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Now that they’ve done the universe, Mike Judges’ beloved layabouts return for their new series in the rebooted Beavis and Butt-head on Paramount+. Huh-huh… cool. Beavis and Butt-head Meanwhile on Netflix, check out Mark Andrews’ real-time animated action-comedy Super Giant Robot Brothers! from Reel FX and the new MAPPA shounen anime Kakegurui Twin.
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The unluckiest girl in the world stumbles upon a magical land of kismet and fate in Skydance Animation’s Apple Original Film Luck, out today. Luck
The heroes on a half shell are back for the 2D comedy adventure Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, on Netflix. If you’re in the L.A. area, don’t miss the three-day Masaaki Yuasa retrospective at American Cinematheque.
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SIGGRAPH kicks off in Vancouver, featuring the event’s first ever hybrid Electronic Theater offering. [s2022.siggraph.org] The new Will Vinton documentary Clay Dreams opens in his hometown of Portland, Ore. ahead of its nationwide rollout.
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Marvel’s new animated shorts series I Am Groot drops five episodes starring Vin Diesel and directed by Kristen Lepore on Disney+ today.
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Gohan and Piccolo face the return of the Red Ribbon Army in Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, presented by Crunchyroll in 2,300 theaters across the U.S. and Canada plus select IMAX screens.
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Masaaki Yuasa’s highly anticipated, historical rock opera Inu-Oh is ready to serenade fans in U.S. theaters thanks to GKIDS. On TV screens, Inu-Oh Dan Povenmire’s new toon Hamster & Gretel swoops in to save the day on Disney Channel. Brooklyn hosts the can’t-miss indie fest Animation Block Party this weekend. [animationblock.com]
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L.A.’s Secret Movie Club presents the first public screening of the documentary Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters at the iconic Million Dollar Theater, with the Hellboy creator live on stage.
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The inaugural Hiroshima Animation Season brings five days of film screenings, educational tracks and special celebrations to the Japanese port. [animation.hiroshimafest.org]
Lost Ollie
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Don’t miss Shannon Tindle and Peter Ramsey’s hybrid William Joyce event series adaptation Lost Ollie, exclusively on Netflix.
Little Demon
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Aubrey Plaza, Danny DeVito and his daughter Lucy DeVito star in FXX’s adult comedy Little Demon, premiering the night after Archer’s S13 debut.
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Animaze in Montreal caps the month’s nonstop animation festival rush, which also includes Turku Animated Film Festival (Finland, Aug. 24-28), Cape Town Int’l Animation Festival (South Africa, Aug. 24-26) and Animist Tallinn (Estonia, Aug. 17-20), to name a few. [aminazefestival.com | taff.fi | ctiaf.com | animistfestival.eu]
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