Cartoon Brew

Gene Deitch’s Definition of Animation

Academy Award winning animator Gene Deitch has a few thoughts on THE POLAR EXPRESS and the definition of animation – and I am taking the liberty of posting them here (because I agree with him): I’ve ...
Telegram

Stretching the definition of animation

The tagline for Disney’s upcoming “Enchanted” could well be the motto for the latest push in animation: “The real world and the animated world collide.” Not simply colliding in the slapstick tradition ...
Los Angeles Times

Animation Is Film Festival aims to expand the definition of an art form that’s not just for kids

Animated features earned their own Oscar category in 2001 and three have been nominated for best picture. But even those storied titles (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Up,” “Toy Story 3”) can fit into the ...
The Gazette

‘Batman: The Animated Series’ is finally in high definition, and there’s only one flaw

You can almost hear the symphonic blares of bat-brass the moment you get your hands on the 'Batman: The Animated Series” deluxe limited edition. The celebratory occasion? 'Batman: The Animated Series, ...
AV Club

Fox at the TCA winter press tour: Animation Domination High Definition brings cartoons to Saturday nights—and that’s as far as its gotten

A Television Critics Association press tour is typically a setting where networks introduce projects that have reached some state of completion. The pilot’s already been through a few cuts, its stars ...