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‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers’: To Live and Ride in L.A.

Karen Idelson - December 24, 2019

***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** Almost two decades have passed since the first The Fast and...

Features

‘Frozen II’: The Return of Elsa and Anna

Karen Idelson - November 4, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** The numbers don’t lie: $400 million in North America; $890 million...

Features

Feathered Frenzy: ‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Returns with a Cool Twist

Karen Idelson - July 16, 2019

Whether or not you were addicted to the original Angry Birds game developed by Rovio around 10 years ago, the success of the first...

Features

Meet the New Playthings of ‘Toy Story 4’

Karen Idelson - May 28, 2019

***This story originally appeared in the June/July ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 291)*** In the last three Toy Story films, audiences have followed Woody,...

Features

‘Wonder Park’: Paramount’s Colorful Animated Ride

Karen Idelson - March 14, 2019

***This article was written for the April ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)*** Paramount and Ilion’s new movie Wonder Park tells an emotional family...

Shorts

‘Changyou’s Journey’: A Son’s Animated Tribute

Karen Idelson - January 2, 2019

***This story originally appeared in the February 2019 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)*** Before he was even started middle school, Perry Chen began a...

North America

Po Bounces Back in ‘Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny’

Karen Idelson - November 16, 2018

***This story originally ran in the December ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 285)*** When Po, the beloved hero of the three Kung Fu Panda...

Festivals & Events

Breaking the Glass Frame Spotlights Women’s Achievements and Challenges

Karen Idelson - October 8, 2018

On the morning of Saturday, October 6, as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was being confirmed after facing sexual assault allegations in hearings that...

Digital Media

Felix & Paul VR Gets Up Close with Dogs and Puppets

Karen Idelson - July 4, 2018

***This story originally appeared in the June/July ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine *** Fans of virtual reality and animation discovered something special from Felix &...

Features

Domee Shi’s Pixar Short ‘Bao’ Satisfies Artistic Appetite

Karen Idelson - June 15, 2018

For so many of us, food is home. The type of food made by parents or caregivers becomes as much a part of who...

Features

The Incredibles 2: Bigger, Faster and Even More Incredible!

Karen Idelson - June 11, 2018

Brad Bird’s beloved family of superheroes are back in one of the year’s most highly anticipated animated features. As acclaimed director Brad Bird returned to...

Features

‘Sherlock Gnomes’: Not So Elementary, Dear Watson!

Karen Idelson - March 22, 2018

***This story originally appeared in the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 279)*** Sherlock Holmes is an infinitely complex, challenging and charismatic character. He’s...

The Stunning VFX of ‘The Shape of Water’

Karen Idelson - December 11, 2017

VFX Master Dennis Berardi discusses the stunning effects of Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water. There are few directors who've loved monsters, creatures and...

Features

‘Coco’: Under the Spell of Mexico

Karen Idelson - November 21, 2017

Pixar's Coco, Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina's music-filled valentine to Mexican culture, offers stunning colors, fantastic CG animation and a joyous appreciation of both...

Features

The Mane Event

Karen Idelson - October 15, 2017

The sparkling My Little Pony: The Movie gallops to theaters this month. My Little Pony has come a long since it was first introduced By...

Television

Titmouse Spreads Its Wings

Karen Idelson - October 15, 2017

With offices in Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver, indie studio Titmouse puts its special touch on a wide variety of popular toons. Behind the...

Television

Titmouse Spreads Its Wings

Karen Idelson - October 8, 2017

Behind the ivy-covered walls of a large contemporary building near West Hollywood, there's a statue of Big Foot and one of the most edgy...

Features

The Mane Event: My Little Pony: The Movie Gallops to Theaters

Karen Idelson - October 5, 2017

My Little Pony has come a long since it was first introduced by Hasbro as a colorful toyline in the early 1980s. After inspiring...

Digital Media

‘Big Mouth’: Hormonal Change Comedy

Karen Idelson - September 29, 2017

In the premiere episode of the new Netflix original animated series Big Mouth, from Titmouse animation studio, pubescent boys Nick and Andrew find themselves simultaneously...

Features

Behind the Scenes of ‘Despicable Me 3’

Karen Idelson - July 30, 2017

Illumination doubles the trouble by giving Carell’s reformed villain a brother and a 1980s-inspired antagonist for Despicable Me 3. Few franchises have enjoyed the kind...

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