Prelude to Eden
Michel Gagné has just posted a free, hi-quality Quicktime version of his cult classic animated short PRELUDE TO EDEN (1995). The …
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WALLACE & GROMIT: FIRST REVIEW
It opened in Australia! Steven Rowley has posted the first review I’ve seen, of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, on his …
From The Classroom To The Silver Screen: Discover Animation Mentor’s Student Showcase & Alumni Legacy
The world of animation is as much about storytelling as it is about technique. Animation Mentor’s latest student showcase is a testament to this fact.
KIDTOON FILMS
Following up on my post below about the theatrical release of the new TOM & JERRY movie, Michele Martell of KIDTOON FILMS wrote in to …
ORIGINAL CARTOONS
Oh Yeah!For over ten years, Fred Seibert has been championing the production of funny, original cartoons – first as president of Hanna …
WOMEN DO ANIMATE
WOMEN DO ANIMATE – and they are apparently doing it very well in Australia.Marian Quigley interviews ten Australian animators’ in her new …
FRED PATTEN UPDATE
Our dear friend Fred Patten suffered a stroke last March. I’m happy to say he’s recovering nicely (slowly, but nicely) – and he now has a …
SUPER SATURDAY, PART DEUX
After seeing our previous post on the ABC SUPER SATURDAY CLUB, J.J. Sedelmaier comes clean with his past transgressions by sending in the …
Unsung Heros of Animation
I can count all the great books about modern independent animation on one hand…hell, probably on one finger, because there simply …
MEDIA ALERT: JUNE FORAY ON LARRY KING
I sat with June Foray at the CINECON banquet last night in Hollywood. I’m not trying to name drop, but I wanted to pass along this bit of …
SUPER SATURDAY CLUB
ABC’s Saturday morning cartoon line-up in 1969 must represent the pinnacle of low budget, cheapjack, crap-tacular TV cartoon production. …
MATINEE MOUSE
When is a theatrical release not a theatrical release?As someone who is monitoring U.S. theatrical animated releases – for both my …
SEPTEMBER GARAGE SALE
My garage sale continues with some obscure pencil original art from Van Beuren and Lantz studios.
Even Mr. Bill Knew the Levees Wouldn’t Hold
A couple days ago on GOOD MORNING, AMERICA, President Bush said, “I don’t think anyone could have anticipated the breach of the levees.” …
Gabe Swarr’s Value Meal
Animation director-designer Gabe Swarr has launched the first designs in his new T-shirt line called Value Meal. “I like food,” says Gabe …
Animation Blog Season
The summer of 2005 will go down as the animation artist’s blog renaissance. Artist blogs have been cropping up at an unbelievable rate …
Ryan Larkin on the comeback trail
Ryan Larkin, the celebrated wunderkind of 1960s Canadian animation whose downfall was the subject of Chris Landreth’s Oscar-winnning …
CINECON & JANET KLEIN
This’ll be slightly off-topic. I’m plugging my whereabouts the next five days. Tomorrow night I will be in two places at once. First I’ll …
HOOTERS HIRES BETTY BOOP
Just when you thought King Features couldn’t sink any lower – they do this.(Link to Mark Evanier’s News From ME)
EMPRESS CHUNG
Who says traditional animation is dead?Not Nelson Shin – the Walt Disney of Korea. His epic labor-of-love, EMPRESS CHUNG, has finally …
Marcelo Braga’s blog
Brazilian cartoonist Marcelo Braga (of the Macacolandia Studio) has started a blog, which is loaded with his, and some of his friends, …
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