EVEN BIGGER NEWS: Pixar announces 'The Incredibles 2' & 'Cars 3'!!!

There might not be a Pixar movie this year, but there are big things happening at the studio!  As if the new Peanuts trailer wasn't enough, today the announcement that fans have been waiting almost 10 years for: The Incredibles 2 is finally happening!!!!!  And a Cars 3, but I can live with that...because we're getting finally going to see the Incredibles again!!

BIG NEWS: The Peanuts teaser trailer has arrived!!

I suppose I should have seen this coming, considering Rio 2 is only a couple weeks away.  But I'm glad I didn't, because what a pleasant surprise!!!  A couple images and a trailer for this film, set to debut in November 2015, were released this morning.  So what did I think?

The Clone Wars, New Trailers, Pixar's "Party Central," and that Wascally Wabbit

Lots of little bits of news to talk about here!!  It's amazing how much stuff can pile up over a few days.  So let's get to it!

Returned, The Clone Wars have...

It's finally here!!  Honestly, it feels like Christmas!  After a whole year of waiting and speculating, Star Wars: The Clone Wars has returned!  But before we get to the Top 10 Things To Look Forward To In Season 6, here's a couple of other cool things I want to share to help celebrate The Clone Wars.

But beware, there are spoilers for episodes and plot points in past seasons.  So if you haven't seen the show, don't read this.  Please don't read this.  Trust me, you don't want to spoil this for yourself.  It's all on Netflix now (all 6 seasons), and the first month is totally free, so you all have no excuse!  Go watch the show, and then come back.  Here's the link: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/70155581

Only 3 More Days...

...until The Clone Wars, in all of its 6 season glory, hits Netflix!!  On Friday, fans will finally have the episodes we've been waiting for since last March.  It's been a long year, and I can't believe it's almost here!  To help quench our thirst, I've searched for all preview clips released and posted them below to drool over (and analyze; I won't just gush, I promise!).  Two of them were actually released to the internet last year, and three more were released this week!  But beware, one clip in particular does contain spoilers, so read at your own risk...

And the Oscar goes to...

And the results are in from 86th Academy Awards.  The ceremony was held last night with the usual pomp and splendor that one could expect from a party thrown for Hollywood's elite.  I mostly just see the Awards as an opportunity for Hollywood to pat themselves on the back and tell themselves how wonderful they are, despite the fact that the actors put far less hours into a film than the production crew does.  And of course, the fact that receiving these statues at all at times seems completely meaningless.

But I'll get to that in a moment.  Let's talk about animation!  So who were the big winners?

New Dragon Poster!

A few days ago, Dreamworks released the last main character poster for How To Train Your Dragon 2 onto their Tumblr In The Works.  The image features Snotlout and his Monstrous Nightmare named Hookfang!  The image description reads:

"A classic Viking through and through, Snotlout always carries himself with bravado. Hookfang is his partner - a stubborn Monstrous Nightmare that can light itself on fire. Five years later, this pair of warriors is closer than ever." 

This is where the fun begins...

Welcome to my blog!

When I was a kid, I tried keeping a diary a few times but could never keep up with it.  I didn't know what to talk about, since I always found the usual "here's what I did today" and "this is how I'm feeling today" type of entries to be so boring.  About this time last year, I finally hit upon the idea of blogging about animation because once I get started, I can't stop talking about animation!  It's the thing I love most.  I genuinely love everything about it, and this seems like a good outlet for me to share my thoughts with other animation fans.

So what will I be talking about?  Well, for starters, reviews.  Mostly movie reviews, but I do plan on reviewing animated television series as well as books.  There will also be the occasional rant.  There's some popular topics that I have some very strong opinions on and will be discussing sooner or later.  For example, I'm planning a rant in defense of the Disney Princesses.  And, of course, animation news!  I'll be blogging about news mostly on the major American Studios, and if I see something interesting, on foreign animation as well.  I'm also hoping to discuss some animation history from time to time and you can also expect Top 10 lists to pop up as well.

So to start off, this week I'll be talking about the upcoming Season 6 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the news that the entire Clone Wars show, all 6 seasons, will be coming to Netflix on March 7.  Starting next weekend, I'm going to kick off a "Countdown to Star Wars: Rebels" by reviewing every single Clone Wars episode before the new Star Wars animated series from Lucasfilm animation starts up in the fall.

And of course, Mr. Peabody & Sherman debuts next weekend as well!  So I'll be seeing that, and I'm hoping to dig up a little history on the classic Mr. Peabody & Sherman series, since it's something that I really know nothing about.

That's it for now!  Feel free to explore the other pages; There's a lot of cool links to look at and I've set up an animation calendar for the year with links to trailers and IMDB pages for your convenience.  Enjoy!