Events Worst Cartoons in Columbus by Jerry Beck Wednesday November 7, 2007 10:00 am I’m en route to Columbus Ohio today to screen The Worst Cartoons Ever at the Wexner Center tomorrow night (11/8). The actual …
Feature Film The District! Arrives in North America by Amid Amidi Wednesday November 7, 2007 5:32 am FPS magazine reports that film distributor Atopia has acquiredthe North American rights to The District! (Nyocker!). The …
Animators Get Well, Alex Anderson by Jerry Beck Wednesday November 7, 2007 12:05 am ASIFA-San Francisco president Karl Cohen recently checked up onthe whereabouts and condition of Alex Anderson (nephew of …
Shorts “How A Sausage Dog Works” (1971) by Julian Antonisz by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 6, 2007 11:13 am I recently stumbled upon the work of Polish director JulianAntonisz (1941-1987), a previously unknown (to me) master of the …
Books Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 6, 2007 6:22 am Here’s the cover to one of next year’s must-have animationbooks: Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi by Jon M. Gibson …
Events Animated Painting at San Diego Museum of Art by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 6, 2007 5:34 am The LA Times has an in-depth profile about the new “AnimatedPainting” exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art. The show, …
Internet/Blogs Janet Waldo on Stu’s Show by Jerry Beck Tuesday November 6, 2007 12:10 am This week’s special guest on Stu Shostack’s internet radiobroadcast is actress/cartoon voiceover leading lady, Janet Waldo …
Events The Simpsons Movie Screening and Q&A by Jerry Beck Monday November 5, 2007 1:30 pm Tomorrow night (11/6), at the Directors Guild (7920 SunsetBlvd.), Asifa-Hollywood is screening The Simpsons Movie – …
Books Book Review: To Infinity and Beyond by Amid Amidi Monday November 5, 2007 1:21 am To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios(Chronicle Books, 2007) by Karen Paik is exactly the type of …
Advertising Sony PS3 Spot by Superfad by Amid Amidi Sunday November 4, 2007 10:20 pm Superfad has delivered an impressive 3D spot for the Sony PS3,directed by Kevin Lau and Frank Pichel. Superfad’s animation …
CGI The Question of Beowulf by Jerry Beck Saturday November 3, 2007 6:45 pm What to make of Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf. Is it to beconsidered a pure animated film or a digitally enhanced live …
Cartoon Culture A Hollywood rip-off by Jerry Beck Saturday November 3, 2007 1:00 am The You Thought We Wouldn’t Notice blog noticed this. AnLA-based limited edition “lifestyle brand” company, The …
Cartoon Culture Casper’s got Balls by Jerry Beck Friday November 2, 2007 6:15 pm A former minor-league baseball club known as the Casper Rockieswill now be known as the Casper Ghosts. The club unveiled …
TV Chowder Tonight by Amid Amidi Friday November 2, 2007 8:35 am C.H. Greenblatt’s promising new series Chowder debuts tonight on Cartoon Network at 7:30pm. Greenblatt, whose previous …
Cartoon Culture Why the Four Seasons is great by Amid Amidi Thursday November 1, 2007 6:05 pm DreamWorks animation artists may have to put up with JeffreyKatzenberg, but thankfully, hotel employees don’t. The security …