Charles Kenny
Industry observer at The Animation Anomaly with a focus on the intersection of art and industry.
Producer of Space Base 8.
Admin of Socel.net and the #animation room on Matrix too!
Industry observer at The Animation Anomaly with a focus on the intersection of art and industry.
Producer of Space Base 8.
Admin of Socel.net and the #animation room on Matrix too!
Space Jam: A New Legacy review – garish and soulless sequel is a stinker
"Where the first Space Jam film pooled the popularity of Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes with the same cross-promotional congeniality as, say, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, the standalone sequel makes both LeBron and the Tune Squad’s celebrity subordinate to that of the almighty Intellectual Property"
‘Arthur’ Casting Director Reveals Why D.W. Read Has Only Ever Been Voiced by Young Boys
Every time I think Hollywood is finally out of both bad ideas and dead horses to flog, they prove me wrong in the most incredulous way. (This, by the way, will be the SECOND reboot for this show.)
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Hybrid ‘Fairly OddParents’ Reboot Headed to Paramount+
https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/hybrid-fairly-oddparents-reboot-headed-to-paramount/
Avatar The Last Airbender Will Eventually Be Exclusive To Paramount+
https://animesuperhero.com/avatar-the-last-airbender-will-eventually-be-exclusive-to-paramount/
This was quite an interesting read!
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Don Bluth’s “Xanadu”
I'm just going to delicately point out that the Star Wars prequels are twenty years old and they're still being talked about so...
Oooh, more new steelbook Studio Ghibli releases from Shout! Factory.
Look at the Bonus Features for From Up On Poppy Hill
● Exclusive Booklet
● Feature-Length Storyboards
● Behind The Microphone
● Interview With Goro Miyazaki
● 10 Years With Hayao Miyazaki Documentary Episode
● Speech And Press Conference From Hayao Miyazaki
● Yokohama Featurette
● Music Video
● Original Theatrical Trailers
This is a long but REALLY great read.
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'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' at 25: An Oral History of Disney's Darkest Animated Classic
https://www.slashfilm.com/hunchback-of-notre-dame-oral-history/
Cotton plantations and non-consensual kisses: how Disney became embroiled in the culture wars
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jun/16/how-disney-became-embroiled-in-the-culture-wars
"This is boring." -My 4-year old nephew on being shown Postman Pat for the first time.
He wanted to watch more after breakfast though :blobthinkingsmirk: 🎣