Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Ayumu Watanabe is the director of the striking new anime film Children of the Sea. It’s available now on Blu-ray and DVD via GKIDS and Shout Factory, and you can also stream the English-language version on Netflix. The story is about a special girl who makes some just-as-special friends. Over the course of the summer, […]
As you may already know, B: The Beginning, the gripping and edgy crime procedural series, is Shout Factory’s top priority home entertainment release this fall. The series is recognized for its distinctive genre-bending storytelling, B: The Beginning, packed with bonus content, arrives on national home entertainment shelves at Walmart and digital download to own on […]
The hit broadcast series Is it Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015) blends elements of two popular anime genres, the fantasy adventure and the harem comedy, into an appealing mix. Long ago, the gods who dwelled above the city of Orario descended, looking for entertainment: They limited their powers and began interacting […]
Bron Animation (The Willoughbys) has announced it will release its latest animated feature Henchmen in October. Directed by Pixar veteran Adam Wood and starring the voices of Thomas Middleditch, James Marsden, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Will Sasso, Nathan Fillion, Rob Riggle, Jane Krakowski, Craig Robinson and Bobcat Goldthwait – the film comes out October 9th […]
A few months ago, I interviewed Tony Bancroft for the Netflix animated feature Animal Crackers, which he directed with Scott Christian Sava. Another one of Bancroft’s passion projects over the past several years is the animated film Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (available on VOD this Friday September 18th). It’s a new spin on […]
Mickey Mouse and friends are heading to Disney+ in the all new-animated shorts series, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse. From the team behind Disney Channel’s Emmy Award-winning Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts, the new Disney+ original series will debut on Mickey’s birthday, Wednesday, November 18th, with two new shorts rolling out every Friday beginning November […]
A new chapter of the Jurassic era is born with the debut of animated series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous this Friday September 18th on Netflix. Five-time Emmy-nominated executive producer and showrunner Scott Kreamer talks Dinos, Dominion and getting the Spielberg seal of approval. Jackson Murphy: What was the initial inspiration for wanting to add an […]
It’s premiere week of the new PBS Kids animated series Elinor Wonders Why. The show, which was developed for children ages 3-5 (but is fun for those even older), is about a group of animal friends who enrich their curiosity about the wonders of life. Creators Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson are excited for families […]
Nickelodeon, the number-one network for kids, announced today that it has greenlit a 26-episode sixth season of its hit animated series The Loud House, which currently ranks as the number-one animated show across all television and Nickelodeon with Kids 6-11 year-to-date. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio, season six finds the Loud family embarking on even […]
“No Times for Purrs and Pats”: The 50th Anniversary of ‘Josie and the Pussycats’
Think about your favorite singer, or group, or band. They may be from the Golden Age of Rock n’ Role, or the British Invasion, or the Grunge Rock-era or even a Boy Band. They may have made their indelible impact on, not just the music charts, but our culture as well. They may be legends […]