DVD Why Doesn’t Criterion Release Animation? by Amid Amidi Thursday February 24, 2011 1:39 pm How’s this for a startling fact: There aren’t all that manyanimated films in the immaculately curated Criterion …
Disney Why Kids Today Think Disney was a Jew-Hating, Hitler-Loving Racist by Amid Amidi Thursday February 24, 2011 4:50 am The “Walt Disney hated Jews and blacks” accusation is one of the most vile mistruths tossed around about the old man, yet a …
Advertising Hot, Sexy Eric Goldberg commercial by Jerry Beck Thursday February 24, 2011 3:00 am Long before The Princess and the Frog, the Genie andPochahontas, Eric Goldberg animated this smokin’ Limara body …
Animators “Spirit Quest Journey” by Ryan Mauskopf by Jerry Beck Thursday February 24, 2011 12:05 am Ryan Mauskopf (aka “Professor Soap”) is an illustrator, animator and musician living and working in New York City, currently …
Disney Early CG Experiments by John Lasseter and Glen Keane by Amid Amidi Wednesday February 23, 2011 3:54 pm Hans Perk recently posted scans from a 1983 edition of theDisney Newsreel, an in-house newsletter about happenings around …
Business Henry Selick Sets Up In The Mission by Amid Amidi Wednesday February 23, 2011 12:53 pm Henry Selick’s new animation studio, which we reported on acouple months ago, has set up shop in San Francisco’s hip …
Books “Organizing The Bookcase” by Sean and Lisa Ohlenkamp by Jerry Beck Wednesday February 23, 2011 11:00 am Designers Sean and Lisa Ohlenkamp decided to rearrange thebookcases: (Thanks, Travis Gentry)
Advertising “Sprite Boy” model sheet by Jerry Beck Wednesday February 23, 2011 1:00 am You never know where you’ll find animation history. TheCoca-Cola website has just posted this obscure model sheet of …
Shorts “Polygon” (Firing Range) by Anatoly Petrov by Jerry Beck Tuesday February 22, 2011 2:30 pm Here’s one I hadn’t seen before (Thanks, You Tube) and I thought I’d share. It’s a Russian anti-war fantasy fable by Anatoly …
Classic “Snuffy Smith” by Jim Tyer by Jerry Beck Tuesday February 22, 2011 12:05 am Someone just posted on You Tube several of the rarely seen 1963King Features Snuffy Smith cartoons that were animated by Jim …
Shorts “About Face” by Chris James by Amid Amidi Monday February 21, 2011 6:07 pm It still sends a tingle down my spine when I discover a piece of amazing animation that I didn’t know existed. That’s the …
Student Stan Winston’s Family Starts An On-Line School by Amid Amidi Monday February 21, 2011 3:34 pm Legendary visual effects artist Stan Winston has been dead for a few years now, but an on-line school bearing his name is …
TV The Simpsons “Angry Dad The Movie” by Jerry Beck Monday February 21, 2011 12:30 pm I don’t think we’ve ever done this before – post an entireepisode from a current TV series – but this episode of The …
CGI TONIGHT: Computer-Animated “Adventure Time” by Ke Jiang by Amid Amidi Monday February 21, 2011 5:17 am A new episode of Adventure Time airs tonight on Cartoon Network, and the show will feature a 5-1/2 minute long computer …
Animators “The Bubble Hub” by William Bradford by Jerry Beck Sunday February 20, 2011 2:30 pm Animator and character designer William Bradford in NorthVancouver, BC created this test piece for a pitch package “for …