Tag: Mary Poppins
Why Would They Try and Do a Grey Rabbit?: Excerpt from Richard Williams’ ‘Adventures in Animation’
“ asked, ‘But isn’t it more work?’ And I replied, ‘What do you think animation is? It’s nothing but work. That’s our job, turning...
Disney Legend, ‘Mary Poppins’ Composer-Lyricist Richard Sherman Dies at 95
Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman, half of the Oscar-winning songwriting team of the Sherman Brothers (with his late brother, Disney Legend Robert B. Sherman),...
VES Announces Hall of Fame Inductees for 2023
The Visual Effects Society (VES), the VFX industry’s professional global honorary society, announced the Society’s newest inductees into the VES Hall of Fame. These,...
Sherman Bros. Long-Awaited Dino Musical ‘Inkas the Ramferinkas’ in the Works
Family audiences can look forward to a new animated adventure through prehistory with the news that Inkas the Ramferinkas, the story of a perky bird-like...
Floyd Norman’s NFT for NBA Champ Stephen Curry Sets Sale Records
Disney Legend Floyd Norman recently collaborated with basketball star Stephen Curry to create a special NFT in conjunction with the athlete’s NBA three-point record...
Disney Legend Ruthie Tompson Dies at 111 Years Old
Pioneering animation artist and camera technician Ruthie Tompson, whose long career with The Walt Disney Studios budded from child acting gigs to a post...
Largest ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Selection Ever Highlights Heritage Summer Animation Auction
The largest collections of one-of-a-kind production cels from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty, as well as animation drawings, storyboards, concept art, backgrounds, model sheets...
KingstOOn Prepares Cutting-Edge Edition, Floyd Norman to Keynote
KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival 2021, taking place April 21-25, will be utilizing cutting edge technology for its first ever virtual staging. Organizers...
‘Sleeping Beauty’ Joins National Film Registry
The traditionally animated Disney classic Sleeping Beauty was the sole representative of toon history to make this year’s list of National Film Registry inductees,...
Supervising director Mike Hollingsworth reveals the secrets of ‘BoJack Horseman’ and his piping-hot career!
Animation veteran Mike Hollingsworth is having one of those crazy Hollywood years. Not only is he the supervising director of Netflix’s acclaimed show BoJack...
Disney+ Launch Details & Line-Up Revealed
During its investor day on Thursday, The Walt Disney Company revealed the U.S. launch details for its Disney+ streaming service, and a programming lineup...
‘Tall Tales’: Adventures in Bugsville
***This story originally appeared in the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)***
Two years ago, French audiences were treated to a charming CG-animated...
44th Humanitas Prize Finalists Announced
The finalists list has been revealed for the 44th Annual Humanitas Prize, with 58 film and TV writers making the cut to be announced...
Academy Hosts Star-Studded Sherman Bros. Tribute
For the past 50 years, movie lovers have enjoyed the wonderful music of songwriting brothers Richard M. Sherman (1925-2012) and Robert B. Sherman. The...
Disney Animation Artist Dave Michener Dies Age 85
Dave Michener, an animator and story artist with Disney for more than three decades, died at home in Los Angeles on February 15 from...
VES Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Honorees
Marking its milestone 20th anniversary, the Visual Effects Society has announced the inaugural VES Hall of Fame, and the industry luminaries set for the...
Disney Legend X Atencio, Animator & Imagineer, Dies at 98
Official Disney fan club D23 has announced that former Imagineer, animator and Disney Legend Xavier Atencio died September 10 at the age of 98....
Disney Legend Floyd Norman to Keynote SIGGRAPH ’17
World-leading computer graphics confab SIGGRAPH 2017 announces that Floyd Norman, the tenacious and trailblazing artist who bears the distinction of being the first African-American...
Disney Legend Frank Armitage Dies Age 91
Frank Armitage, an Australian-born American painter who created backgrounds for several classic Disney animated films and murals for Disney parks, died January 4 at...
Best Issue Ever! (Really)
2014 is a big year for fiftieth anniversaries in pop culture. Mary Poppins, It's a Small World, and the Beatles' first appearance on The...
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