Animators Happy 90th Birthday, Bob Godfrey by Amid Amidi Friday May 27, 2011 11:37 am Here’s a toast to British animation legend Bob Godfrey who turns ninety years old today. Read a tribute to Bob on the …
Comics “Frog Raccoon Strawberry” Takes on Grumpy Cartoon Historians by Amid Amidi Friday May 27, 2011 11:26 am In today’s edition of Kyle Carrozza and John Berry’s FrogRaccoon Strawberry, January and Strawberry attend a cartoon …
Pixar First Look: A Still from Pixar’s “Brave” by Jerry Beck Friday May 27, 2011 9:00 am Cinema Blend found this first frame from Pixar’s 2012 release,Brave. This one image excites me more than any footage I’ve …
Bad Ideas Thai “Beauty & the Beast” by Jerry Beck Friday May 27, 2011 1:00 am The funniest thing I’ve seen in weeks: this Thai CG knock-off of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – though it should be more …
Events “Jazz In Animation” at Sacramento’s Crocker Art Museum by Jerry Beck Friday May 27, 2011 12:05 am How are you spending your holiday weekend? Me, I’ll be screening a program of Jazz Cartoons at the Crocker Art Museum in …
Pixar Brenda Chapman Speaks About Role of Women in Animation by Amid Amidi Thursday May 26, 2011 4:08 pm This LA Times article about the changing role of women inanimation offers the first quote I’ve seen from Brenda Chapman …
Talkback “Kung Fu Panda 2″ talkback by Jerry Beck Thursday May 26, 2011 6:30 am Betsy Sharkey in The Los Angeles Times says: “This is the firstmovie in a long time that you won’t mind paying for the …
Cartoon Culture A Collection of Disney Tattoos by Amid Amidi Thursday May 26, 2011 4:56 am Please look at these closely before deciding it’s a good idea to get a Disney image permanently stained onto your …
Advertising “Chaplin” By Seagulls Fly by Jerry Beck Thursday May 26, 2011 12:05 am Don’t litter, talk or smoke at the movies… that’s the messagebeautifully communicated in this Chaplin trailer (created in …
Feature Film Last Look: “The Smurfs” trailer by Jerry Beck Wednesday May 25, 2011 3:30 pm Okay… it looks sorta funny to me. Neil Patrick Harris is good, and it seemingly doesn’t take itself too seriously. That’s …
Titles Richard Williams “Silent Stars” logo by Jerry Beck Wednesday May 25, 2011 10:00 am Animation legend Richard Williams animated a 30-second signalfilm for last year’s Pordenone Silent Film Festival, and now …
Feature Film Brew Flashback: “The Man Called Flintstone” (1966) by Jerry Beck Wednesday May 25, 2011 12:30 am Not The Flinstones finest hour (or more precisely, an hour andtwenty-seven minutes), but I thought we’d take a moment to …
Student “Slimtime” from Supinfocom Arles by Jerry Beck Tuesday May 24, 2011 12:05 am With style to spare, Slimtime, a 2010 graduation film by fourstudents at Supinfocom Arles, the CG animation school based in …
Disney First Look: “The Muppets” teaser by Jerry Beck Monday May 23, 2011 3:30 pm This year Disney is releasing a sequel to Pixar’s Cars andreviving Winnie The Pooh. They are also rebooting The Muppets …