Shorts “Timber” by Adam Fisher by Amid Amidi Monday January 31, 2011 1:38 pm Adam Fisher, an animator at Laika, created Timber in his sparetime. It’s worth a chuckle, and finishes off with a nice
Advertising Rare Popeye spots – for Milk by Jerry Beck Sunday January 30, 2011 4:00 pm Dig the loopy, fun animation in this 1983 commercial for Milk.As far I know this never aired in the states — and it may …
Events SATURDAY: The Annie Awards by Jerry Beck Sunday January 30, 2011 12:05 am Tom Kenny, the voice of you-know-who SquarePants, is set to host this year’s 38th Annual Annie Awards, next Saturday, …
Feature Film First two minutes of “Rio” by Jerry Beck Saturday January 29, 2011 12:05 am Video: ‘Rio’ Exclusive: Film’s First Two Minutes (via /Film)
Events TUESDAY in LA: “Cartoon Noir” by Jerry Beck Friday January 28, 2011 1:00 am My next animation program for the Cinefamily is based on FilmNoir – so naturally we call it Cartoon Noir. Private eyes, …
Stop Motion The Last Puppetoon? by Jerry Beck Thursday January 27, 2011 7:00 pm When George Pal stopped producing his stop motion Puppetoonshort subjects in 1947, he kept his pioneering replacement …
3-D Walter Murch: Why 3-D Movies Don’t Work by Amid Amidi Thursday January 27, 2011 6:40 am There are plenty of reasons to dislike 3-D movies, like how they induce headaches and strain the eyes, make the imagery …
Disney Disney’s “The Unseen Enemy” by Jerry Beck Thursday January 27, 2011 3:00 am Our friend J.J. Sedelmaier sent us these scans (click thumbnails at left and below to enlarge) from a 1945 book, Movie Lot …
Music Videos “Heart of Glass” by Alon Chitayat by Amid Amidi Wednesday January 26, 2011 9:48 pm Alon Chitayat directed this cover of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass”performed by Berlin band Skin Diary. The video skillfully …
Disney The live-action “Up” from 1965 by Jerry Beck Wednesday January 26, 2011 12:00 pm I knew it seemed a little familiar… (Thank you, IvanGuerrero)
Business Disney Interactive Fires Nearly 30% of its Workforce by Amid Amidi Wednesday January 26, 2011 10:43 am Apparently, Epic Mickey wasn’t nearly as epic as it needed to be to save Disney’s gaming division. On Monday, Disney …
Bad Ideas The Chinese Government Is Afraid of Cartoons by Amid Amidi Wednesday January 26, 2011 8:29 am A Chinese animation company recently made the Webcartoon postedabove to celebrate Chinese new year. Now, as The Guardian …
CGI De Blob 2 Trailers by PRA by Amid Amidi Wednesday January 26, 2011 6:15 am The People’s Republic of Animation recently produced these slick vinyl toy-styled launch trailers ahead of the release of de …
Student “Tezcatlipoca” by Robin George by Jerry Beck Wednesday January 26, 2011 3:00 am Tezcatlipoca is a three minute animated short from 2009 by Robin George, inspired by the music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake …
CGI “Enthiran” Is A Crazy Live-Action/CGI Film from India by Amid Amidi Tuesday January 25, 2011 12:35 pm Check out this insane footage from the Tamil film Enthiran,which is the most expensive film ever made in India. Keep …