Events McLaren Remixed by Amid Amidi Monday April 30, 2007 7:36 am FPS Magazine informs us about Norman, a new mixed-media stageproduction that combines the works of an animation legend with …
Ideas/Commentary The Curious Absence of Humor in Primetime Animation by Amid Amidi Monday April 30, 2007 7:25 am Are The Simpsons and Family Guy creatively bankrupt? Is the Pope Catholic? The New York Sun’s David Blum wrote a sharp …
Animators Ken Anderson Sketchbook Drawings by Amid Amidi Monday April 30, 2007 6:26 am Don’t miss this charming set of sketchbook drawings by legendary Disney production designer Ken Anderson, posted at Mark …
Events Too Art For TV, Too by Jerry Beck Sunday April 29, 2007 12:19 pm The first one was a big success, so here comes Too Art for TV,Too, the second annual exhibition of personal art by New …
Animators Doop Doop by Jerry Beck Saturday April 28, 2007 8:35 am Disney animator Rob Corley (Mulan, Lilio and Stitch) has postedthis fun little (80 second) pencil test he made around ’94 or …
Shorts Men in Black by Amid Amidi Friday April 27, 2007 7:14 am Working on a tight budget? The piece below is a beautifulexample of how great artwork combined with creative compositing …
Cartoon Culture Betty Boop Slept Here by Jerry Beck Friday April 27, 2007 12:05 am Fleischer Studios made arguably the funniest cartoons of the1920s and ’30s — and they made them, from 1923 through 1938, in …
Books Cartoon Modern is Voted Best Film Book of 2006 by Amid Amidi Thursday April 26, 2007 7:37 am I’m not one who likes to brag but that’s because I usually don’t have a whole lot to brag about. Things are a little …
Ideas/Commentary The Saga of Todd Goldman by Amid Amidi Thursday April 26, 2007 1:35 am Todd Goldman is a talented artist whose t-shirt/apparel companyDavid and Goliath, Inc. made $90 million in 2004. That’s …
Illustration Shag Documentary by Jerry Beck Thursday April 26, 2007 12:02 am I like Shag, but I hope this documenatry is better than itstrailer:
Books Los Angeles Times Festival of Books by Jerry Beck Wednesday April 25, 2007 5:55 pm The LA Times Festival of Books (4/28-29) is such a huge event -the Comic Con International of book fairs, if you will – that …
Cartoon Culture Brew Radio: TODAY! by Jerry Beck Wednesday April 25, 2007 10:00 am Here’s the reminder: yours truly, Jerry Beck, will appear on alive Internet radio chat today at 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific. I …
Events This Saturday in Boston: Visual Music Marathon by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 25, 2007 9:14 am If I were in Boston this weekend, there’s no question what I’dbe attending: the Visual Music Marathon at Northeastern …
Events This Thursday in Montreal: “Music of Hickee Mountain” by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 25, 2007 8:47 am Tomorrow, April 26th, at 8pm is the opening of the art show“Music of Hickee Mountain” at Red Bird Studios (135 Avenue Van …
Chris Robinson Alone, Stinking & Unafraid: Ballad of a Thin Man by Chris Robinson Tuesday April 24, 2007 2:29 am In this new installment of Alone, Stinking and Unafraid, ChrisRobinson assesses the life of troubled Canadian animator Ryan …