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*This is a user-submitted post by Jordan Hashemi-Briskin* When I was growing up, I was raised with a strong Jewish identity, and, naturally, I was familiar with many of the […]

Reflections on ‘The Prince of Egypt’

If you thought the Toy Story 4 teaser was the biggest trailer released on the internet today, think again. Warner Bros. and The Pokémon Company have unleashed the first official full […]

First Trailer For ‘Detective Pikachu’ Brings The Pokémon World To Life

In a pleasant surprise, Disney and Pixar have revealed the first official teaser trailer for next summer’s Toy Story 4. The new teaser is in equal measures sweet and bizarre: […]

Stop Everything: First ‘Toy Story 4’ Teaser Released!

If you are an anime fan, a new release is coming out that should have you very excited! The acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda is releasing stateside his latest film Mirai. […]

[GIVEAWAY] ‘Mirai’ Tickets and Merch

One of the (many) enticing qualities of seeing a new Pixar feature on the big screen is the accompanying short film prior to the movie. Shorts are what put Pixar […]

[BLU-RAY REVIEW] ‘Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 3’ Mirrors the Studio’s Priorities

With four highly-successful Despicable Me movies (including the Minions spinoff) under its belt, Illumination is ready to propel its 2016 talking animals hit as its second franchise. We now have […]

Illumination Unleashes ‘The Max Trailer’ for ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’

It’s Bigfoot! LAIKA surprised us with our first real peak at their new film Missing Link and it looks pretty fantastic. New Trailer The trailer introduces the film’s premise with Sir […]

New Trailer, Poster, & Still for LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’

Looks like the Frozember festivities with Anna, Elsa and the rest of the Frozen gang are coming a little early next year! Disney just announced that the release date for Frozen 2 […]

‘Frozen 2’ Release Date Bumped Up One Week!

15 Quotes from ‘Creativity, Inc.’ by Pixar President Ed Catmull

Our second year of the Studio Ghibli Fest is coming to a close, and fortunately the folks at GKIDS are finishing it out with the classic Castle in the Sky. […]

[GIVEAWAY] ‘Castle in the Sky’ Tickets

After iconically serving as Agent J in the Men in Black films, Will Smith is back as a new cinematic agent. This time he’s Lance Sterling, the lead star in […]

Blue Sky Deploys ‘Spies in Disguise’ Trailer

Recently I had the great opportunity to talk with director Gustavo Steinberg and executive producer Daniel Greco about their new film Tito and the Birds. This film is getting a […]

‘Tito and the Birds’ Director and Producer Interview

I remember where I was when I found out Disney greenlit Incredibles 2. I was sitting in a frigid, steel seat on my college town’s public bus system, returning to […]

[BLU-RAY REVIEW] ‘Incredibles 2’ Collector’s Edition Has Everyone… Kari, Usher, Even Frozone’s Wife

From multiple sources including Variety, we have learned that Guillermo del Toro’s long-planned adaptation of Pinocchio, the story of a puppet desiring to be a real boy, is finally being […]

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ Moves to Netflix

A new Oscar season is dawning, and the race to win the Best Animated Feature category of the 91st Academy Awards has begun. Through The Hollywood Reporter, the Academy of Motion […]

25 ‘Best Animated Feature’ Submissions Revealed for 91st Academy Awards

Pixar Animation Studios co-founder Ed Catmull will retire in 2019. As Deadline reports, Catmull will conclude his responsibilities as president of both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios in the […]

Pixar’s Ed Catmull Announces Retirement

Ahead of the November 21st theatrical release of Ralph Breaks the Internet, Imagine Dragons just debuted the music video for their song “Zero,” which will accompany the film as its end […]

Imagine Dragons ‘Zero’ Music Video Foreshadows Themes of ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’

Studio Ghibli Fest has been a real gift for animation fans this year, and the gifts keep on coming. This month, we have the chance to see Hayao Miyazaki’s incredible […]

[GIVEAWAY] ‘Spirited Away’ Tickets

Last year, one of my favorite films was A Silent Voice by director Naoka Yamada. This is an anime film based on a manga, and it emotionally ruined me each […]

[Review] ‘Liz and the Blue Bird’ (Liz to Aoi Tori)

Make way for Prince Ali! Disney just dropped its first look at the upcoming live-action Aladdin, debuting in theaters May 24, 2019. Take a look! While the footage is definitely […]

Live-Action ‘Aladdin’ Teaser Trailer Finally Unleashed

Recently I had the privilege of interviewing the director and lyricists behind the Warner Animation Group film, Smallfoot, Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick. I have transcribed the interview below and have […]

Interview with ‘Smallfoot’ Director and Lyricists, Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick

In the summer of 2008, Vanguard Animation released Space Chimps, a film with a simple premise: monkeys in space. So, buckle up for an intergalactic trip to the stars with […]

Indie-Mation Club: ‘Space Chimps’

Tim Allen Says ‘Toy Story 4’ Will Be “Incredible,” Promises Emotional Ending

Solo: A Star Wars Story is out on Blu-ray! One of the most talked about movies of the year, (But perhaps not the most viewed) is available for Star Wars […]

[Blu-ray Review] ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’

Attention anime and indie animation fans! GKIDS is releasing a new film for you to enjoy called MFKZ. This wild and crazy film is coming to theaters October 11 and […]

[GIVEAWAY] ‘MFKZ’ Tickets and Merch

*This is a user-submitted post by Jordan Hashemi-Briskin* When you look at the history of Disney animated television, you might notice that the vast majority of the series produced thus […]

[THROWBACK REVIEW]: ‘Kim Possible’

Before we get into this review, if you are planning to watch Chirin’s Bell, a deceptively adorable-looking movie from Japan, and you want to go in knowing absolutely nothing about […]

Indie-Mation Club: ‘Chirin’s Bell’

The Grinch has returned to steal Christmas yet again, but this time in the form of a computer-animated feature by the folks at Illumination Entertainment. The studio has released the […]

‘The Grinch’ Steals Christmas in Newest Trailer!

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ coming to Netflix as live-action series

*This is a user-submitted post by Evgeniy Spitsin* We’ve seen a lot of cyberpunk interpretations throughout the years from different countries, and the Russian animation studio, Evil Pirate Studio, is […]

Slavic Cyberpunk Feature ‘Cyberslav’ Debuts Trailer

The wait is over! After the tantalizing teaser trailer we’ve been taunted with since March, today Disney finally revealed the poster and full trailer for the highly anticipated Mary Poppins Returns, […]

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Trailer and Poster Reveal Hand-Drawn Animation, Dick Van Dyke, and More

The great folks at GKIDS are back with a new entry for Studio Ghibli Fest! Don’t miss your chance to see Hayao Miyazaki’s delightful fantasy film My Neighbor Totoro. This […]

[GIVEAWAY] ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Tickets

Since the debut of Wreck-It Ralph in 2012, fans have clamored for the opportunity to step inside of the film’s world in the Disney theme parks, and now they’ll get their […]

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ VR Experience Coming to Walt Disney World

Netflix Releases First Trailer for ‘Hilda’

They’re back! Incredibles 2 is on its way to Blu-ray, DVD, 4K, and digital! Disney has just announced details of the upcoming set and it looks like there is some […]

Incredibles 2 Digital & Blu-ray Release Dates Announced

The long-awaited, epic finale to Cartoon Network’s beloved show Adventure Time finally aired this week, and the final seasons DVD is available to own now! If you missed the incredible […]

[DVD Review] Adventure Time: The Final Seasons