Disney It was bound to happen… by Jerry Beck Sunday July 13, 2008 12:10 pm Wall•E inspires a Hello Dolly revival.
Cartoon Culture Kung Fu Panda Knockoffs by Amid Amidi Friday July 11, 2008 11:25 am Apparently Kung Fu Panda is so popular that it’s spurred a whole bunch of counterfeit merchandise, some of which are pretty
Classic A rare frame from Popeye Vol. 3 by Jerry Beck Friday July 11, 2008 9:20 am I admit it. I love seeing classic animation I’ve never seenbefore. I particularly go nuts for original title sequences of …
Shorts The Shooting of Dan McGrew by Amid Amidi Thursday July 10, 2008 12:46 am Jerry has posted a super-rare gem on YouTube: the 1965 short The Shooting of Dan McGrew directed by Ed Graham, Jr. I was so …
Classic Cultoons Vol. 3 by Jerry Beck Thursday July 10, 2008 12:21 am Just out from Steve Stanchfield’s Thunderbean Animation isCultoons 3, a new DVD set which continues his madness of …
Events Golden Book Art Exhibit in NYC by Amid Amidi Wednesday July 9, 2008 12:43 am The Children’s Museum of Manhattan (212 West 83rd Street, NY,NY) has opened a new exhibit “Golden Legacy: Original Art from …
Music Videos “Kaiserwetter” by Benjamin Leng by Amid Amidi Wednesday July 9, 2008 12:25 am “Kaiserwetter” is a distinctive looking video for Germanmusician Olli Schulz directed by Benjamin Leng of HickPix. Leng …
CGI Freaky Flickers by Jerry Beck Tuesday July 8, 2008 12:05 am Oh, so you think you’ve seen bad? I don’t know who’s behindthis animated feature, but they are looking for distribution. …
Events Animation Block Party ’08 by Amid Amidi Monday July 7, 2008 9:11 am Brooklyn’s homegrown cartoon festival Animation Block Party will return for its fifth edition from July 25-27. Over 100 …
Comics Worst Comic Strip. Ever! by Jerry Beck Monday July 7, 2008 12:05 am When I seek out films for my Worst Cartoons Ever! screenings orCartoon Dump I look for animation so bad it’s unintentionally …
Books Oswald cameo in Wall•E book by Jerry Beck Sunday July 6, 2008 11:00 am Ken Priebe spotted this cameo (above right) by Oswald the LuckyRabbit in the Little Golden Book adaptation of Wall•E. …
Advertising Rooftop Films Signal Film by Fran Krause by Amid Amidi Saturday July 5, 2008 10:00 pm Fran Krause created the signal film for this year’s RooftopFilms screening series. It’s animated nicely in Flash.
Cartoon Culture Wall•E Required Viewing for All Americans by Amid Amidi Saturday July 5, 2008 9:28 pm “Wall-E for President” is an op-ed column written by NY Timespolitical commentator Frank Rich. In it, he implores everybody …
Comics Betty Boop and Felix by Jerry Beck Saturday July 5, 2008 5:05 pm Does anyone remember this short lived comic strip (1984-1988) by The Walker Brothers (Brian, Morgan, Greg, and Neal, the sons …
Internet/Blogs Jerry on Movie Talk podcasts by Jerry Beck Saturday July 5, 2008 12:05 am New Orleans movie critic David Dubos is now writing for, andpodcasting about, movies each week on NewOrleans.com. He’s …