Perhaps one of animation’s most notorious villains, John Lithgow voiced Shrek‘s Lord Farquaad, the tyrannical and self-absorbed ruler of Duloc. Lord Farquaad is one the film’s main antagonists. He’s ...

A historian of the form has unearthed works by Bessie Mae Kelley that rank as the earliest-known hand-drawn animated films directed by a woman. Bessie Mae Kelley, an early animator and director.Credit ...

“Toy Story,” the first computer animated feature film, began production at Pixar Animation Studios on Jan. 19, 1993. Screengrab from Instagram Now a beloved family film with an entire catalog of ...

Batman: The Animated Series , Bugs Bunny, Hanna-Barbera, and Pinocchio are all part of a Propstore auction showcasing the art of hand-drawn animation. Reading time 1 minute Looking for some ...

Part 1. Origins of animation -- Chapter 1. Setting the scene for animation. Early innovations in simulating movement ; The printing press and comic strips ; The impact of photography on studies of ...

According to Cinema Society on Facebook, Joseph Barbera (March 24, 1911-December 18, 2016) developed an early interest in drawing and storytelling, which led him into the field of animation. Barbera ...

With Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim hitting theaters, Nerdist’s Kyle Anderson is taking a trip to Middle Earth to look back at the bizarre history of Tolkien in animation. Read more about Lord ...

Don Bluth first found his “laughing place” — a term he uses to refer to an intangible mental refuge from the drudgery of existence — in the films of his lifelong hero, Walt Disney. Today an animation ...