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“In Between” from Gobelins
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday September 5, 2012   8:35 am
A young woman tries to overcome her shyness, which is
personified by a crocodile. Created by De Alice Bissonnet, …
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Student

“Spooky Ghost” by Ryan Comiskey
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday September 5, 2012   12:05 am
Well, it’s spooky, and there’s a ghost… Ryan
Comiskey completed this during his Junior year at the Kansas …
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Business

Digital Domain Defaults On Loan; Stock Drops To All-Time Low
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday September 4, 2012   10:35 pm
I admit it, it’s hard to look away from the unfolding drama of
animation/vfx shop Digital Domain’s financial woes. Earlier …
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Feature Film

Monty Python Gets Animated In “A Liar’s Autobiography”
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday September 4, 2012   8:19 pm
Here’s the newly released trailer for A Liar’s Autobiography:
The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman, a film that …
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Feature Film

“Dorothy Of Oz” trailer
by Jerry Beck   Tuesday September 4, 2012   6:00 pm
I’m not sure when this coming out, or who is releasing it, but
Summertime Entertainment have made a trailer for Dorothy Of Oz …
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Animators

Jamie Hewlett: “Drawing Is An Escape From All The Unecessary Things In Life That Get In The Way Of Being Free”
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday September 4, 2012   12:00 am
A fitting complement to the Michael Graves commentary—here is
Jamie Hewlett (Tank Girl, Gorillaz) on the joy of …
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Michael Graves drawing

Ideas/Commentary

Michael Graves Talks About Lost Art Of Drawing In Architecture
by Amid Amidi   Monday September 3, 2012   10:16 pm
Architect and industrial designer Michael Graves, in an op-ed
piece in the New York Times, laments the lost art of drawing in …
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Animators

Bob Clampett’s Poem to Friz Freleng, 1965
by Jerry Beck   Monday September 3, 2012   12:00 pm
On April 5th 1965, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences bestowed an Oscar to Friz Freleng for Best Animated …
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Stop Motion

Definitive Ray Harryhausen Documentary sets U.S. Premiere
by Jerry Beck   Monday September 3, 2012   12:30 am
Even if this documentary is simply 92 minutes of these guys*
praising Ray Harryhausen, I’d say it would be worth the time to …
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Disney

Disney’s “Arjun” opens in Hollywood
by Jerry Beck   Sunday September 2, 2012   12:30 am
I’m spending the weekend at the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood
Blvd, watching classic movies at the annual Cinecon film …
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Cloris Leachman

Cartoon Culture

Cloris Leachman Admits Why She Likes Voice Acting: Money
by Amid Amidi   Saturday September 1, 2012   3:40 pm
Celebrities rarely admit that they only lend their voices to
animated projects because it’s easy money. Well, Cloris Leachman …
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Shorts

“The Floonstones” by Rob Yulfo
by Jerry Beck   Saturday September 1, 2012   9:30 am
Hope you are having a safe, sane Labor Day… perhaps (or
perhaps not) like the stoner-age family in this insane little …
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John Textor Meme

Business

Digital Domain’s John Textor Is A Meme
by Amid Amidi   Friday August 31, 2012   1:39 pm
Digital Domain artists–past and present–can now vent their
frustrations via the Pirate Textor meme.
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arjun_ad

Flash

“Ballpit” By Kyle Mowat
by brewmasters   Friday August 31, 2012   1:40 am
Today, as part of Cartoon Brew’s Student Animation Festival,
we’re delighted to present Ballpit by Kyle Mowat of Canada’s …
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Business

Commentary: Digital Domain May Be On The Brink Of Disaster
by Amid Amidi   Thursday August 30, 2012   9:01 pm
Remember the CGI 2Pac “hologram” that Digital Domain created for
Coachella earlier this year. The gimmick was well received, …
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