The 10 top-grossing animated films starring minority characters
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” opens in December. The main Spider-character billed is Miles Morales, the biracial teen who’s become a popular Marvel superhero. Given it’s …
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DC Universe streaming service shows announced; DreamWorks makes deal with Hulu
Last week saw a few big announcements in the streaming landscape. DC Universe to launch as streaming service Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment plan to …
The top 10 grossing animated films of 2016
2016 was a very successful year for animated films. Pixar’s “Finding Dory” did extremely well, unlike 2015’s “The Good Dinosaur.” Illumination’s pair of films (“The …
Comcast to buy DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion
As of Thursday morning, it’s been made official: Comcast will buy DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. This will be a very big deal for both …
DreamWorks creating “Home” TV series for Netflix
DreamWorks has made a large volume of material exclusively for Netflix, from “Turbo FAST” to “The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show.” However, the quality of …
Minorities in cartoons: “The Prince of Egypt”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is the 1998 DreamWorks animated film “The Prince of Egypt.” Background The film is an adaption of the Old …
Minorities in cartoons: Tip
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Tip (full name: Gratuity Tucci), a character from the 2015 DreamWorks film “Home.” Background “Home” is about a …
Mr. Peabody and Sherman are getting their own Netflix series
“Variety” reports that Netflix’s next major animated series will be a spinoff of “Mr. Peabody and Sherman,” the genius dog and his adopted boy from …
Movie review: “Home”
My review of the 2015 DreamWorks movie “Home,” with voice acting by Rihanna and Jim Parsons.
Minorities in cartoons: “Turbo”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Turbo,” a DreamWorks movie released in 2013. Background The film’s plot is about a snail named Turbo (voiced …
