Stop Motion “Against the Grain” by Jonathan Chong by Jerry Beck Monday November 14, 2011 6:30 pm Who says they don’t use pencils to create animation anymore? Not Australian animator Jonathan “Dropbear” Chong, who just …
Books Saul Bass Bits by Amid Amidi Monday November 14, 2011 12:47 pm To celebrate the release of the new Saul Bass biography, Art ofthe Title created this nifty visual guide to some of Bass’s …
Business And the highest-grossing animated project of 2011 is… by Amid Amidi Monday November 14, 2011 1:56 am The year isn’t over yet, but barring a record-shattering grossby Tintin or Happy Feet 2, we already know what will become …
Shorts Shorts to Consider… by Jerry Beck Monday November 14, 2011 12:05 am The Academy is considering about 45 films for this years BestAnimated Short. We don’t have the list of what qualified, but …
Cartoon Culture “Toy Story” Collection by Bossini by Amid Amidi Sunday November 13, 2011 5:40 am Hong Kong fashion label Bossini has released a playful Toy Story collection. The Slinky Dog muffler looks especially fun. See …
Shorts “Rosa” by Jesus Orellana by Jerry Beck Sunday November 13, 2011 12:05 am For the past year Jesus Orellana’s epic sci-fi short Rosa hasbeen winning awards at festivals and attracting attention in …
TV “DC Nation” by Aardman by Jerry Beck Saturday November 12, 2011 8:30 pm Cartoon Network ran a preview of Warner Bros. Animation’s DCNation programming block last night during its debut of Bruce …
Music Videos Music Video Roundup #1 by brewmasters Friday November 11, 2011 1:52 pm Some days it seems that there are as many music videos as thereare songs. We receive far more video submissions than we can …
Shorts “Pythagasaurus” by Peter Peake by Jerry Beck Friday November 11, 2011 11:30 am While we await their CG Arthur Christmas and their clay-matedPirates feature, Aardman tempts us with this superbly crafted …
Classic Help me ID this cartoon for Christy Karacas by Jerry Beck Friday November 11, 2011 12:05 am Okay, I’m stumped. I get mail like this all the time and I tryto be helpful. But this one just sounds so strange, I want to …
Pixar LA TIMES: “Is Pixar’s Winning Streak Over?” by Jerry Beck Thursday November 10, 2011 12:30 pm Entertainment reporter Patrick Goldstein has some harsh wordsabout Pixar’s Oscar chances in today’s LA Times: “There’s …
Animators Mike Judge Interview in “Vice” by Amid Amidi Wednesday November 9, 2011 9:57 pm Mike Judge sits down for an interview in the latest issue ofVice. Judge talks openly about the whys and hows of the Beavis …
Bad Ideas Justin Bieber Inserted into a Rankin/Bass Cartoon by Amid Amidi Wednesday November 9, 2011 2:35 pm Have you ever wanted to see a CG model of babyfaced baby-makingsinger Justin Bieber clunkily composited into a cruddy …
Comics Bil Keane (1922-2011) by Jerry Beck Wednesday November 9, 2011 12:00 pm It’s taken a lot of knocks over the years, but the daily FamilyCircus panel was just as much a part of our lives as Charles …
Music Videos “Be With You” by Steve Stanchfield by Jerry Beck Tuesday November 8, 2011 7:00 pm Here is a much better re-use for old cartoons… SteveStanchfield’s entry in the Erasure Video Competition featuring …