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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

Jerry Beck

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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.
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Adam Sandler To Make Animated Motion Pictures for STX Entertainment

Adam Sandler and Happy Madison Productions have signed an overall deal to write, produce and star in a new untitled animated project for STX Entertainment, it was announced today by Adam Fogelson, Chairman of the STX Entertainment Motion Picture Group. As part of the 12-15 motion pictures the studio will release each year, STX is […]

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OFFICIAL TRAILER: Pixar’s “Finding Dory”

Here it is, the first full official trailer for Pixar’s Finding Dory. Andrew Stanton’s long-awaited sequel opens in theatres June 17th, 2016 via Disney. Here’s the latest look – and it looks quite good:

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TRAILER: Illumination’s “Sing”

A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition. Here is the first official full trailer for Garth Jenning’s Sing. Scarlet Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Seth MacFarlane, Reese Witherspoon ands John C. Reilly top line the Illumination picture. Universal will open the film […]

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Women In Animation: “The Quagmire Of The Female Character” June 2nd

The June meeting of Women In Animation is a panel discussion presented by movie executive and producer Lindsay Doran. The Quagmire Of The Female Character will be discussed at Sony Studios in Culver City on June 2nd. Once upon a time, almost all of the protagonists in animated movies were male (with various professions) or […]

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Patrick Osborne’s new Google Spotlight Story, “Pearl”

I’m excited to share the news that Academy Award-winning director Patrick Osborne’s new Google Spotlight Story, Pearl, has officially launched this morning at Google I/O! In addition to premiering today on YouTube (via Android) in the Spotlight Stories channel, Pearl is also available on iOS in the Google Spotlight Stories app –and all are compatible […]

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