Universal Kids (previously Sprout!) has announced the launch date of its new preschool series Powerbirds – premiering on Sunday, January 19th at 10am ET/PT. Parakeet siblings Ace and Polly at first glance seem like ordinary pets, but they’re not your average birds, both possessing special super powers. Inspired by their owner Max’s love of comic […]
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Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” Added to The National Film Registry
December 11th, 2019 
Jerry Beck Twenty five new additions to the National Film Registry were announced today by The Library of Congress. Among the 2019 honorees is the 1959 classic Disney feature Sleeping Beauty. Under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act, each year the Librarian of Congress names 25 films to the National Film Registry that are “culturally, […]
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A Christmas Miracle: Blue Zoo Animation & Scouting for Girls on ”Let’s Not Go Away”
December 10th, 2019 Jerry Beck Every year Blue Zoo, the multi BAFTA award winning London based Animation studio behind hit kid’s shows like Tree Fu Tom, Digby Dinosaur, Number Blocks and the upcoming Paddington Series, they run an in-house competition for an unconventional Christmas promo. Says Blue Zoo CEO, Oli Hyatt MBE, “It’s a chance for everyone to blow off […]
Nickelodeon Sets Date For New Series “It’s Pony”
December 9th, 2019 Jerry Beck Life is more exciting, fun, and unpredictable with a pony, as seen in Nickelodeon’s new original animated series It’s Pony, premiering Saturday, Jan. 18. The 20-episode series follows the comedic adventures of Annie and her best friend, who just so happens to be an enthusiastic, unpredictable, and carefree pony. Following its premiere, It’s Pony will […]
2019 Golden Globe Nominees
December 9th, 2019 Jerry Beck The infamous Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominees today – and included in the mix were their choices for Best Animated Feature. As expected, Disney’s Frozen 2 (Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck) and Pixar’s Toy Story 4 (Josh Cooley) made the grade; The Missing Link (Laika Studios; Chris Butler) and How To Train Your […]
Rare “Looney Tunes” Original Art Cache Highlights Heritage December Auction
December 6th, 2019 Jerry Beck The first animation auction to span three days, Heritage Auctions’ upcoming Animation Art Auction Dec. 13-15 in Beverly Hills, California is the largest ever held, with 1,832 lots, and includes one of the most coveted Bugs Bunny lots of all time, the estate of the man referred to as “the world’s greatest animator” and rare […]
Sony’s “Hair Love” Short Now Online
December 5th, 2019 Jerry Beck Hair Love, the heartfelt animated short film from director Matthew A. Cherry that centers around the relationship between an African-American father, his daughter Zuri, and the most daunting task a father could ever come across – doing his daughter’s hair – is now available to view online. Directed by Cherry (executive producer, BlacKkKlansman), Everett Downing […]
47th Annie Award Nominations Announced
December 2nd, 2019 Jerry Beck ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominees today for its 47th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. For a complete list of nominations visit www.annieawards.org. This year’s Best Animated Feature nominations include: Missing Link (Laika Studios), Klaus (Netflix/SPA Studios/Atresmedia Cine), Frozen 2 (Walt Disney Animation Studios), How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden […]
Los Angeles Animation Festival Goes “Looney”: FREE TICKETS for LAAF’s 2019 Opening Night Party!
December 1st, 2019 Jerry Beck The Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF) holds its Opening Night Party next Saturday Dec. 7th, 8pm-11pm – featuring an advance screening of the new Warner Bros. Looney Tune Cartoon “Curse of the Monkey Bird” and panel moderated by yours truly, Jerry Beck. They’ll also be live music by Grammy Nominated Scott Healy of Late Night […]
Mickey Mouse Stop-Motion Holiday Interstitials
November 25th, 2019 Jerry Beck This is nice. Mickey Mouse and his pals – Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto – usher in the holiday cheer in new stop-motion on-air interstitials that begin rolling out on Saturday November 30th (9:25 a.m. EST), on Disney Junior, with subsequent airings on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. A collaboration between Disney Junior and Stoopid […]
DreamWorks Announces Holiday Special “Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas”
November 20th, 2019 Jerry Beck DreamWorks Animation unveiled the trailer for a holiday special of its Emmy Award-winning series Spirit Riding Free titled, DreamWorks Spirit of Christmas. The trailer shows Katherine McNamara (Arrow) joining the cast of the holiday special as singing sensation, Sally Jessup in a heartfelt performance featuring original holiday songs. DreamWorks Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas […]
Nickelodeon’s “Avatar The Last Airbender” Celebrates Anniversary with Steelbook Blu-Ray Release
November 20th, 2019 Jerry Beck Nickelodeon’s critically-acclaimed, Emmy award-winning series receives the SteelBook treatment as Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Complete Series Blu-ray 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Steelbook Collection arrives on February 18th, 2020. The 3-book collection features stunning new artwork by artist Caleb Thomas, with each book featuring a different element (Water, Earth, and Fire) and the covers […]
FIRST LOOK: Universal, DreamWorks, Netflix “Fast & Furious: Spy Racers”
November 18th, 2019 Jerry Beck Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have released first look images and announced the cast of the Netflix original series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, based on Universal’s multi-billion dollar franchise. The series is executive produced by Vin Diesel, Neal H. Moritz, Chris Morgan, Tim Hedrick and Bret Haaland and is slated to debut on Netflix […]
TMS Entertainment Announce “MEGALOBOX 2” in Development
November 18th, 2019 Jerry Beck TMS Entertainment announced at Anime NYC that Megalobox 2 the highly anticipated sequel to 2018’s hit anime, Megalobox, is currently in development. Megalobox began as a project to commemorate the iconic manga series Tomorrow’s Joe. Highly lauded for its unique visual style and hip-hop inspired soundtrack, Megalobox followed the story of a mysterious boxer Joe […]
TRAILER: Dreamworks “Trolls World Tour”
November 14th, 2019 Jerry Beck Okay, I know what you’re thinking. Another Trolls movie. But take a look at this trailer. It’s funny. It looks cool. Trolls World Tour is directed by Walt Dohrn, who served as co-director on the original Trolls, and is produced by returning producer Gina Shay. The film is co-directed by David P. Smith and co-produced […]
