Christopher Inoa
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Yasuke: How the first Black samurai became Netflix's latest anime
Until Netflix premiered an original six-episode adventure fantasy series bearing Yasuke's name, the first Black samurai had been largely absent from animation, leaving the rest of the world unfamiliar with his story. → Read More
'Wands and wings, floaty crowny things': Looking back as Fairly OddParents turns 20
Butch Hartman needed a good idea, and In 15 or 20 minutes, he created Timmy Turner, Cosmo, and Wanda — the stars of his much beloved and award-winning hit series, The Fairly OddParents. → Read More
Netflix’s ‘Blood of Zeus’ Is ‘Star Wars’ for the Greek Gods
Created by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, Powerhouse Animation's new Netflix show feels more like the work of George Lucas than Greek myth. → Read More
What to Watch at the 2020 New York Film Festival
The 2020 New York Film Festival begins tomorrow September 17 and runs until October 11. Here's as guide to what to watch, in-person and virtually. → Read More
How Jackie Chan became an animated superstar 20 years ago with Jackie Chan Adventures
By the year 2000, Jackie Chan had seemingly done it all: starring in, writing, and directing multiple Hong Kong action classics, releasing a handful of multi-platinum albums, and accomplishing a long-term goal of crossing over to the United States thanks to his performance in 1998’s Rush Hour. So what was next for the superstar? Why, becoming a cartoon character, of course. → Read More
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp was a true Disney experiment
While its box office receipts and overlooked place in history would say otherwise, Treasure of the Lost Lamp stands as a significant film in the history of the world’s most famous animation studio. → Read More
Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Japan Sinks’ Is a Disaster Anime Holding Too Much Back
This 10-episode series that feels far too restrained to work. → Read More
How Gundam Wing Found Its Home on Toonami 20 Years Ago Today
Twenty years ago today, Toonami introduced U.S anime fans to the Gundam saga with Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. → Read More
New Anime Series Sarazanmai Is More Than Just Butt Jokes
When it comes to the work of anime director Kunihiko Ikuhara, you either connect with it or you don’t. → Read More
Battle Angel Alita's long road to the big screen began with Japanese upheaval and cyberpunk
Almost two decades ago, 20th Century Fox first bought the domain names "battleangelalita.com" and "battleangelalitamovie.com." It was a fittingly cyber start to the long-awaited Hollywood film adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's Gunnm — known in the west as Battle Angel Alita — as the classic manga is one of the most beloved titles to emerge from anime's cyberpunk golden years. → Read More
Where on Earth did Carmen Sandiego come from? How the original '90s cartoon got made
Last month, it became a whole lot easier to answer that age-old question, where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? Because, like seemingly everything these days, the scarlet-clad master thief is on Netflix, the star of a new animated series featuring Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez as the globe-trotter. But it's not Carmen Sandiego's first world tour, as geography-wise '90s kids certainly know. → Read More
What went wrong on the 1998 Lost in Space movie
Half a century since the final episode of its original series aired on CBS, the Lost in Space franchise is once again on TV, this time in a new 10-episode series reboot that premiered on Netflix on Friday. → Read More
The cast and creators look back on Beetlejuice the animated series
An in-depth look back on Beetlejuice the animated series on the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton's original film. → Read More
A definitive timeline of Wesley Snipes' attempts to make Black Panther
After starring in Blade II, Wesley Snipes was asked about what character he would still like to play. His answer: Marvel's Black Panther. → Read More
Jean-Claude Van Damme's long and painful road to a second comeback
Jean-Claude Van Damme made the jump to streaming television last month with the release of Jean Claude Van Johnson, a new six-episode series on Amazon. In this meta action-comedy with a splash of science fiction in the form of time-traveling doppelgangers (homages to Timecop and Double Team), the "Muscles From Brussels" plays a version of himself coming out of retirement to star in an action… → Read More
Can Hollywood Successfully Revive Blaxploitation Cinema For Modern Audiences?
And should it? → Read More
Large Scale Anime Fan Convention Comes to NYC’s Jacob Javits Center Next Weekend
If you happened to miss New York Comic Con this year, don't fret. Because this November, you will have a another chance to dress up as your favorite character. → Read More
NYC Filming Locations for USA Network’s “Mr. Robot”
10 NYC film locations featured in the USA Network cyber-drama "Mr. Robot." Locations include places among the Coney Island Boardwalk, Lower Manhattan and Queens → Read More
Watch a Time-Lapse Video of JR’s Newest Street Art Installation in Tribeca
Watch a one minute timelapse video of French street artist JR installing his newest public installation, “Ellis, Unframed,” in Tribeca at 100 Franklin Street. → Read More
A Plaque Dedicated to Jean-Michel Basquiat Unveiled Outside His Former NYC Home and Studio
A plaque dedicated to the memory of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was unveiled outside of his former home and studio in NYC on July 13 → Read More