Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Articles By Jerry Beck

20th Century Fox

The official trailer for Wes Anderson’s second animated feature, Isle of Dogs, dropped today – and its looks like another winner. and what a killer voice cast: Scarlett Johansson, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Greta Gerwig, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, F. Murray Abraham, Courtney B. Vance, Bob Balaban […]

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Independent

Another contender appears in time for this year’s awards season: Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming, a 2016 Canadian animated feature film written and directed by Ann Marie Fleming – based on her graphic novel. Funding for the film was raised through an Indiegogo campaign. The film was co-produced by Fleming’s Stickgirl […]

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DreamWorks

Okay, here it is: DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods 2 will be released by Universal Pictures on Friday, September 18th, 2020. And… DreamWorks Animation’s Spooky Jack will be released by Universal Pictures on Friday, September 17th, 2021. About THE CROODS 2 In September 2020, DreamWorks Animation invites you on an all-new adventure back in time with […]

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Director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson teamed up for 2010’s Oscar winning feature Toy Story 3, which is the third highest-grossing animated feature in worldwide box office. Now they return this fall with Coco. When aspiring musician Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) ends up in the Land of the Dead in Disney-Pixar’s Coco […]

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Anime

TMS Entertainment USA and ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio announced the first ever theatrical release of Lupin The Third: The Castle Of Cagliostro, that will be screened nationwide this week on September 14th & 19th through Fathom Events. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting FathomEvents.com, or at participating theater box offices. The film’s long-time fan, […]

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