Brian Robbins’s Big Shot Pictures takes a stake in the 68-year-old franchise, with plans for short-form content and a new ...

News that the three musical chipmunk brothers will be returning to theaters hasn't been met with excitement from everyone.

Can’t say I have vivid childhood memories of Ross Bagdasarian Sr.’s “The Alvin Show.” But what I do vaguely recall is pleasant enough, as long as those helium chipmunk harmonies were limited to one ...

Six decades is a long time in the life of a chipmunk. Alvin and his brothers started life as disembodied voices on a novelty record in 1958, and first appeared in animated form in the 1961 primetime ...

They’ve earned Emmys, Grammys, platinum albums, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But can Alvin and the Chipmunks now net their biggest prize yet: a $300 million paycheck? The franchise is ...

Ross Bagdasarian Jr., son of the characters' creator, discusses the Christmas tune's rich legacy. (Spoiler: the track's revenue can buy Alvin a lot of hula hoops.) By Steve Knopper Exactly 65 years ...

The cartoon band isn’t a new concept. It dates back to at least the late 1950s, when Fresno’s Ross Bagdasarian Sr. — better known by the stage name David Seville — created the furry troubadours Alvin ...