Live-action takes on nostalgic cartoons are few and far between these days, all too often beaten out by cheaper-to-make CGI animations. However, judging by the later-in-life success of director Brian ...

Hanna-Barbera is a giant in the field of animation, virtually dominating TV cartoons for three decades in the last century and — even after being absorbed by Warner Bros. Animation — continuing to ...

William Danby Hanna and Joseph Roland Barbera joined the MGM cartoon unit in 1937. Their partnership began in 1939 on “Puss Gets the Boot,” the cartoon that propelled Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse ...

It is 49 years since Joseph Barbera and William Hanna made their first cartoon for television, a cat and dog caper called The Ruff and Reddy Show, but their work is still being shown around the world.

Their toughest critics say they’ve cheapened animation with bland characters who are little more than bobbing heads and moving mouths. Yet it’s hard to find a child – or adult for that matter – who ...

Animator Joseph Barbera, half of the legendary duo of Hanna-Barbera has died. Barbera, 95, created a host of cartoon characters, from the Flintstones to the Jetsons and Tom and Jerry. After founding ...