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INTERVIEW: A Glowing Journey “Into The Wonderwoods”
Vincent Parannoud is the Oscar nominated co-director of Persepolis and now (with Alexis Ducord) the charming, sweet and quite funny animated feature Into the Wonderwoods. It’s available on VOD and Digital from Shout! Studios starting Tuesday June 24th. (This Animation Scoop Q&A is edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: It’s about a 10 year […]
INTERVIEW: “The Canterville Ghost” Adapts A Classic Into Animation

INTERVIEW: “The Canterville Ghost” Adapts A Classic Into Animation

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
October 16th, 2023
Oscar Wilde’s legendary short story The Canterville Ghost becomes an animated feature, with a couple of surprises up its sleeves. It opens in theaters this Friday October 20th. Co-Director Robert Chandler joins me for this spooky good Animation Scoop Q&A. (This interview was edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: Oscar Wilde is an icon. […]
Shout Factory Releasing “Ainbo: Spirit Of The Amazon” in U.S. in November

Shout Factory Releasing “Ainbo: Spirit Of The Amazon” in U.S. in November

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
August 29th, 2022
An official selection of the 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and recently nominated for Best Feature, Best Sound Design, and Best Original Music at the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards in Madrid, Ainbo: Spirit Of The Amazon smashed the box office in Spain and garnered international box office successes in France, Australia, New Zealand, and […]

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INTERVIEW: Celebrating 30th Anniversary Of “FernGully” With Director Bill Kroyer

1992’s FernGully: The Last Rainforest is an animated feature classic. For its 30th Anniversary, Shout! Factory is releasing a new blu-ray and DVD combo pack on Tuesday August 23rd with incredible picture and sound and cool bonus features, including a new introduction from director Bill Kroyer. In this Animation Scoop Q&A, Kroyer discusses what FernGully […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|August 17, 2022
INTERVIEW: Celebrating 30th Anniversary Of “FernGully” With Director Bill Kroyer

“NADIA: The Secret of Blue Water The Complete Series” Available on 4K August 2

Available August 2nd, 2022 from GKIDS with distribution by Shout! Factory, the release boasts an all-new 4K restoration, and includes all 39 episodes of the series in both the original Japanese and an English dub, as well as a number of bonus features including a new booklet featuring character and mechanical designs from the series, […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|June 2, 2022
“NADIA: The Secret of Blue Water The Complete Series” Available on 4K August 2

Shout! Factory Gets Distribution Rights to Laika Feature Films

Shout! Factory and animation studio LAIKA announced today a new entertainment distribution alliance to bring the studio’s first four award-winning legacy films to the home entertainment marketplace in the U.S. The announcement was made today by Melissa Boag, Shout’s Senior Vice President of Family Entertainment, and David Burke, LAIKA’s Chief Marketing Officer and SVP, Operations.
Avatar photoJerry Beck|February 8, 2021
Shout! Factory Gets Distribution Rights to  Laika Feature Films

Shout Factory Celebrates “Bartender” With A 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of this highly sought-after pop culture series, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Anime Limited, is releasing Bartender 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on national home entertainment shelves and digital on January 19th, 2021. Debuting for the first time on Blu-ray in North America, Bartender 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition comes housed in special […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|October 13, 2020
Shout Factory Celebrates “Bartender” With A 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

INTERVIEW: Actor Joshua Seth on Tai’s Last Digivolution – Or Is It?

Growing up can be painful, especially if it means losing your friends, perhaps forever. That’s the dilemma facing Taichi “Tai” Kamiya, his human friends, and their digital monster pets, the Digimon. From elementary school to college, the “Digi-Destined” kids and their Digimon have battled various threats from the digital world. Now the kids have learned […]
Avatar photoW.R. Miller|October 7, 2020
INTERVIEW:  Actor Joshua Seth on Tai’s Last Digivolution – Or Is It?

ANIME REVIEW: “Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna”

The theatrical feature Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna premiered in Japan in February, marking the 20th anniversary of the franchise. (A subtitled version of Last Evolution was slated for US theatrical release in late March, but the run was postponed due to COVID 19, then cancelled.) Takeru “Tai” Takaishi (Joshua Seth) and Yamato “Matt” Ishida […]
Avatar photoCharles Solomon|October 6, 2020
ANIME REVIEW: “Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna”

INTERVIEW: A Glowing Journey “Into The Wonderwoods”

Vincent Parannoud is the Oscar nominated co-director of Persepolis and now (with Alexis Ducord) the charming, sweet and quite funny animated feature Into the Wonderwoods. It’s available on VOD and Digital from Shout! Studios starting Tuesday June 24th. (This Animation Scoop Q&A is edited for length and clarity.) Jackson Murphy: It’s about a 10 year […]