Animators Telluride Film Festival Poster by Ralph Eggleston by Amid Amidi Tuesday June 1, 2010 8:52 am The talented Ralph Eggleston designed this year’s poster for the Telluride Film Festival. As far as I know, the only other …
Books TONIGHT in LA: 100 Greatest Looney Tunes by Jerry Beck Tuesday June 1, 2010 12:05 am Come celebrate the publication of my latest book tonight at theSilent Movie Theatre on Fairfax Ave. We are having a …
Pixar Day and Night clip by Jerry Beck Monday May 31, 2010 11:00 am Here’s a 15 second clip from Teddy Newton’s Pixar short Day andNight which will be released with Toy Story 3 on June 18th. …
Feature Film Race by Jerry Beck Monday May 31, 2010 10:30 am Always on the outlook for animated features, good or bad, topost about – I came across this flick which was independently …
Student Sign Up for the John K. School of Animation by Amid Amidi Sunday May 30, 2010 4:48 pm Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi is starting an animationclass in the LA area. The six-week course will include two …
Cartoon Culture Penelope’s Pitstop Sexual Health Clinic by Amid Amidi Sunday May 30, 2010 2:15 pm After you visit Popeye’s sex shop in Tokyo, you might considerchecking into Penelope’s Pitstop Sexual Health Clinic in …
Comics The Sunday Funnies (5/30/10) by Jerry Beck Sunday May 30, 2010 10:00 am Our weekly survey of selected comic strips that referenceanimated characters. This week: Zippy (5/28) by Bill Griffith; …
Cartoon Culture SpongeBob vs. BP by Amid Amidi Sunday May 30, 2010 8:51 am There’s no question who would win a contest between SpongeBoband an evil oil company… The artwork is by Mike …
Cartoon Culture Tokyo Pop-eye: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell by Jerry Beck Sunday May 30, 2010 12:05 am Blow me down! On second thought, let me rephrase that. Firsta Preston Blair piggy sex toy, and now this: A “Popeye” porn …
Advertising Get Him to the Greek Commercial by Amid Amidi Saturday May 29, 2010 6:51 pm Get Him to the Greek is a live-action film that will be released in a few days. I don’t know anything about the film, but …
Cartoon Culture The Raymond Scott Doll by Jerry Beck Saturday May 29, 2010 6:30 pm Need a powerhouse gift for the cartoon lover in your life? Lookno further than this completely authorized (by the Raymond …
Cartoon Culture Gary Coleman, RIP by Amid Amidi Friday May 28, 2010 3:53 pm Sad news to end a Friday: Gary Coleman, who was so popular atone time that he had his own animated series, has died.
Advertising McDonald’s Spot by Guilherme Marcondes by Amid Amidi Friday May 28, 2010 1:07 pm It’s hard to make a bad commercial when you’ve got GuilhermeMarcondes (Tyger) directing and Peter de Sève (Ice Age) …
Animators Ray Lei by Amid Amidi Friday May 28, 2010 12:40 pm Above is a profile of Ray Lei, a Beijing-based graduate ofTsinghua University, Academy of Arts & Design. I was first …
Cartoon Culture Sickest. Preston-Blair-Swipe. Ever! by Jerry Beck Friday May 28, 2010 8:30 am We’ve posted so many examples of Preston Blair art swipes in the past, the novelty has long worn off. We’ve pretty much …