Animators

Will Finn animates Gilbert Gottfried

by Jerry Beck   Thursday January 13, 2011   12:30 pm

I like Will Finn and I like Gilbert Gottfried. Thus, I love this
20-second NSFW clip Finn posted on Funny or Die:

TV

Bruce Timm’s “The Flaming C” Premieres

by Amid Amidi   Thursday January 13, 2011   5:51 am

That was fast. A month after Bruce Timm designed a superhero
version of talkshow host Conan O’Brien, they’ve made the …

Anime

Ghibli’s “Arrietty the Borrower” Headed to US

by Jerry Beck   Thursday January 13, 2011   12:05 am

Add another title to the list of animated features opening in
the US in 2011. According to

Feature Film

“The Illusionist” Gearing Up For Wider Release

by Amid Amidi   Wednesday January 12, 2011   8:26 am

This weekend, Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist opens in more
locations around southern California, as well as San Francisco …

Events

JANUARY 19 IN NYC: Lisa T Retrospective

by Amid Amidi   Wednesday January 12, 2011   2:16 am

On Wednesday, January 19th, check out “Crossing The Line:
Animation Show & Tell”, a retrospective of the works of …

Classic

Rare UPA Recordings by Mel Leven

by Jerry Beck   Wednesday January 12, 2011   12:05 am

Here’s another historical curiosity courtesy of animator Mike
Kazaleh. Songwriter Mel Leven (“Cruella de Vil” for 101 …

Cartoon Culture

Mobil Ads by Ward Kimball

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday January 11, 2011   3:28 pm

For nearly thirty years, animation legend Ward Kimball
contributed a cartoon page called “Asinine Alley” to the …

CGI

“Tous des Monstres” Will Keep You Awake Tonight

by Amid Amidi   Tuesday January 11, 2011   2:52 pm

Tous des Monstres (All of the Monsters) is a student film from
Supinfocom directed by Nicolas Deprez, Laurent Jaffier, Pierre …

Disney

Disney Pipes and Pops

by Jerry Beck   Tuesday January 11, 2011   11:15 am

Sorry for posting the awful image above – but it was all I could
find on a moments notice. I just found out about a …

3-D

Jeffrey Katzenberg Defends 3-D …Again

by Amid Amidi   Monday January 10, 2011   1:56 pm

Jeffrey Katzenberg talks about how he plans to sustain the 3-D
fad during this interview with The Wall Street Journal. He …

Advertising

“The Chase” by Smith and Foulkes

by Jerry Beck   Monday January 10, 2011   11:15 am

An incredible new Intel spot by animators Alan Smith and Adam
Foulkes (This Way Up) for U.K.’s Nexus Productions. You Tube …

Comics

“The Sunday Comics” by Stan Freberg

by Jerry Beck   Sunday January 9, 2011   11:00 pm

I received several personal emails today from friends who
wondered what happened to our weekly Sunday Funnies post. For …

Talkback

“Bob’s Burgers” talkback

by Jerry Beck   Sunday January 9, 2011   5:30 pm

Starting tonight on Fox, another try at an animated series to
compliment The Simpsons and the Seth MacFarlane empire. Created …

Business

Weekend Box Office Report

by Amid Amidi   Sunday January 9, 2011   11:24 am

No new animated films this week in the US. The quick fading Yogi
Bear dropped from fourth to eighth place with an FINAL $6.6 …

Classic

Rare Terrytoon Draft for “Indian Pudding”

by Jerry Beck   Sunday January 9, 2011   12:05 am

Here’s one for the historians. Colleagues like Hans Perk
have long celebrated and studied rare animators drafts (aka …