Mark Kausler blogged about the Pre-Code Cartoon show I presented at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles last Tuesday. It was a smash hit and many people had to be turned away. The theatre has about 160 seats (not 100 as Mark notes) and, by popular demand, a second show was hastily arranged two hours after the first one. I guess running cartoons at the Silent Movie Theatre will be regular thing from now on. Thanks to everyone who attended (or tried to attend). Mark, who loaned me several film prints for the show, also has some photos from the evening, and a list of what we ran, on his blog.

Just because a drawn-character is translated into 3D, doesn’t mean it needs to look unappealing, ugly and clumsy. These vintage View-master reels of Hanna-Barbera characters posted by Bob Logan are a good example of how to translate 2D designs into appealing 3D forms.

(Thanks, Will)

A fun week of strips at Mike Peter’s Mother Goose and Grimm.

Lucky Brand Jeans is producing cool Oswald the Lucky Rabbit t-shirts for adult men and women. It’s only been 80 years in coming. Gray and grouchy for the men, pink and pissed-off for the ladies. Kids designs coming soon.

(Thanks, David Gerstein)

The fourth edition of The Animation Show opens tomorrow in Los Angeles (The Nuart), Boston (Kendall Square), Washington DC (E Street Cinema) and San Diego (Ken Cinema). But today we have two copies of The Animation Show Vol. 3 to give away.

The first two people who submit the correct answer via the comments link below will win the prize. CONTEST CLOSED! We have our winners!

What were the names of the two live action feature films directed by Mike Judge?

Don’t miss The Animation Show 4 coming soon to a theatre near you.

Good news: Popeye Vol. 3 goes on sale September 30th. Will contain all the rest of the black and white Popeye cartoons including all the wartime cartoons uncut, uncensored.

The awesome 2-D end credit sequence from Kung Fu Panda has been posted by Shine Studios in high quality Quicktime. Shine produced this section in collaboration with James Baxter Animation.

“Michael Riley, Shine’s creative director, composed images of traditional Chinese landscapes, calligraphy and 2D character animation set in a 3D landscape all choreographed to the classic Carl Douglas song “Kung Fu Fighting”; remixed by Cee-Lo Green, accompanied by Jack Black. Riley’s concept included reprising the film’s main characters in original cell animations by finding them hidden in a gigantic Chinese calligraphy character.

(Thanks, David Netherly)

Rabbit by Run Wrake, City Paradise by Gaelle Denis, Everything Will Be Okay by Don Hertzfeldt, Guide Dog and Shuteye Hotel by Bill Plympton, Game Over by Pes, Learn Self Defense by Chris Harding, ten other amazing shorts and a brand new intro by Beavis and Butt-head. The Animation Show Vol. 3 has just been released by Paramount Home Video, and it’s a must-have.

We have three copies to give away today. The first three people who submit the correct answer via the comments link below will win the prize. CONTEST CLOSED! We have our winners!

Joanna Quinn’s Dreams and Desires is part of Vol. 3. What toliet tissue product did Ms. Quinn do TV commercials for?

And don’t miss The Animation Show 4 coming soon to a theatre near you.