Advertising “The Girl Who Sees Movies Everywhere” by Rodrigo Leme by Jerry Beck Wednesday January 25, 2012 12:05 am About a month ago, I posted a stylish promo for Brazil’sTelecine movie channel. Here is a gorgeous second one (of 2); …
Classic The Early Work of Richard Williams: “Love Me, Love Me, Love Me” by Amid Amidi Tuesday January 24, 2012 5:25 pm I never noticed until a few nights ago that Richard Williams’srarely seen 1962 Love Me, Love Me, Love Me can be viewed …
Shorts The Oscars: Animated Short Nominees by brewmasters Tuesday January 24, 2012 6:10 am The nominees for BEST ANIMATED SHORT, announced today by TheAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienes, are: A Morning …
Events The Oscars: Animated Feature Nominees by brewmasters Tuesday January 24, 2012 5:43 am The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Nominatedfor BEST ANIMATED FEATURE were: A CAT IN PARIS – Jean-Loup …
Animators Get Well, Myron Waldman! by Jerry Beck Tuesday January 24, 2012 12:30 am Here’s a treat for Fleischer Studio aficionados. In 1935,animator Myron Waldman went to the hospital to have his appendix …
Business Bingham Ray (1954-2012) by Jerry Beck Monday January 23, 2012 6:00 pm Allow me to go off topic (or slightly off topic) for a moment to pay tribute to an old friend, Bingham Ray (he’s at left in …
Experimental “Matchstick” by Jeff Scher by Amid Amidi Monday January 23, 2012 1:55 pm Place some watercolors and crayons in the hands ofBrooklyn-based filmmaker/animator Jeff Scher and you’ll get this …
Ideas/Commentary Joe Murray’s Kaboing Goes Kaput by Amid Amidi Monday January 23, 2012 10:09 am Less than a year after its launch, Kaboing TV has come to avirtual standstill. Billed as “an alternative channel for …
Animators Classy 1930s Animators by Amid Amidi Monday January 23, 2012 1:26 am I stumbled upon this scan tonight and had to share. It’s a photo taken in 1936 by Ed Benedict at Walter Lantz Productions. …
Classic Restored Paramount “Noveltoons” on DVD by Jerry Beck Monday January 23, 2012 12:05 am Okay, here is an unabashed plug for a video project near anddear to my heart. Animation archeologist/film-restoration hero …
Animated Fragments Animated Fragments #16 by Amid Amidi Sunday January 22, 2012 4:16 pm FoxRetro X-Mas Spot by Váscolo (Argentina) Thor facial rigtest in Softimage by Stephen McNally (Ireland) Strip Tease …
Cartoon Culture A Plea to Save the Cartoon Animals From CG Remakes by Amid Amidi Sunday January 22, 2012 4:11 am Power Salad, a comedy duo comprised of Chris Mezzolesta andCraig Marks, created this awesomely geeky musical plea demanding …
Cartoon Culture Mickey Mouse Plate That Tries to Celebrate Drawing by Amid Amidi Sunday January 22, 2012 1:36 am Charles Kenny at the Animation Anomaly spotted these Mickey andMinnie Mouse plates at his local Target. They appear cool in …
Music Videos Music Video Roundup #4 by Jerry Beck Sunday January 22, 2012 12:05 am Stop Hurting by Gareth Axford for group Nova’sBasement. Set Loose Black Sail by Dave Brodsky Music …
Advertising Bert & Harry Piel by Jerry Beck Saturday January 21, 2012 1:00 pm Just for fun – and thanks to Chuck Howell, the Archivist atUniversity of Maryland’s Special Collections in Mass Media & …