Books Three Trees Make a Forest Contest by Amid Amidi Monday February 26, 2007 1:00 pm Ok, as promised in the post about the book last Friday, we’regiving away two copies of the book Three Trees Make a Forest, …
Ideas/Commentary Oscar ’07: The fallout from the “Happy Feet” win by Jerry Beck Monday February 26, 2007 9:40 am Happy Feet won. Does it matter? The sad fact is, it may. I won’t deny that Happy Feet was a well made, entertaining …
Events Tehran International Animation Festival by Amid Amidi Monday February 26, 2007 2:57 am The 5th Tehran International Animation Festival (Englishwebsite) kicked off yesterday in Iran and continues through …
Animators Monday Morning Reading by Amid Amidi Monday February 26, 2007 12:54 am Just a few interesting bits I’ve run across recently: Perhaps the best tribute I’ve read to Ryan Larkin is this piece by …
Events Oscar Winners by Jerry Beck Sunday February 25, 2007 7:45 pm In case you haven’t heard, at the Academy Award Ceremoniestonight the Oscar for Best Animated Short was won by The Danish …
Advertising A Red-Hot Trade Ad by Jerry Beck Saturday February 24, 2007 6:45 pm I just came across this trade ad from a 1945 issue of Box Office Magazine. Click on thumbnail image at left to see it in …
Events NY/LA Animation Events on March 2 by Jerry Beck Saturday February 24, 2007 12:30 am Here’s a heads up on two unusual animation screenings on Fridaynight, March 2nd—one in New York, the other in …
Ideas/Commentary Understanding The Mind Of a Development Exec by Amid Amidi Friday February 23, 2007 7:08 pm There’s an interview with Nickelodeon development exec Peter Gal in the new issue of Animation Magazine and I’d been …
Books Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life by Amid Amidi Friday February 23, 2007 1:01 pm Man, I can’t wait for this one! Ammo Books is getting ready torelease what could become one of the must-have books of recent …
Books Three Trees Make a Forest by Amid Amidi Friday February 23, 2007 5:28 am In fall 2005, two story artists at Pixar—Ronnie del Carmen and Enrico Casarosa—joined forces with …
Classic Cool McCool by Jerry Beck Friday February 23, 2007 3:00 am Cool McCool was not a great cartoon show. In fact, it wasdownright poor. Created by Bob Kane (of Batman and Courageous …
Cartoon Culture Popeye Paté by Jerry Beck Thursday February 22, 2007 10:30 pm As a follow-up to yesterday’s image of Mickey Mouse Liver Paste, Brew reader Michael Levine sent in this picture of Popeye …
Internet/Blogs The Angriest Animation Blogger by Amid Amidi Thursday February 22, 2007 12:40 am I’m often critical of the contemporary animation industry, butmy criticisms are nothing compared to this new blog called …
Disney Mickey Mouse Liver Paste by Jerry Beck Wednesday February 21, 2007 10:30 pm This was posted on Boing Boing but I couldn’t resist linking toit here. Mickey Mouse Liver Paste from Croatia. Yecch!
Events Japan Media Arts Festival by Jerry Beck Wednesday February 21, 2007 5:30 pm The Japan Media Arts Festival has announced the winners of it’s10th annual competition and have set up a very nice website …