Bad Ideas

NSFW: Seven Dwarfs Pez Dispenser set

Released mid-2010, in a “limited edition” of 250,000, was this Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Collector’s Pez Set. Must have seemed like …

Classic

When ABC believed in Cartoons

Here’s a unique vintage promo for ABC’s Saturday morning programming that was aimed at adults. Shown in prime time during summer 1973, …

Comics

The Sunday Funnies (11/28/10)

Medium Large by Francesco Marciuliano Mother Goose and Grimm by Mike Peters Rhymes With Orange (11/25) by Hillary …

Disney

Glen Keane tribute at The Egyptian

Jot this down on the calendar. The American Cinematheque has scheduled a tribute to Glen Keane for Saturday December 11th at 5pm, at the …

Advertising

GM: “We All Fall Down”

I was prepared to see Spongebob, Snoopy and various animated stars in today’s telecast of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, but was stunned …

Disney

Disney’s 50th

Disney considers Tangled its 50th animated feature (not counting The Reluctant Dragon, but including Dinosaur and The Three Caballeros, …

Disney

“Tangled” talkback

Now it’s your turn. I urge our readers to see Tangled, directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, this weekend and return here with your …

Stop Motion

Stop Mo “Community” clip

NBC’s Joe McHale/Chevy Chase sitcom Community is doing a holiday themed show in faux-Rankin-Bass style stop-motion. Here’s a 13-second …

Feature Film

“Mars Needs Moms” trailer

Simon Wells directs this Image Movers Digital (re: Zemeckis) production. Disney is releasing it in March. Mo-cap or Mo-crap? You …

Events

CTN Expo 2010 talkback

Here’s the man himself, Jean “Mobius” Giraud, drawing amidst the exhibit hall at the CTN Animation Expo in Burbank yesterday. I was there …

Shorts

“Gobbled” by Naz Ghodrati-Azadi

Naz Ghodrati-Azadi is a 2009 Graduate of Sheridan’s Bachelor program in Classical Animation. She’s since moved to Burbank and is …

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