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DISNEY’S LAST DUD?

Financial website Motley Fool has posted this editorial by Rick
Aristotle Munarriz, which asks “Remember when Disney’s golden …

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The Next Big Thing…

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 6, 2004   5:59 am

MUCHA LUCHA! creators Eddie Mort and Lili Chin have figured out
what the next big trend in animation will be: Christian …

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The Death Of Hand-Drawn Animation (Again)

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 6, 2004   5:42 am

SaveDisney.com has posted a fine new editorial by animator
Merlin Jones (a pseudonym obviously) who writes about how this …

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ASTRO BOY MONEY

by Jerry Beck   Tuesday April 6, 2004   12:03 am

You’ve heard of Disney Dollars?In Japan, it’s Astro
Bucks!Tokyo’s Takadanobaba district will start using Astro Boy …

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VITAPHONE FILMS

by Jerry Beck   Monday April 5, 2004   2:28 pm

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At least he’s still pink

by Amid Amidi   Monday April 5, 2004   1:05 pm

MGM apparently decided that the best way to celebrate Pink
Panther’s 40th anniversary was to hire pop illustrator Shag to …

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The Making of Fritz the Cat

by Amid Amidi   Monday April 5, 2004   12:21 am

Mike Barrier has posted the first part of a very long 1972
article about Ralph Bakshi and the production of his first …

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EBAY FIND

by Jerry Beck   Sunday April 4, 2004   10:57 pm

I’m not sure this is worth $60, but it sure is cool. A 1952
letter from MGM Cartoon producer Fred Quimby, on nifty MGM Tom & …

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TODAY’S ANIMATED FEATURES

by Jerry Beck   Friday April 2, 2004   5:45 am

It’s a big day in Los Angeles, as two oddball 2-D animated
features open in local area theatres.HOME ON THE RANGE is …

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BREW RADIO

by Jerry Beck   Thursday April 1, 2004   11:12 am

Brewmmaster Jerry Beck will appear Friday morning on The
Connection, a live, daily call-in show that airs on NPR stations …

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A Cartoon Brew-sclusive

by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 1, 2004   12:27 am

APRIL FOOLS!A reliable source from deep within the bowels of the
Mouse informs the Brew that Disney is developing a new …

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Take A Long Lunch Tomorrow

by Amid Amidi   Wednesday March 31, 2004   10:24 pm

Tomorrow’s April 1 and that could only mean one thing: the
annual Animation Nation meeting in Los Angeles. This year is the …

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POLLY AND HER PALS

by Amid Amidi   Wednesday March 31, 2004   10:14 pm

Here’s a terrific on-line collection of Cliff Sterrett’s classic
comic strip POLLY AND HER PALS. Sterrett’s work is what …

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JOHN CANEMAKER & MARY BLAIR in San Francisco

by Jerry Beck   Wednesday March 31, 2004   3:08 pm

On Friday, June 25, John Canemaker brings “The Art and Flair of
Mary Blair” to the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley.The …

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Italians offended by SHARK TALE

by Jerry Beck   Wednesday March 31, 2004   2:58 pm

Big news story of the day:John Mancini has a beef with some
cartoon fish. Mancini is the founder of the Italic Institute of …