‘John Lennon Sketchbook’ Makes Official Online Debut
A poignant peek into the mind of a Beatle whose talents extended past creating immortal music.
A poignant peek into the mind of a Beatle whose talents extended past creating immortal music.
What do long-lost sweatbox notes reveal about the creation of one of Disney’s finest films?
This supercut of Daffy Duck looniness is a masterclass in how to combine animation and audio to build a great cartoon personality.
Happy centennial birthday to Bill Peet (1915-2002) who was born in Grandview, Indiana exactly one hundred years ago today.
The story of Louis Zamperini, hero of Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken,” seems far removed from anything animation-related, but he did have a significant, and previously untold, connection to the animation world.
Today we’re thankful for many reasons, including classic animated shorts.
55 years ago today: “Rocky & His Friends” premiered.
If you’re looking for something cartoon-related to watch tonight, Turner Classic Movies is running an entire evening’s worth of animation.
“Who Framed Roger Rabbit” was one of the most seminal animated projects of the last thirty years, but few people are aware of the long gestation of the project.
A rare behind-the-scenes look at how they made a seminal animated TV series.
A little Cartoon Modern inspiration for a Monday morning: these Donald Duck and Alice in Wonderland production cel/master backgrounds …
DreamWorks Animation has bought the rights to the 95-year-old feline cartoon icon Felix the Cat. The studio acquired the character by paying an undisclosed sum to Don Oriolo, whose father Joe helped revive Felix in the 1950s and later assumed ownership of the character.
For a brief decade-long period in animation history, between the late-1960s and late-1970s, feature animation filmmakers cast aside their inhibitions and created films that aimed to titillate and shock audiences with the novelty of sexual cartoon imagery.
Imagine this: A mysterious, dashing German émigré shows up at the Disney Studio on the eve of World War II. He works there for a little …
In this visual essay, animation director Darrell van Citters traces the lineage of Jay Ward Productions’ most famous characters and explains the contributions of different animation artists.
There’s been a lot of buzz online this past week about a newly discovered Mickey Mouse short, but it’s not anything made by the Disney …
The clip above is an animation-related outtake from the new Mel Brooks documentary Make a Noise which debuted earlier this week on PBS. …
On Thursday, May 30, the Filmpodium Zurich in Switzerland will present a screening of nine Warner Bros. shorts directed by the legendary …
In 2005, Don Bluth and producing partner Gary Goldman donated their animation archives to Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). The …
After putting in a day’s work at the animation studio, Chuck Jones pursued another passion: dancing.