Books “Flicks: How the Movies Began” by Arnold Schwartzman by Amid Amidi Monday November 29, 2010 12:57 pm Flicks: How the Movies Began is an interactive 12-page bookpublished by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in …
Comics “Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea” by Guy Delisle by Linda Simensky Monday November 29, 2010 11:31 am (Photo by Jason Garber) A guest book review by our friendLinda Simensky, PBS’s senior director of children’s …
Bad Ideas NSFW: Seven Dwarfs Pez Dispenser set by Jerry Beck Monday November 29, 2010 10:00 am Released mid-2010, in a “limited edition” of 250,000, was thisSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs Collector’s Pez Set. Must have …
TV Sex Sells: Best Bugs Bunny Show Promo – EVER! by Jerry Beck Monday November 29, 2010 7:00 am Australian model Sophie Lee had an acting career in TV andMotion Pictures, but began her on-screen career hosting a local …
Events Los Angeles Animation Festival starts Friday by Jerry Beck Monday November 29, 2010 6:00 am I’m happy to report that my friends at Cinefamily – along withfestival organizers, animation producer John Andrews and …
Music Videos “The Hunt” by Double Triple by Amid Amidi Monday November 29, 2010 12:32 am This visually striking video for WOOM’s “The Hunt,” looselyretelling the myth of Persephone, was animated entirely with …
Disney “Tangled” Disney’s Biggest Animated Opening EVER! by Amid Amidi Sunday November 28, 2010 5:30 pm Disney’s Tangled bulldozed its way past analysts’ expectationsearning a FINAL $48.9 million over the weekend, and boosting …
Advertising Calling All Furries: Orangina “Anytime” by Jerry Beck Sunday November 28, 2010 7:00 am Here’s something for the furries. A sequel to a 2007 Orangina ad campaign which apparently was quite a …
Tech Cartoons That Do More Than Entertain by Amid Amidi Sunday November 28, 2010 3:52 am David Bornstein wrote a fascinating profile in the NY Timesabout Julia Borbolla, a Mexican child psychologist who has …
Classic When ABC believed in Cartoons by Jerry Beck Sunday November 28, 2010 1:05 am Here’s a unique vintage promo for ABC’s Saturday morningprogramming that was aimed at adults. Shown in prime time during …
Comics The Sunday Funnies (11/28/10) by Jerry Beck Sunday November 28, 2010 12:05 am Medium Large by Francesco Marciuliano Mother Goose andGrimm by Mike Peters Rhymes With Orange (11/25) by Hillary …
Classic Rare Clips of Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan by Amid Amidi Saturday November 27, 2010 4:45 pm I enjoyed watching these all too brief clips of Mel Blanc andArthur Q. Bryan performing onscreen in their prime.
Cartoon Culture Who Is This Character? by Amid Amidi Saturday November 27, 2010 12:59 pm Filmmaker Fran Krause writes, “I found this guy in Syracuse over the holiday. Do you recognize him? It looks like it’s from …
Events The Future of Filmmaking Panel by Amid Amidi Saturday November 27, 2010 8:34 am The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences andwriter/director/producer Jerry Zucker present “Where Do We Go …
Advertising “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore” by Jerry Beck Friday November 26, 2010 2:30 pm Check out this exquisite promo for a William Joyce’s TheFantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore: I’m not …