"Mr. Bug goes to Town" (1941) on Turner Classic Movies on June 14

Great news fellow animation lovers,

Sunday June 14, 2015, a great underrated animated classic will be on Turner Classic Movies. This classic is "Mr. Bug Goes to Town", the Fleischer Brothers second and final animated feature film. Even though this movie is often times associated with the end of the studio (Though this has been argued as being for many reasons (most commonly lack of promotion and being released on the day pearl harbor was bombed).), it is actually a very well made film and a great last hurrah for the Fleischer Studio (Popeye, Betty Boop, Out of the Inkwell, etc.).

So tune into TCM on June 14th at 5:00pm Pacific Time or 8:00pm eastern for a great animated classic that has been unjustly forgotten.

-Michael J. Ruhland    

The Prophet

Hello fellow animation lovers. Do you wonder what Roger Allers (Director of the Lion King) has been up to lately?

Well a new animated movie will be premiering August 7th. This will be called the prophet and will be based off of Kahlil Gibran's book.

Although Roger Allers will be supervising director and directing all the bridging segments, this movie will have various directors and animation styles. Each poem from the book will have a different director and be animated in the style of their films. These directors include  Tomm Moore, Joan Gratz, Bill Plympton, Nina Paley, Joann Sfar, Paul and Gaetan Brizzi, Michal Socha and Mohammed Harib.

So be ready to enjoy this film when it comes, I will be.

-Michael J. Ruhland