Tom’s film collection
Film collector Tom Stathes is quickly becoming the expert and archivist of cinema’s silent cartoon history. Check out his website and …
Jerry Beck
The Illusionist trailer
The intertitles are in Russian, but we have to post it: the first full trailer for Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist. (Thanks, …
Stu’s Show: Freberg this week, Beck next week
This week on Stu’s Show, the one and only Stan Freberg will be live and in-studio, along with comedy writer/producer Mark Evanier, who …
1960 Cartoon predicts Skype and Roomba
Silly Science (released May 1960). Director Seymour Kneitel. Animation: I. Klein, Irving Dressler. Story: Carl Meyer, Jack Mercer. …
“Undone” by Hayley Morris
Hayley Morris is a director and animator at Curious Pictures in NYC. Her short stop-motion animation Undone won best animated short at …
The Sunday Funnies (3/14/10)
This week: Crankshaft (3/9/10) by Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers; Wulffmorganthaler (3/13/10) by Martin Mostrom Nielson; The Argyle Sweater …
A Tribute to Joe Ranft
Today, Joe Ranft would have been fifty years old. Disney director John Musker created this storyboard tribute to the late Pixar and …
HEAVY METAL 3D by David Fincher, Zack Snyder, James Cameron et al.
Filmmaker David Fincher (Fight Club, Se7en, Benjamin Button, etc.), who began his career working for Lucasfilm in special effects (Return …
Disney ends deal with Zemeckis and his Mo-Cap
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Disney has ended its deal with Robert Zemeckis’ mo-cap factory, Image Movers. Disney is closing …
Maybe by Sam Chou
Maybe is a sweet little, 2-minute, “Eco-piece” by Sam Chou of Toronto’s Style5 animation boutique. Chou says the work was inspired by a …
‘Adventure Time’ sneak peek TONIGHT!
Sorry for the last minute notice, but our friend Joseph Games (Chogrin) says a full-length preview episode of Adventure Time will air …
Alice in Wonderland artists at Nucleus
The artists behind Tim Burton’s new Alice In Wonderland film will make a one-time appearance for a panel, Q&A and book signing this …
Look
Check out this video for musician Sébastien Tellier, directed by French artists Petra Mrzyk & Jean-François Moriceau: …
Tom & Jerry Prawn Crackers
Direct from District 9: Amid brought me a gift from his recent trip to Singapore – a package of these Tom & Jerry Prawn Crackers. …
Craig Yoe’s Milt Gross Comic Books and Life Story
How do I love thee, let me count the ways: this isn’t so much a book review, but a book RAVE. Craig Yoe’s massive new tome reprinting the …
1940 textbook predicts animated Penguins
I had a wonderful time in the City of Orange yesterday, guest speaking at Bill Kroyer’s class at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. …
LAT: Disney Restyles Rapunzel to Appeal to Boys
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the title Tangled isn’t the only thing being changed about Disney’s production of Rapunzel – it’s …
Oscar Acceptance Speech
Quick, watch the first five minutes of this before the Academy removes it from You Tube Oops, too late. Watch the clip …
Oscar Talkback
The Oscar winners were announced tonight. UP won two Academy Awards: It won for BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM and Michael Giacchino won …
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