Animators
RIP: Edward Levitt,
96, Disney Background …
Edward Levitt, an unsung hero of the Golden Age of animation, has
died. He was 96. Levitt died on Tuesday, April 2, in Palmdale, …
Tagged Peanuts
Advertising
Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang have been spokestoons
for the insurance giant MetLife for nearly 30 years. The ads …
for the insurance giant MetLife for nearly 30 years. The ads …
Cartoon Culture
You’re a bad man, Charlie Brown! Peter Robbins, the original
voice of Charlie Brown in animated specials like A Charlie Brown …
voice of Charlie Brown in animated specials like A Charlie Brown …
Books
I’ll be posting a Holiday Gift Guide next month, but one book
leapt out of the pack and I want to give you the heads-up right …
leapt out of the pack and I want to give you the heads-up right …
CGI
Deadline Hollywood broke the news this morning that 20th
Century-Fox and Blue Sky Studios will produce a new feature …
Century-Fox and Blue Sky Studios will produce a new feature …
biz
Burbank, CA — Let’s play ball with Snoopy and Charlie
Brown! Warner Home Video (WHV) brings an all new animated …
Brown! Warner Home Video (WHV) brings an all new animated …
Books
My favorite publisher Chronicle Books just put out their
Fall/Winter 2012 catalog and they’re releasing more animation …
Fall/Winter 2012 catalog and they’re releasing more animation …
Cartoon Culture
Animator Rob Yulfo edited this collection of Peanuts clips set
to Vega Choir’s cover of Radiohead’s Creep. This sums it all up.
to Vega Choir’s cover of Radiohead’s Creep. This sums it all up.
Cartoon Culture
Signs of an advanced society: a restaurant devoted to a classic
comic strip. This is the Charlie Brown Cafe in Hong Kong. …
comic strip. This is the Charlie Brown Cafe in Hong Kong. …
Cartoon Culture
Add the home of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz to the list of
famous animator and cartoonist homes that have popped up on the …
famous animator and cartoonist homes that have popped up on the …
TV
Next Tuesday, Warner Home Video will release an all-new Peanuts
special direct-to-video, Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie …
special direct-to-video, Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie …
DVD
Last summer I moderated a panel at the San Diego Comic Con for
Happiness is a Warm Blanket, the first new Peanuts special in …
Happiness is a Warm Blanket, the first new Peanuts special in …
Cartoon Culture
Russell Wiseman, the mayor of Arlington, Tennessee, is fuming
because he believes that Obama deliberately timed his speech …
because he believes that Obama deliberately timed his speech …
Old Brew
BRING ME THE HEAD OF CHARLIE BROWN is an amusing late-’80s
student film parodying the Charlie Brown animated specials. When …
student film parodying the Charlie Brown animated specials. When …
