U.S. poster for “The Illusionist”
Sony Pictures Classics has just released the U.S. one-sheet poster for Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist and we are pleased to be the …
Jerry Beck
Happy 97th Birthday, Don Lusk!
It’s always sad to say goodbye to our animation heroes and inspirations, so any opportunity to wish them well in their later years is …
The Sunday Funnies (10/31/01)
Medium Large (10/31) by Francesco Marciuliano; Tundra (10/29) by Chad Carpenter; Ink Pen (10/24) by Phil Dunlap; The New Yorker magazine …
“I Can’t Breathe” by Nick Criscuolo
Nick Criscuolo sent us his animated music video and is looking for feedback. As I am en route from Columbus to LA today, I thought I’d …
New Fleischer Studios website
The family of Max Fleischer has set up an attractive new website devoted to the characters and legacy of Fleischer Studios — or at least …
Los Angeles Animation Festival December 3rd – December 7th
PRESS RELEASE; The US premiere of the new Jan Å vankmajer feature, Pixar’s Teddy Newton, Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist and honoree …
Screenings We Like
On Thursday October 28th I’ll be doing a book signing (at 6pm) and screening (at 7pm) to celebrate The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons …
Topper Goes to Space by Benoît Daffis
French illustrator Benoît Daffis has made a short film that is both stylish and poignant, Topper Goes To Space:
Creature Combat IV: Animation
Created in a four day animation workshop at Germany’s Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Susanne Wohlfahrt and Marcus …
The Sunday Funnies (10/24/10)
This week Mutts (10/17) by Patrick McDonnell; Medium Large (10/20) by Marciuliano; Thatababy (10/23) by Paul Trap; and BC (10/17) by …
Alex Anderson 1920-2010
Alex Anderson, partner of Jay Ward and instrumental in the creation of Crusader Rabbit and the characters of Frostbite Falls, has passed …
Bert Klein’s “Candyman”
Animator Bert Klein and his wife, producer Jen Cardon Klein are hosting a free screening of their live action documentary, Candyman, …
MONDAY in LA: Cartoon Dump 2010 Halloween Show
On Monday I’ll be just back from Ottawa and hung over from a week of watching great animation. To get me back into the swing of things …
Illumination to Produce “Pluto” For Big Screen
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA October 20, 2010 — Tezuka Productions and Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment are partnering to bring …
California Animation Festivals
If you couldn’t join us in Ottawa this week, you might consider hanging out in San Francisco in mid-November. The San Francisco Film …
“The Wrong Block” by Sam Chou
Last year in Ottawa I met animator Sam Chou who is working on an independent animated film, The Wrong Block. His film is an animated, …
Animation Ads
John McElwee’s movie blog is always a must-read if you are a lover of classic movies. He’s done several vital posts about classic …
Columbia Classics
Following in the footsteps of Warner Home Video and Universal Pictures, Sony has started a new Columbia Classics archive program, making …
The Sunday Funnies (10/17/10)
Rhymes With Orange (10/14) by Hilary Price; Sally Forth (10/13) by Francesco Marciuliano and Craig MacIntosh, created by Greg Howard; and …
Will nothing STOP Robert Zemeckis?
Disney’s second animated release of 2011 (following Gnomeo and Juliet) will be the latest Robert Zemeckis/Imagemovers film, Mars Needs …
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