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CARTOONS AT THE
ACADEMY Part II

On Friday May 7th at 7:30pm, The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences will present a screening of all the animated & live …

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CARTOONS AT THE ACADEMY – PART 1

by Jerry Beck   Friday April 23, 2004   4:46 pm

During 2002 and 2003, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences ran a weekly series, every Monday night for 75 weeks, …

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Friday Linkage

by Amid Amidi   Friday April 23, 2004   9:10 am

A few interesting animation artist websites I’ve run across
recently… Ben Balistreri, who has done design work for Disney …

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WOODY WOODPECKER VOICE DIES

by Jerry Beck   Friday April 23, 2004   8:30 am

Harry Babbitt, who did the distinctive laugh of Woody Woodpecker
in the 1948 Kay Kyser hit record “The Woody Woodpecker …

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PAUL FREES

by Jerry Beck   Friday April 23, 2004   12:00 am

Here’s something we don’t see everyday: an article in Thursday’s
Orange County Register on Paul Frees. The piece mentions a …

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NEW BOOKS

by Jerry Beck   Thursday April 22, 2004   4:00 pm

I went to the Samuel French Bookshop today – still the best book
store in L.A. for the latest books on Cinema, TV and …

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THIS WEEKEND

by Jerry Beck   Thursday April 22, 2004   10:30 am

A reminder – if you are in Southern California this
weekend:Friday April 23rd at 7:30pm – Ray Harryhausen will be at …

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CAT ‘N’ MOUSE

by Jerry Beck   Thursday April 22, 2004   10:11 am

Here is an interesting piece of fiction from the current issue
of The New Yorker: CAT ‘N’ MOUSE by Steven Millhauser.

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SONY-MGM?

by Jerry Beck   Thursday April 22, 2004   9:31 am

It may fall through, by the AP is reporting that Sony is in
talks to buy MGM.What does that mean to us? Well it would …

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More SIMPSONS D’OH

by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 22, 2004   1:19 am

Mark Evanier offers more insightful thoughts about the contract
renegotiations of the voice actors on THE SIMPSONS. I think …

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ASIFA Blogging

by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 22, 2004   1:02 am

ASIFA-Hollywood has started two new blogs: one that keeps people
posted on the general activities of the organization and …

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Passion of the Walt

by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 22, 2004   12:36 am

BREW reader Gerit Vandenberg points out a rare small-press book
currently posted on eBay: Neal Seymour’s novel RE-ANIMATING …

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SIMPSONS D’OH

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 20, 2004   4:11 am

How do I feel about THE SIMPSONS voice actors asking for pay
raises from $125,000 per episode to $360,000 per episode (or …

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ANIMATION MASTERS

by Jerry Beck   Monday April 19, 2004   6:00 pm

Grim NatwickUb IwerksASIFA-Hollywood and Vintage Ink & Paint
have teamed to produce a series of collectible postcards and …

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MORE BAD NEWS FOR EISNER

by Jerry Beck   Monday April 19, 2004   5:35 pm

It’s official! Michael Eisner received a 72.5% no confidence
vote from Disney employee 401K plan participants. Save …