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Apple TV+ Celebrates ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’s 50th Anniversary
Raise a spoonful of cranberry sauce and toast 50 years of perennial animated holiday classic A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving with its exclusive streaming home,...
Artists Pay Homage to Iconic ‘Peanuts’ creator Charles M. Schulz on his 100th Birthday
Throughout the years, animation professionals have been inspired by the work and legacy of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, who would have turned 100...
‘Holy Grail’ Original Peanuts Art Heads to Heritage Auction
At this late date one would think there’s little left to surprise about the work of Charles Schulz. His illustrated offspring have been ubiquitous...
‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Producer Lee Mendelson Dies Age 86
Multi-Emmy-winning producer, writer and director Lee Mendelson, who brought the iconic Peanuts gang to animation in the classic 1965 special A Charlie Brown Christmas,...
Old Favorites and Modern Classics Celebrate the Season on ABC
ABC will soon be celebrating the joy of the holiday season. In November, the network serves up a bounty of Thanksgiving-themed episodes and the...
Animation Block Party 2019 Program Revealed!
Brooklyn, New York’s annual Animation Block Party festival has posted its 2019 program, once again offering a signature blend of exciting new titles, carefully...
‘Peanuts 70th Anniversary Holiday Collection’ LE Blu-ray Announced
In celebration of the Peanuts comic strip’s big platinum anniversary, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is presenting fans with a gorgeous gift: A charmingly packaged...
Remastered Classics Return to Theaters for ‘Peanuts’ 50th Anniversary
CineLife Entertainment, the event cinema division of Spotlight Cinema Networks, has partnered with CBS Home Entertainment as the exclusive theatrical distributor throughout North America...
Mary Blair ‘It’s a Small World’ Piece Helps Heritage to Record $2M Auction
Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas has reported a big winning bid for the castle façade concept art for the “It’s a Small World” Disneyland...
Danish Animator Børge Ring Dies at 97
Beloved Danish animator, comic artist and musician Børge Ring has passed away at age 97. Best known for directing the Oscar-winning short Anna and...
Heritage Marks Mickey’s 90th with Blowout Animation Auction
It’s time for another of Heritage Auctions’ budget-busting Animation Art auctions! The next one, taking place December 8-9 in Beverly Hills, will join in...
‘Great Pumpkin,’ ‘Toy Story OF TERROR!’ Set for ABC Spooktacular
ABC television network is planning a seasonally spooky Halloween countdown with special programming including new themed episodes of live-action and unscripted favorites like Dancing...
Daily News Bytes: Meet ‘Marvel Rising’s Ghost-Spider, RTX Recap, FOX Fights for ‘Simpsons’ & More
Catch Bill Plympton's 'Revengeance' in LA & NYC
You have a chance to see the new feature from the King of Indie Animation in New...
Animator & Voice Actor Bud Luckey Dies Age 83
William "Bud" Luckey, a multitalented artist and performer who touched many facets of animation, has died at age 83. Among his many credits, Luckey...
Carl Barks “Family Portrait” Helps Heritage Animation Auction Clear $1.5M
A painting by one of the most famous Walt Disney Studios artists of all time helped Heritage Auctions' Dec. 9-10 Animation Art Auction in...
‘Charlie Brown’s All Stars’ Deluxe 50th Anniversary DVD Dated
This year marks the golden anniversary of beloved Peanuts television special Charlie Brown's All Stars, which was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards after...
‘Yellow Submarine’ Animation Director Robert Balser Dies
Robert Balser, best known for serving as animation director on The Beatles’ psychedelic Yellow Submarine, succumbed to respiratory failure and died on Monday, January...
World Animation Summit: Spotlight on ‘Peanuts’
This fall, Blue Sky Studios, the creators of the Ice Age films, Epic and Robots, will bring Charles Schulz's beloved Peanuts strip to 3D...
Disney, UPA Animator Willis Pyle Celebrates his 100th Birthday
Celebrated Disney and UPA animator Willis Pyle's 100th birthday will be celebrated with a special private event Sept. 3 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel...
Fox Family Teases CG ‘Peanuts’
The first teaser trailer and images for Fox Family Entertainment and Blue Sky Studio's CG animated take on Peanuts have been released, started an...
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