Disney Academy tribute to Milt Kahl by Jerry Beck Thursday March 26, 2009 9:30 am The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is celebratingthe centential of Disney master animator Milt Kahl, “The …
Books The Art of Pixar Short Films: Contest, Interview & Reviews by Amid Amidi Thursday March 26, 2009 6:20 am UPDATE: Thanks to everybody who entered! Here are thewinners: Maya Shavzin (who commented on this post) Brad …
Shorts The Lost Tribes of New York City by Amid Amidi Thursday March 26, 2009 3:39 am Filmmakers Andy and Carolyn London (A Letter to Colleen)interviewed people around New York City and transposed their …
TV Cartoon Network promises more Live Action! by Jerry Beck Thursday March 26, 2009 12:30 am Yeah, I know… what else is new? Cartoon Network’supcoming slate of programming was announced at the 2009 Upfront …
Feature Film Where The Wild Things Are trailer by Jerry Beck Wednesday March 25, 2009 2:30 pm Decidedly not animated, but based on a beloved Maurice Sendackillustrated book, and once-upon-a-time optioned by Disney, I …
Animators Ray Aragon, 1926-2009 by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 25, 2009 1:45 am Animation artist Ray Aragon passed away on Sunday, March 15, atthe age of 83. He had been in poor health in recent months. …
3-D We Swear, It’s Not A Gimmick by Amid Amidi Tuesday March 24, 2009 4:45 pm To paraphrase a well-worn saying, With employees like these, who needs enemies? The DreamWorks employees interviewed in last …
Business Re-Animating Live-Action Films by Amid Amidi Tuesday March 24, 2009 3:50 pm Artist Christopher Panzner is promoting a new animationtechnique that he has dubbed Re:Naissance, which is essentially …
Flash “The Orange” by Nick Fox-Gieg by Amid Amidi Tuesday March 24, 2009 2:50 pm The Orange is a droll and effective piece of storytellingdirected by Nick Fox-Gieg and based on a story by Benjamin …
Anime Cat Shit One by Jerry Beck Tuesday March 24, 2009 9:15 am This trailer, created by Studio Anima, is for a proposed animeseries called Cat Shit One. It’s based on a manga by Motofumi …
Disney Disney Limited! by Jerry Beck Tuesday March 24, 2009 12:05 am I don’t keep up with the world of limited edition animation art- in fact, I’m not sure how large that market is anymore. …
Classic A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature by Jerry Beck Monday March 23, 2009 2:20 pm In response to Amid’s earlier post on Oscar Winning shorts, TomKnott located the extremely rare Oscar winning John Hubley …
Classic The Warner Archive Collection by Jerry Beck Monday March 23, 2009 9:45 am Starting today, Warner Bros. begins opening their film vaults by making hundreds of previously unavavilable movies available …
Classic Monday Morning Inspiration: Three Oscar-Winning Shorts by Amid Amidi Monday March 23, 2009 5:16 am Here’s a delightful way to begin the week. Cartoon Brew readerSaturnome writes: Your post last week featuring Bob …
Events LA Filmforum to screen Animated Documentaries by Jerry Beck Monday March 23, 2009 12:05 am Los Angeles Filmforum is a local organization that regularlyscreens experimental and avant-garde films, documentaries, and …