Cipes (Teen Titans) as Michelangelo and Rob Paulsen (Planet Sheen) as Donatello. Paulsen also voiced the original Raphael from 1987-1996 in the first series.

"League of Super Evil" wins trio of Leo Awards

June 13, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz

Nerd Corps Entertainment's TV series "League Of Super Evil" won three Leo Awards on Saturday night, while the National Film Board of Canada's short animation The Trembling Veil of Bones picked up another pair.

Grease (1979) - Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film

June 13, 2011 · Dave Koch

John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton-John made her American film debut as Sandy, Travolta's naive love interest.

VeggieTales Live! Sing Yourself Silly Released

June 12, 2011 · Dave Koch

VeggieTales Live! Sing Yourself Silly is now available on DVD today from Big Idea Entertainment! Follow Bob, Larry and the whole crew as they take to the stage the silliest Silly Song Countdown ever.

Looney Tunes and Mel Blanc return to movie screen

June 12, 2011 · Paul Anderson

Two of the new shorts -- Daffy's Rhapsody and I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat -- will feature the voice of the late, great Mel Blanc. The legendary actor/comedian known as The Man of a Thousand Voices brought to life some of the most revered characters in animation history during a celebrated career spanning six decades. Blanc will appear in the shorts -- which are created using state-of-the-art CG animation and rendered in stereoscopic 3D -- via original songs he recorded in character in the 1950s.

MGM goes down on the "Punk Farm" for cartoon film

June 11, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz

As its second in-house project since emerging from bankruptcy, MGM is making the animated film Punk Farm. Based on a children's book by Jarrett Krosoczka, this will mark the the under-new-management studio's first cartoon film since 1989's All Dogs Go To Heaven.

Disney Studios set to cut up to 5% of workforce

June 8, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz

Walt Disney Studios is ready to eliminate as many as 250 jobs from its staff of about 5,000 people worldwide as early as next week, unnamed "people familiar with the matter" told the Los Angeles Times. The move would reduce Disney's workforce by up to 5%.

Kitty Kornered (1946) - Looney Tunes Theatrical Cartoon Series

June 8, 2011 · Dave Koch

It's a battle of wills at Porky's house this winter evening, as it's time for cats to go out for the night. But with the snow on the ground, Porky's four cats (who all look like Sylvester) have other plans. Porky scares them out of the house for the night, but they get revenge on him by broadcasting news through his radio of flying saucers and Martians landing. The cats wind up throwing Porky out, and take over his house eating, smoking cigars and drinking.

"New Kid" on the block as Paramount feature film

June 7, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz

Paramount is about to delve into farmed-out animation again with New Kid, an adaptation of an online comic from Penny Arcade. The company hopes to repeat the success of Rango, its first animated film not produced by DreamWorks Animation. Released in March, Rango grossed over $240 million around the world.

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941) - Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

June 7, 2011 · Dave Koch

Bugs is reciting passages from "Hiawatha," and he realizes that the famous Longfellow poem is about him. A goofy little Hiawatha goes rabbit hunting. As he puts it, "I'm gonna catch me a rabbit and I'm gonna put 'em right in this pot!" Hiawatha catches Bugs, but, needless to say, he is no match for the rabbit, who takes a bath in the soup cauldron. Bugs ends the film by reciting more passages from "Hiawatha."

Jessica Rabbit voted "Ultimate Screen Siren"

June 6, 2011 · Ethan Minovitz

Roger Rabbit's full-figured, red-haired spouse Jessica has been voted the Ultimate Screen Siren, defeating such real-life stars as Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Rita Hayworth. The cartoon club singer from 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit took 20% of the votes of over 1,500 film fans as compiled by LOVEFiLM, a British movie rental and online viewing site.

Symphony In Slang (1951) - MGM Theatrical Cartoon

June 6, 2011 · Big Cartoon DataBase

A young man (a real swinging hep cat) goes to Heaven and steps before St. Peter. But his life story is so peppered with slang that neither St. Peter nor Noah Webster can understand him. What follows is a series of sight gags based on Webster's literal interpretations of the slang terms (for example, when the guy says "I guess the cat had her tongue," we see a cat sitting there, smiling a wicked smile, holding a tongue in his paw!)!