Feature Film Trailers you don’t need to see… by Jerry Beck Tuesday November 9, 2010 12:05 am … but we’ll show them to you anyway. First up, they’veremade Madagascar as a live action movie. No, not really, but …
Advertising “Pure Performance” Subaru commercial by Jerry Beck Monday November 8, 2010 4:00 pm The animation in this Canadian commercial for the 2010 SubaruWRX STI was powered by the car itself. Kevin Adams produced the …
DVD A Reason to Buy “Mater’s Tall Tales” by Amid Amidi Monday November 8, 2010 1:41 pm Scott Morse, a story artist at Pixar, shares a reason thataspiring artists may want to buy the new Disney DVD released …
Events LAAF – The 2nd Los Angeles Animation Festival by Jerry Beck Monday November 8, 2010 12:10 pm The 2nd Los Angeles Animation Festival will take place at theCinefamily / Silent Movie Theatre in Hollywood (at 611 N. …
Stop Motion The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams by Jerry Beck Monday November 8, 2010 12:05 am Rankin-Bass lives! Actually, this has nothing to do withRankin-Bass – but you can see the influence. Sinem Sakaoglu (The …
Comics The Sunday Funnies (11/7/10) by Jerry Beck Sunday November 7, 2010 9:30 am A weekly round-up of syndicated comic strips referencinganimation. This week The Flying McCoys (11/3) by Glenn and Gary …
Classic Epic Mickey’s lost and forgotten characters by Jerry Beck Sunday November 7, 2010 8:30 am Yet another intriguing viral going behind the scenes of WarrenSpector’s forthcoming video game Epic Mickey. This one …
Classic Cool “Scooby Doo” titles by Six Point Harness by Jerry Beck Sunday November 7, 2010 12:05 am I’m no fan of Scooby Doo, but if Warner Bros. ever decides to do a series or movie with character designs as cute and stylized …
Cartoon Culture Buy Mary and Lee Blair’s Home by Amid Amidi Saturday November 6, 2010 2:14 pm A little over a month we posted about Ward and Betty Kimball’shome being listed for sale. That home was purchased almost …
Animators An Appreciation of Alberto Mielgo’s Background Paintings by Amid Amidi Saturday November 6, 2010 12:49 am I try not to fall into the trap of choosing artisticfavorites–different works deserve appreciation for different …
Classic North Korean Anti-U.S. propaganda cartoon by Jerry Beck Saturday November 6, 2010 12:05 am Kids, learn your math and you too can defeat the imperialistUnited States of America! That seems to be the message behind …
Music Videos “Into the Cosmos” by Chopsy by Amid Amidi Friday November 5, 2010 5:00 pm Something for the vinyl heads: “Into the Cosmos” was directed by Chopsy (aka Darren Robbie). The short asks, “What happens to …
Talkback “Megamind” talkback by Jerry Beck Friday November 5, 2010 3:00 pm Megamind surprised me. I liked it. Not only a good spoof of thewhole Superman-Lex Luthor/Brainac mythos, but a good story …
Business Russians Love CG Cartoons, Especially DreamWorks by Amid Amidi Friday November 5, 2010 4:12 am Megamind opens in US theaters today, but the film alreadypremiered in Russia last week. The DreamWorks feature posted a …
Business “Phineas and Ferb” Still Insists It’s the Next Spongebob by Amid Amidi Friday November 5, 2010 3:02 am Remember the link we posted last June to a New York Timesarticle proclaiming the Disney Channel’s Phineas and Ferb as the …