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“The Legend Of Hei 2” Arrives On Blu-Ray This May

March 4th, 2026

Following The Legend of Hei 2’s theatrical release in North America, Shout! Studios is set to distribute the film on digital platforms and Blu-ray™ this upcoming May 12, 2026. The Legend of Hei 2’s physical media arrives for fans who missed the limited theatrical release back in September of last year, as well as collectors […]

INTERVIEW: A Glowing Journey “Into The Wonderwoods”

Jackson Murphy|

June 16th, 2025

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

Jackson 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. […]

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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 […]

Charles Solomon|October 6, 2020

INTERVIEW: Bill Plympton Discusses his Animated Features

Shout! Factory has acquired the film library of independent animator Bill Plympton in a deal that encompasses all seven of the Plympton feature films (The Tune, I Married a Strange Person!, Mutant Aliens, Hair High, Idiots and Angels, Cheatin’, and his latest feature, Revengeance) – as well as over 50 of his shorts, including the […]

Jerry Beck|October 30, 2019

GKids to Release China’s “White Snake” in November

GKIDS will open White Snake in Los Angeles on November 15 and in New York and select theaters November 29. From Light Chaser Animation, one of China’s premiere animation studios, comes a visually stunning new take on a classic legend. One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from […]

Jerry Beck|October 8, 2019

Shout! Factory Announces Acquisition of Bill Plympton Library

Shout! Factory has acquired the library of acclaimed animator and cartoonist Bill Plympton. The deal encompasses all seven of the Plympton feature films (The Tune, I Married a Strange Person!, Mutant Aliens, Hair High, Idiots and Angels, Cheatin’, and his latest feature, Revengeance) as well as over 50 of his shorts, including the Academy Award-nominated […]

Jerry Beck|July 10, 2019

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