Cartoon Culture Looney Tunes as Foreplay? by Jerry Beck Thursday December 13, 2007 5:15 pm A New York area casanova who seduces the ladies with LooneyTunes? Gawker.com has the NSFW details. (Thanks, Anne D.
Feature Film Sweeney Todd titles by Jerry Beck Thursday December 13, 2007 1:00 pm The moody (and primarily CG) opening titles to Tim Burton’slatest film, Sweeney Todd, have been posted exclusively on …
Feature Film Variety on Animation by Jerry Beck Thursday December 13, 2007 12:05 pm FYI: Today’s Daily Variety has a special section focusing onanimation. The print edition has a cool faux-celluloid cover …
Cartoon Culture Seasons Greetings by Jerry Beck Wednesday December 12, 2007 5:00 pm This JibJab video is a lot like the dream I had last night after seeing The Pixar Story at the Egyptian. What a great film — …
Internet/Blogs A New Low For Online Animation Contests by Amid Amidi Wednesday December 12, 2007 11:04 am The Internet is home to many embarassing animation “contests”nowadays, but none moreso than this new one called “Animation …
Books Holiday Gift Guide: Times Square Spectacular by Jerry Beck Wednesday December 12, 2007 12:05 am Times Square Spectacular: Lighting Up Broadway by Darcy Tell,traces the story of the famous Times Square advertising signs, …
Advertising Pictoplasma Intro by Pepper Melon by Amid Amidi Tuesday December 11, 2007 8:50 am Pepper Melon, a young motion graphics company in Buenos Aires,Argentina, created a hypnotic liquid open for last month’s …
Disney Holiday Gift Ideas: Disney Treasures by Jerry Beck Tuesday December 11, 2007 12:05 am On sale starting today, the latest three volumes of the amazingWalt Disney Treasures series. Talk about a gift that all …
Internet/Blogs Holiday Gift Ideas: Cartoon Retro by Amid Amidi Monday December 10, 2007 10:41 am Billed as “home to the world’s largest online archive of vintage illustration, animation, comics and cartoons,” Cartoon Retro …
Animators Holiday Gift Ideas: Screening Room dvds by Amid Amidi Monday December 10, 2007 1:26 am A company called Documentary Educational Resources (DER) hasbegun releasing episodes of a rare 1970s tv series called …
Books Hello Maggie by Jerry Beck Sunday December 9, 2007 3:00 pm I ran into Willie Ito at The Animation Guild Holiday Party onFriday night in Burbank. Ito, as you may know, started his …
Classic The Popeye Club by Jerry Beck Saturday December 8, 2007 8:25 pm Check out this informative post by John McElwee on hisGreenbriar Pictures Shows blog. McElwee describes what a 1930s …
Feature Film Speed Racer Trailer by Jerry Beck Friday December 7, 2007 4:50 pm Once I saw this image (above) of Spritle and Chim Chim, I hadthe feeling the filmmakers were on the right track (pun …
Shorts The History of America by MK12 by Amid Amidi Friday December 7, 2007 2:47 am Kansas City-based motion graphics/design collective MK12recently completed their long-awaited epic short The History of …