FELIX UPDATE

2004 is the 85th Anniversary of the creation of Felix The Cat, and Felix historian David Gerstein has been updating the data on his …

BRAD BIRD INTERVIEW

Brad Bird (THE INCREDIBLES) has been sitting for interviews everywhere – and all of them are worth reading. Here is one of the best: at …

OSWALD UPDATE

Brew reader Pietro Shakarian points out that Universal has been licensing the early Oswald Rabbit in Japan – as illustrated by this …

DISNEY OSWALD PLUSH

Now I know what I want for Christmas! These Japanese import Oswald Plush dolls!Who did Bandai license these from? Lantz? Disney? Or are …

NY Dispatch #2

The New York trip continues at breakneck pace. In fact, there’s so much left to do that I’ve extended my stay in NY for another week. …

REVIEWS DERAIL POLAR EXPRESS

Manohla Dargis, in reviewing THE POLAR EXPRESS in today’s NY TIMES, makes a few good points worth posting here:”The Polar Express” is a …

THE NEW MCBOING BOING

The latest issue of Animation Magazine has a blurb on the new Gerald McBoing Boing show being developed for Cartoon Network (U.S.) and …

SON OF THE MASK

Son of a b—-!A sequel to THE MASK. Here’s the trailer.

KEN MUNDIE’S THE DOOR

In June 1968, in the middle of Warner Bros. release slate of new Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies (those last-ditch entries, containing …

1600 BROADWAY

The site of the Fleischer Studio during it’s heyday of the 1930s is about to come down. An apartment building will probably take its …

DUCK AND COVER!

Winnie the Pooh meet Daffy the Commando!Agence Française de Presse posted this photo with the caption:Cartoon characters Winnie the …

NY Dispatch #1

This past week I’ve been hanging around New York City on a business trip of sorts, though admittedly, business in my case is fairly …

NEW MACY’S BALLOONS

Disney’s Chicken Littlegetting inflatedThere is nothing more American, and commercial, than the good ol’ Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. …

Incredibles Tech

My interest in animation and my day job as editor of PC WORLD and DIGITAL WORLD usually don’t intersect much. Here’s a nifty exception: …

Animator Blogging

One of the most exciting developments in the on-line animation world as of late is the emergence of animation artist blogs. These have …

Seonna Hong Show

BG painter Seonna Hong (MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT, TEACHER’S PET) gets some love from the NY TIMES for her solo show “Animus,” currently …

Yasser and Mel: Separated at Birth?

One is one of my least favorite world figures; the other is my favorite cartoon voice actor. It’s probably a sign I’m a nut, but as I was …

Watch a New Chuck Jones Cartoon for Free

If you want to see DAFFY DUCK FOR PRESIDENT, the new four-minute cartoon based on a 1997 Chuck Jones book, you could go out and blow a …

TCM’S CARTOON ALLEY

Turner Classic Movies will debut a new monthly half hour program tomorrow morning (Saturday 10/6 at 9:30am EST/ 6:30am PST), CARTOON …

PIXAR’S CARS

The trailer for Pixar’s final Disney release, CARS (Directed by John Lasseter) is online here.

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