The LEGO DC franchise continues with the new film, LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters, which is available on DVD this week. I recently caught-up with the cast and crew to learn what still makes this iconic character so fascinating to play with. Director Matt Peters is excited for audiences to experience this story. “This time […]
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“Star Wars: All-Stars”: New Animated Shorts and Full-Length Episodes To Debut on Disney XD
October 26th, 2018 
Jerry Beck LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars, a new animated adventure series that spans all Star Wars eras, will debut beginning Monday, OCT. 29th, on Disney XD YouTube and DisneyNOW. Comprised of eight shorts and four half-hour episodes, the series features LEGO versions of the fresh faces of the Star Wars galaxy alongside iconic heroes including Kylo Ren, […]
Cartoon Network Greenlights LEGO Spin-Off “Unkitty!” From Warner Bros. Animation
May 10th, 2017 Jerry Beck Cartoon Network is transporting viewers to a joyous kingdom full of sparkle matter, happy thoughts and the occasional rage-out in Unikitty!, an all-new animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The series follows Unikitty, the beloved character from The LEGO Movie, and a whole cast of friends into a world full of adventure, excitement and […]
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BOOK REVIEW & INTERVIEW: “The Lego Animation Book”
February 15th, 2017 Jackson Murphy “Everything is Awesome” about The LEGO Animation Book. This is an in-depth and entertaining manual for becoming a filmmaker (or rather, a “brickmaker”) and bringing LEGO videos to life. Beginners and expert LEGO “Master Builders” (both kids and your average AFOL – Adult Fan of LEGO) will find the content extremely valuable. Co-authors David Pagano […]
TRAILER: “The Lego Ninjago Movie”
February 8th, 2017 Jerry Beck As long as these Lego movies are as funny as this looks – I’m cool with it. Warner Bros. dropped the first official trailer for The Lego Ninjago Movie today. Directed by Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher and Bob Logan – and with a cast including Jackie Chan, Olivia Munn and Dave Franco – the latest […]
TRAILER: “The LEGO Batman Movie”
July 23rd, 2016 Jerry Beck Released today at Comic Con – the trailer for the next in the theatrical Lego features from Warner Bros. Scheduled for release on February 10th, 2017, LEGO Batman now stars in his own big-screen adventure, The LEGO Batman Movie. Will Arnett stars as Batman/Bruce Wayne. That’s Ralph Fiennes as Alfred the butler, and Michael Cera […]
TRAILER: Disney XD’s “LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures”
June 10th, 2016 Jerry Beck Introducing new heroes and villains to the LEGO Star Wars universe, the animated television series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures will premiere Monday June 20th (10:00am EDT), on Disney XD. Set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the action comedy series follows the Freemakers, a family of […]
Charles Solomon’s Animation Year End Review 2016
Although he wrote them in 1859, Charles Dickens might have been thinking of animation in 2016 when he penned the celebrated lines, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the […]