Tag: MGM
Levitow Family Bestows Academy With Animation Gift
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the gift of the Abe and Charlotte Levitow Collection featuring animation art and related production...
An Exclusive Sneak Peek at 2014's ‘Legends of Oz’
Roger S. Baum's further adventures of his great-grandfather's beloved characters are given a new animated life in Summertime's Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.
In the...
A Face Made for Voice-Over
Few men in the history of animation had as hard a time forging a career as actor Regis Frick. It was not that Frick...
‘Guardians’ Rise Above ‘Pi’ on Home Ent. Charts
DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians may have only been the studio’s 18th-highest grossing film at the box office when it hit theaters last...
DreamWorks’ ‘Guardians’ Rises to the Top
Santa, Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the rest of the gang had a great weekend at the box office as DreamWorks’ Rise of...
Gene of All Trades
Some things stay with you for a lifetime. When I was a kid I read a Yogi Bear comic strip in the newspaper in...
Pioneering Voice Actress Lucille Bliss Passes
Pioneering voice actress Lucille Bliss passed away on Thursday Night (Nov. 8), per Cartoon Brew. She was best known for voicing TV’s first cartoon...
Disney’s ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Triumphs Over Sandy
While the East Coast is still reeling from the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy’s, Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph still managed to post impressive numbers during...
Sony Sets New Release Date for ‘Cloudy’ Sequel
Sony has set September 27, 2013 as the release date for its much-anticipated sequel, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. This is roughly...
It’s Cartoon Network’s 20th Birthday! (That’s Algebraic!)
Two decades after its launch, the 24-hour cable channel is one of the most influential forces in pop culture and the toon business.
It all...
Under the Table with J.B. and Friz
Most cartoon historians are aware that the fluid that fueled the medium during its Golden Age was not ink or paint, but alcohol. Among...
Remembering Gene Kelly in Toon Town
Legendary dancer, actor, choreographer and director Gene Kelly is being feted this week by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is...
The Red Planet Revisited!
Pixar alum Andrew Stanton’s first live-action feature John Carter delivers a stunning blend of cutting-edge CG visual effects and gritty images that are grounded...
Hoyt Curtin’s Jug band Session
You may or may not know the name Hoyt Curtin, but there’s no question you’ve heard his work. So has anyone who has owned...
The Studio You’ve Probably Never Heard Of!
One can read any number of histories of the American animation industry and never come across the name Romer Grey. The son of Western...
High School Pranks with Joe Barbera
I can almost hear the voice of a reader somewhere out there saying, “Joe Barbera again?”
Well, yes, actually. Out of the hundreds and hundreds...
Roman Knows: What’s In a Name
Phil Roman has settled into being an elder statesman of the animation industry—something of an irony (if an inevitable one) for a man once...
Classic’s ‘Where’s Waldo?’ Finds Its Way To MGM
Classic Media has announced that MGM will be making a live-action feature based on its book-based property Where’s Waldo? According to MGM’s president of...
Winnie the Pooh, Tom & Jerry New on DVD
A tasty selection of home entertainment treats are available for sampling today, including Disney’s new animated Winnie the Pooh adventure and Volume One of...
Celebrating Chuck Jones’ 99th Birthday
Few animators have been as influential as Chuck Jones, who would have turned 99 years old today.
Jones directed many of the best Looney Tunes...
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