Advertising Rare Commercials by Tex Avery, Ed Benedict and Tom Oreb by Amid Amidi Saturday December 20, 2008 5:22 pm YouTube user ‘VidResidue’ has uploaded a couple of rare 1950sanimated commercials worth sharing. The first is a Kool-Aid …
Classic The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #7 by Amid Amidi Saturday December 20, 2008 12:22 am We’re sticking around in the Thirties today for the Van Beurenshort Pals (aka Christmas Night) starring Soglow’s The Little …
Ideas/Commentary Open Season 2‘s Coloring Page Clumsiness by Amid Amidi Friday December 19, 2008 11:42 am I’ve discovered over the years that studying a studio’s movieadvertising and film promotion collateral is often a good way …
Cartoon Culture Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges by Amid Amidi Friday December 19, 2008 9:35 am Can’t tell you much about this mid-’60s record album, but itmight entertain you. (via LP Cover Lover, thanks Chappell …
Shorts Polar Friends by Boris Hiestand by Amid Amidi Friday December 19, 2008 9:12 am A cute Christmas greeting from our animator pal BorisHiestand…
Shorts Story from North America by Amid Amidi Friday December 19, 2008 3:26 am When I presented my 2008 animation picks last week, I didn’toffer up any student shorts on my list. That’s not because I …
Classic The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #6 by Amid Amidi Friday December 19, 2008 12:42 am We’re looking back all the way to 1932 today to see Santa’sWorkshop, a Disney “Silly Symphony” directed by Wilfred Jackson. …
Books Help Select the 100 Greatest Looney Tunes by Jerry Beck Thursday December 18, 2008 5:00 am I’m working on a new book project with Insight Editions (thesame folks who published The Hanna Barbera Treasury) – and I …
Classic The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #5 by Amid Amidi Thursday December 18, 2008 12:31 am The holidays get the ‘cartoon modern’ treatment in this rare1954 version of Frosty the Snowman directed by Bobe Cannon at
TV New Star Trek trailer by Jerry Beck Wednesday December 17, 2008 4:30 pm The wacky folks at NEO f/x took the soundtrack from this trailer for the upcoming Star Trek movie and combined it with …
Site News Cartoon Brew TV: Like Me, Only Better by brewmasters Wednesday December 17, 2008 11:28 am We’re a few days late with the new episode of Cartoon Brew TVbut this week’s film is worth the wait. Like Me, Only Better by …
Business Rankin/Bass’s Tale of Holiday Woe by Amid Amidi Wednesday December 17, 2008 4:05 am The official Rankin/Bass website has a disturbing front pagestory that alleges Warner Bros. is witholding millions of …
Books 2008 Brew Holiday Gift Guide #2 by Jerry Beck Wednesday December 17, 2008 3:00 am Three more books I’m recommending for holiday gift giving,mainly because they are really good reads. Directing the …
Classic The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #4 by Amid Amidi Wednesday December 17, 2008 12:21 am An irreverent take on the holidays by Monty Python animatorTerry Gilliam. This piece originally aired in 1968 on the TV …
Animators A Blog for Animation Legend Fred Moore by Amid Amidi Tuesday December 16, 2008 11:52 am This Spanish blog is a one-stop source for Freddie Mooreanimation drawings, girlie sketches and photos filched from …