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Now Playing: A Seek-and-Find Book for Film Buffs is an all new seek-and-find book created by French illustrator Alexandre Clérisse. Most of us probably grew up with the Where’s Waldo? seek-and-find books and Clérisse uses that […]

[BOOK REVIEW] Now Playing: A Seek-and-Find Book for Film Buffs

When recent Ringling School of Art and Design graduates Esteban Bravo and Beth David published their animated short In a Heartbeat on YouTube two weeks ago, the four-minute film garnered […]

Student-produced Short ‘In a Heartbeat’ wins the Internet’s Heart

For the past 10 years, small European studios and animators have produced some of the most innovative and beautiful animation. Films from Song of the Sea to Persepolis to A […]

[REVIEW] ‘The Girl Without Hands’

This is a very special public release of the Rotoscopers RotoCast, is the patron-only podcast. This sneak peak is of This Week in Animation (TWiA), which is a 5-15 minute weekly […]

This Week in Animation – Patron-only Feed Teaser

DuckTales is back! Ever since Disney XD announced it was reviving the beloved series from the 80’s/90’s fan have been eagerly anticipating the premiere. Would it be any good? And […]

DuckTales Series Premiere Review/Recap

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to go to a special screening of a foreign animated film called Mune: Guardian of the Moon. This film was made back in 2014 but […]

[REVIEW] ‘Mune: Guardian of the Moon’

Rotoscopers go back to The Road to El Dorado, a 2000, American, animated, adventure, musical, fantasy comedy film! Highlights Thank you to the patrons and specifically to Jason for making this movie is […]

Animation Addicts Podcast #153 The Road to El Dorado – It’s Tradigital Gold!

Behind the scenes, executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos and co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery are the true Paladins of Voltron. When they come together, along with the rest of their creative […]

Interview with Joaquim Dos Santos and Lauren Montgomery of ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’

DreamWorks Animation teams up with Blumhouse Productions for ‘Spooky Jack’

With this weekend’s box office earnings totaled up, the Despicable Me franchise has officially become the highest grossing animated film series worldwide. This honor previously belonged to DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek […]

‘Despicable Me’ becomes highest grossing animated film franchise

The final episode of Voltron: Legendary Defender season three takes us back to where it all began– to the days of the original Paladins of Voltron. To the days when […]

[REVIEW] ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ Season 3 Episode 7

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Shiro is back! However, his return isn’t quite what I’d hoped it would be, and something about him doesn’t feel right. On […]

[REVIEW] ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ Season 3 Episodes 5-6

I had the privilege of interviewing director Sunao Katabuchi about his new anime film In This Corner of the World. He told me all about the process of bringing this […]

[INTERVIEW] Sunao Katabuchi ‘In This Corner of the World’ Director

This summer moviegoers flocked to see a big wartime epic called Dunkirk from director Christopher Nolan. In an interesting turn of events there is a smaller anime wartime film that […]

[REVIEW] ‘In This Corner of the World’

Now that the Black Lion has a pilot, it’s time for team Voltron to truly take to the skies. However, their flight is not without a bit of turbulence, and […]

[REVIEW] ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ Season 3 Episodes 3-4

The Black Lion, a symbol of majesty, hope, and guidance, is but an empty mech without its pilot, Shiro. Team Voltron, too, is a hollow shell of its former self, […]

[REVIEW] ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ Season 3 Episodes 1-2

Here’s a look at the top ten movies at the US box office this past weekend: Dunkirk (Warner Bros. Pictures, PG-13) topped the box office for the second weekend in […]

Weekend Box Office Recap: July 29-30

If there’s one thing that’s iconic about superheroes, it’s their signature costumes. You see an icon or a color scheme, and instantly know you’re looking at Captain America, Batman, or […]

Interview with ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Costume Designer Judianna Makovsky

From sources, such as CartoonBrew, we learned that the first trailer for the upcoming indie animated film, Animal Crackers, debuted. Produced by Blue Dream Studios, the film centers around a […]

‘Animal Crackers’ Trailer Debuts!

Ego may have designed a planet, but Andy Park, a visual development supervisor for Marvel Studios, has designed some of the world’s most beloved on-screen superheroes. He’s worked on blockbusters […]

Interview with ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Visual Development Supervisor Andy Park

I don’t think there has ever been an animated film that caused as much internet uproar since its announcement as The Emoji Movie. To many, including myself, it seemed like the […]

[REVIEW] ‘The Emoji Movie’

It’s no secret that 2017 has not been the greatest year for animated films. Sure, some have been better than expected, but there has yet to be a real stunner […]

[REVIEW] ‘A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi)’

Chris Townsend has worked on more than two dozen feature films, from Star Wars to Captain Marvel, as a digital effects artist, computer graphics artist, and visual effects supervisor. Most […]

Interview with ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ VFX Supervisor Chris Townsend

Rotoscopers take a look into the wide world of VeggieTales as they cover Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie from Big Idea Entertainment. Thank you to our patron, Mathew L., for choosing […]

Animation Addicts Podcast 152: ‘Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie’ – If Only

A legend passed this week, as one of the iconic voices of our childhoods, June Foray, died on July 26, just under two months away from her 100th birthday. June […]

Legendary Voice Actress June Foray Passes Away at 99

This is a user-submitted post by Martin Gruen. Disney has recently announced a controversial change to its Pirates of the Caribbean rides. The animatronic character known as the Redhead is […]

[Opinion] Disney’s Little Pirate Problem

This is a user-submitted post by Casey Oswald. Way back in 1918, Max Fleischer gave us Out of the Inkwell, a series of shorts featuring Koko the Clown. Koko was […]

Daily Debate: Animation with Live-action?

Nickelodeon announced multiple tv movies based on some of its older properties over the past two years. These have included the live-action Legends of the Hidden Temple movie, and movies based on Hey […]

Nickelodeon Releases First Clips from “Rocko’s Modern Life” and “Hey Arnold!” TV Movies at SDCC

The following ten movies were at the top of the box office this past weekend. Dunkirk (Warner Bros. Pictures, PG-13) debuted at $50.5 million. The Christopher Nolan-directed action thriller tells the […]

Box Office Recap: July 21 – 23, 2017

This summer, Pixar returned with the third installment in its Cars franchise. The film introduced us to whole new part of the Cars universe, and this latest art book, The Art […]

[ART BOOK REVIEW] ‘The Art of Cars 3’

This is a user-submitted post by Erik Stensrud. A while back Nickelodeon announced a new 2-D animated TV series, known as Mysticons. And now the moment has arrived: our first […]

New Trailer for New Nickelodeon Series ‘Mysticons’, Airing August 2017

With Shiro missing and a new threat on the horizon, the Paladins of Voltron are in trouble. Voltron: Legendary Defender fans at San Diego Comic-Con received an exclusive first look […]

‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’ Season 3 Details Revealed at SDCC

This fall will be a perfect time to fill in the gaps in your Studio Ghibli collection. Animation distributor GKIDS is partnering with Studio Ghibli to release the studio’s most […]

Fan-favorite Studio Ghibli Films Receiving New Blu-ray & DVD Editions this Fall

This fall, U.S. fans of Studio Ghibli will be able to catch a Hayao Miyazaki film on the big screen that has never before been theatrically released nationwide. The Castle […]

Hayao Miyazaki’s Debut Film Receives First-ever Nationwide Threatrical Release

I feel like I should preface this review with a bit of background on where I’m coming from. I’m nineteen years old now, but watching the Disney Channel was a […]

‘Descendants 2’ Review

Disney’s Descendants 2, the sequel to one of the highest-rated films on cable television ever, premieres tonight across six networks. The first film’s soundtrack debuted at #1 on the Billboard […]

‘Descendants 2’ Soundtrack Review