Tag: Matt Groening
An Animated Conversation with Bill Plympton
In 1960, when Bill Plympton was 14, he mailed some cartoons he'd drawn to Disney in the hope of being hired. Not surprisingly, Disney...
‘Simpsons’ Co-Developer Sam Simon to Be Honored By WGA
The Writers Guild of America West will honor The Simpsons co-developer Sam Simon with its 2014 Valentine Davies Award in recognition of his humanitarian...
‘Simpsons’ & ‘Futurama’ Dominate WGA Nominations
The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio, promotional writing and graphic animation for...
‘The Simpsons’ Sam Simon to Receive WGA Award
Veteran television writer-producer Sam Simon, who co-developed Fox's long-running animated series The Simpsons and has been a writer, producer, and director on Taxi, Cheers,...
Fox Renews ‘The Simpsons’ for 26th Season
Fox announced late Friday that it has picked up The Simpsons for an historic 26th season. The announcement was made by Kevin Reilly, Chairman...
Del Toro’s ‘Simpsons’ Opening Is Creepiest Yet!
Each fall, fans of Matt Groening's The Simpsons look forward to the annual Treehouse of Horror Halloween special. But you don't have to wait...
Another Character to Bite the Dust on ‘The Simpsons’
It's been 14 years since Maud Flanders died on FOX's long-running series The Simpsons. Now, it looks like the show creators are planning to...
Craig Bartlett Offers Inspiring Keynote at Ottawa
If you were a kid in the '90s, then chances are Craig Bartlett's hugely popular Nickelodeon series Hey Arnold! played an important part in...
Books We Love – Issue #233
Directing for Animation: Everything You Didn't Learn in Art School
By Tony Bancroft
Imagine taking a one-on-one class with one of the best-liked and most talented...
‘Futurama’ Finale to Blast Off with Live-Stream Chat
Good news, everyone! The bitter pain of saying farewell to the space-faring weirdos of Comedy Central's Futurama will be eased by a big bang...
LEGO Plans a ‘Simpsons’ Line for 2014
As if you didn't know already, Matt Groening's long-running animated series The Simpsons will be entering its 25th Season next year. As part of...
‘Simpsons/Futurama’ Crossover Planned for 2014
On the heels of announcing a Family Guy/The Simpsons crossover at Comic-Con this past weekend, Matt Groening and Al Jean also revealed that the...
Academy Invites 276 New Artists, Execs to Membership
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 276 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves...
MacFarlane in the Doghouse on ‘Futurama’
Before we bid farewell and godspeed to the beloved space-faring misfits of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's Futurama, toon fans will get to...
Five Things You Have to Do at Annecy This Year
If you're one of the fortune people who will be attending this year's awesome Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market this month, you...
Check Out New ‘Futurama’ Final Season Clip
While we all steel our hearts and wait for the (second) final season of Matt Groening’s Futurama to blast off, Comedy Central offers a...
‘Futurama’ Makes Final Voyage, Again
This summer’s all-new season on Comedy Central will mark the (second) final chapter of Matt Groening’s sci-fi animated comedy, Futurama. The 13-episode run, which...
Maggie Simpson Short Crawls Back to Theaters
Maggie is back! Fox has brought back the Oscar-nominated short Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”, to select theaters this month to increase awareness of...
First Look: ‘Futurama’ Returns This Summer
Comedy Central has unveiled a sweet mash-up video of clips from the second half of Futurama season 7, set to begin airing this summer....
Animated People: Matt Groening & David Silverman
The Simpsons creator and long-time director/producer discuss crafting the property’s first theatrical short.
Last summer, family audiences settling down in theaters to enjoy Fox/Blue Sky’s...
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