Animator and Film Director, Kelly Asbury, Dies at 60

In super sad news, animator and film director, Kelly Asbury, has passed away at the age of 60 due to cancer. Mr. Asbury (1960-2020) was most famous for directing/co-directing Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Uglydolls.

My condolences go out to his family and friends. He shall be missed!

WWTBAM-Animation Edition S6E4: Gummi Bears to the Rescue! w/Eli Sanza

Season 6 Episode 4 continues with former contestant and Expert, Eli Sanza, back on try his hand at the million! Does he make it this time? Watch to find out!

Entertainment Junkie Blog: https://ejunkieblog.com/

Eli’s Twitter: @ejunkie2014

The Movie Guy and Friends: https://andrewthemovieguy714.wordpress.com

My Thoughts: ONWARD (2020)

Onward was the first of two Pixar films set to debut in 2020 with the other being Soul. It was clear from the marketing that the emphasis was placed on Soul as the superior film as well as the higher grosser.

Onward grossed only $103 million at the box office against a $175-$200 million budget, but this has been attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic closing movie theaters. As a result, Onward was released to Disney+ early on March 20. What did I think of the film? Read on to find out!

Mild spoilers ahead!

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WWTBAM-Animation Edition S6E3: ‘Trolls World Tour’ is Just ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Done Badly! w/Wes Troop

We continue with Episode 3 of Season 6 with the Game Changer film reviewer himself, Wes Troop, returning to the show to try his hand at the million point question! Does he make it this time? Watch to find out!

The A-List Review: http://www.youtube.com/Wesida515

The HitchHiking Hosts Show: http://www.youtube.com/HitchHostsShow

Wes Troop’s Twitter and IG: @WesAlist

The Movie Guy and Friends: https://andrewthemovieguy714.wordpress.com

WWTBAM-Animation Edition S6E2: No PBS This Time! w/Stanford Clark

Episode 2 of Season 6 continues with the familiar face of film and animation blogger/fan, Stanford Clark returning in the hot seat! As the title suggests, he doesn’t get any PBS-related questions this time, so does that mean he makes it to the million? Watch to find out!

Movies Past and Present: https://moviespastandpresent.com

Stanford Clark’s Twitter: @StanfordClark

The Movie Guy and Friends: https://andrewthemovieguy714.wordpress.com

My Thoughts: FROZEN II (2019)

We all know that Frozen II was a cash cow. The story of Frozen was not begging to be continued via a sequel, but the successful box office and craze that it spawned pretty much made a sequel obligatory. With that in mind, does that make Frozen II bad? Here are my thoughts.

Mild spoilers ahead!

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WWTBAM-Animation Edition S6E1: Two Trivia Masterminds! w/Tommy T (The Dis Quiz)

Season 6 of WWTBAM-Animation Edition debuts and just like always, 10 contestants will try their hand at answering animation-related questions with the hopes of getting to the million-point question! Our first contestant is the The Dis Quiz host himself, Tommy T. How far does he go? Watch to find out!

The Dis Quiz YouTube Channel: The Dis Quiz

The Dis Quiz Social Media: @thedisquiz

The Movie Guy and Friends: https://andrewthemovieguy714.wordpress.com

‘WWTBAM-Animation Edition’ Season 6 Contestants Roster

It’s time again for one of my favorite things on this blog: a new season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire-Animation Edition! Season 6 is set to commence in a week or two, so keep an eye out for the forthcoming games!

The expert this season will be film blogger, animation lover, and Season 5 winner, Andrew Garrison, from the blog, The Movie Guy and Friends!

This season’s contestants are listed below alphabetically by first name:

  1. Ameer Matani (MovieMation)
  2. Ben Daniels (Pixel Perfect, @BenDaniels818)
  3. Cali (The Great Disney Movie Ride)
  4. Eli Sanza (Entertainment Junkie Blog@ejunkie2014)
  5. Jen (Up On the Shelf)
  6. Rachel Wagner (Rachel’s Reviews@rachel_reviews)
  7. Sean Nasuti (Rhode Island Movie Corner@Filmfan2013)
  8. Stanford Clark (Movies Past and Present@StanfordClark)
  9. Tommy T (The Dis Quiz, @thedisquiz)
  10. Wes Troop (The A-List Review@WesAlist)

Actor and Comedian, Jerry Stiller, Dies at 92

The actor and comedian, Jerry Stiller, has sadly passed away at the age of 92. Mr. Stiller (1927-2020) performed many roles including appearances on the sitcoms, Seinfeld and The King of Queens. He also was part of a comedy double act with his late wife, Anne Meara, and was the father of actor, Ben Stiller.

In terms of animation, Jerry Stiller provided the voices of Pretty Boy in Teacher’s Pet, Uncle Max in The Lion King 1 1/2,

General X in Foodfight!, and Harvey in Planes: Fire & Rescue.

He shall be missed!