“Soul” is the winner of the 2021 Academy Award for Animated Feature. Meanwhile, Oscars viewership hit record lows.
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Tag: animation
Easter and Passover in cartoons
A list of some Easter and Passover appearances in animation.
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“Doc McStuffins,” “Soul” among animation-related winners at 2021 NAACP Image Awards
A look at this year’s animation-related NAACP Image Awards winners, with “Soul” and “Doc McStuffins” having strong showings.
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“Soul” wins best animated feature and score at the 2021 Golden Globe Awards
This year’s Golden Globe Awards were held on Sunday. Below are the animation-related winners, and my thoughts. A full list of nominees and winners is
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Disney shutters Blue Sky Studios
Earlier this month, Disney announced that it’s shuttering Blue Sky Studios, the home of the “Ice Age” franchise. Founded in 1987, the studio gained success
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Cartoon review: “Jem and the Holograms”
Today’s post takes a look at the 1980s animated series “Jem and the Holograms.” The series centers around the adventures of a rock group called
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Martin Luther King in cartoons
I wrote about Dr. King’s appearances in animation and comics in the blog’s earliest days; however, that’s quite awhile ago at this point. Thus, I
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Cartoons that should’ve entered public domain in 2021 (but didn’t)
Top row: “Underdog” (DreamWorks Classics); “Daredevil” (vol. 1) #1 (April 1964), art by Jack Kirby (Marvel); “Jonny Quest” (Warner Bros.). Bottom row: “US Avengers” #1
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“Peanuts” Thanksgiving, Christmas specials to air on PBS?
The “Peanuts” holiday specials/Apple TV+ saga continues. As we saw last time: Apple obtained exclusive streaming rights to the classic “Peanuts” holiday specials, including the
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Recommended streaming services for cartoons (2020 edition)
A look at recommended streaming services for animation fans.
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