First two minutes of “Rio”
Video: ‘Rio’ Exclusive: Film’s First Two Minutes (via /Film)
Jerry Beck
TUESDAY in LA: “Cartoon Noir”
My next animation program for the Cinefamily is based on Film Noir – so naturally we call it Cartoon Noir. Private eyes, plainclothes …
The Last Puppetoon?
When George Pal stopped producing his stop motion Puppetoon short subjects in 1947, he kept his pioneering replacement animation …
Disney’s “The Unseen Enemy”
Our friend J.J. Sedelmaier sent us these scans (click thumbnails at left and below to enlarge) from a 1945 book, Movie Lot To Beachhead, …
The live-action “Up” from 1965
I knew it seemed a little familiar… (Thank you, Ivan Guerrero)
“Tezcatlipoca” by Robin George
Tezcatlipoca is a three minute animated short from 2009 by Robin George, inspired by the music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and the Aztec …
Oscar Nominations
The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Nominated for BEST ANIMATED FEATURE were: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – Dean …
Best Flintstones Animation. Ever!
Forget Carlo Vinci and George Nicholas. This 1986 Japanese Flintstones anime promo featuring teenage Pebbles and Bamm Bamm is an absolute …
Animation Guild Interviews
Steve Hulett of The Animation Guild has started posting a wonderful series of audio interviews with the current “old guard” of Hollywood …
“UP” cake
We haven’t featured a post about cartoon cake in several months, so this is long overdue. Submitted for you approval, this clever “Up …
MONDAY in LA: “Cartoon Dump”
The first Cartoon Dump of 2011 is Monday (1/24) at 8pm at the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood. My long running show is kicking off the …
Oscar Nominated Short Films 2011 get theatrical release
SHORTS INTERNATIONAL & MAGNOLIA PICTURES TO RELEASE THE OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2011 IN THEATRES FROM FEBRUARY 11 …
“Totally Tooned In”
Here’s some news I’ve literally waited ten years to report. Sony’s syndicated classic-cartoon show Totally Tooned In is now being shown …
“Lose This Child” by Yuval & Merav Nathan
A new stop-motion video from Yuval & Merav Nathan, directors of the fantastic Her Morning Elegance. Lose This Child (for Israeli …
T-Shirt Day
Too many cool t-shirts have come my way recently, here’s a few worth noting: Photographer Vincent Gonzales has a very small line …
“A Shot In The Dark” (1964) trailer
TCM also ran this trailer last night which I don’t think I’ve ever seen before. (If I have I’m getting old and have completely blocked …
Bob Hope explains the Oscar rule
I’m presently immersed in TCM’s marathon of early Hal Roach talkie shorts. Last night, during in an episode of Roach’s Screen Director …
Another POOH poster
Not to overdo our coverage of Disney’s forthcoming Winnie The Pooh, but this new international teaser poster is a delight – and a big …
“Hezarfen” by Tolga Ari, Romain Blanchet, Chung-Yu Huang & Rémy Hurlin
Four recent graduates (Tolga Ari, Romain Blanchet, Chung-Yu Huang, Rémy Hurlinfrom) of Supinfocom Arles share their final project with …
Downey Jr. voicing “Mr. Peabody” for Dreamworks
From the writers of the recent Yogi Bear movie (Jeffrey Ventimilia and Joshua Sternin), the director of Stuart Little and The Lion King …
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