Animators

Manifestations

This is from Giles Timms, his second animated film, made at UCLA’s Department of Theater, Film and Television. The music is by Welsh …

Comics

Candorville by Darrin Bell

I’m not sure if today’s Candorville is a comment on the Wall Street bailout – or a critique on the excesses of animation industry …

Animators

Juanmanuel Urbina

It’s been a while since I’ve plugged an animator’s art blog — but Juanmanuel Urbina, an animation director in Colombia, has one that put …

Disney

The Milt Kahl event

Last night’s Milt Kahl tribute at the Motion Picture Academy was a huge (though a bit long) success – if you got into the theater. …

Events

Cartoon Dump Tonight!

In case you thought I forgot to plug this month’s performance of Cartoon Dump… you’re wrong! Here’s the plug! This month we will …

Anime

ANIME! High Art – Pop Culture

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in association with Deutsches Filmmuseum in Franfurt Germany, will be presenting an …

Classic

David Gerstein’s Blog

The blurry image above is a frame from the “lost” ending to the early Bugs Bunny cartoon Hare-um Scare-um. David Gerstein found the …

Disney

Pixar’s Partly Cloudy

Here’s a brief clip from the new Pixar short that will accompany Up in theatres: (via Fire Wire)

Classic

My Favorite “Hurt” Gag

It’s been acknowledged by the creators of The Simpsons that the blood-thirsty antics of Itchy and Scratchy were inspired less by Tom & …

Comics

Disney’s Earth

This is from Tom Brazelton, who posts a new movie-themed webcomic three times a week at Theatre Hopper.com (Thanks, Jerrett Zaroski)

Animators

Cordell Barker on Runaway

Winnipeg animator Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back, Strange Invaders) is back with a new film. Runaway will have its World Premiere at …

Classic

“Yip” Harburg at Fleischer

Did you know songwriter E.Y. “Yip” Harburg (lyricist of The Wizard of Oz, Gay Purr-ee and much else) wrote material for the Max Fleischer …

Music Videos

We Got Time

I love this. Using both praxinoscopes and a technique of matching up the frame rate of the spinning record to that of the camera, …

Business

Mighty Morphin’ Power Peddler

In case you haven’t been following news developments in the “real world”: Gawker is reporting that the “suspected Israeli operative” …

Books

Upcoming Disney Books

I got a peek at the latest Disney Book Group catalog, prepared for this week’s London Book Fair. There are plenty of things coming up …

Classic

Coyote catches Road Runner

Speaking of Chuck Jones, an anonymous Argentinian Youtube user called “Lafacukur” recently uploaded a video of an edited version of the …

Animators

George Pal in Hollywood

George Pal came to America in 1940 with a contract to make animated shorts for Paramount. His Madcap Models (later Puppetoons) were a …

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