Scary Flash Animation
Some sick perverted souls in South Korea came up with this piece of Flash animation. It might make you queasy. It might make you hate …
Animators
Eisner Ruins Something Besides Disney
If Michael Eisner talks and nobody listens, does he still have a talkshow? The debut of Eisner’s new series on CNBC tanked with a 0.0 …
Identifying Classic Animators
My new favorite blog of the moment is Thad Komorowski’s “Identifying Animators and Their Scenes.” The site has only been up for a few …
Disney’s Story of Menstruation
After posts about Disney’s forays into VD prevention and gonorrhea drugs, I’d be remiss to not post Disney’s 1946 film THE STORY OF …
Walt Disney Presents…VD Attack Plan
I used to think the most bizarre Disney film was THE STORY OF MENSTRUATION. That was, until I saw VD ATTACK PLAN (1973), an educational …
UPA Addendum
Just a quick note to follow-up on Jerry’s post below. Prior to the screening, there will be a private reception at the Egyptian Theatre …
Annecy 2006 Selections Announced
The Annecy International Animation Festival announced this week their film selections for the 2006 edition, which takes place June 5- 10. …
A Cartoon Fan at the Associated Press
Kudos to the anonymous writer at the Associated Press who managed to sneak in a subtle Warner Bros. cartoon reference into the title of …
Brokeback Mouse
It had to happen, after years of gossip.(Thanks, Joe D.)
BLUM BLUM
One more piece of rare animation to point out today, and this one is an incredible treat. BLUM BLUM was the student film of Duane …
The Films of Carmen D’Avino
Again, thanks to the Internet, it’s possible to discover the work of an animator whose work is otherwise inaccessible nowadays. North …
Charles Solomon on Talky Cartoons
One of my biggest grievances against contemporary animation is that characters won’t shut up. Too often in American animation, dialogue …
Letterman
Michael Sporn had the great luck of breaking into the animation industry at John and Faith Hubley’s studio, Storyboard, in the …
My Book Has a Cover
As folks may recall, I put out a call for help last December asking readers to offer their suggestions on the cover for my book, CARTOON …
OVER THE HEDGE Better Than Its Trailer?
“The Over the Hedge trailer is horrible,” says Jim Hull. He should know since he worked on the film. Jim has an interesting post on …
FIRST FLIGHT
I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you, Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the trailer, that Amid …
JOT
Animator Nate Pacheco has posted two must-see episodes of the early-1960s cartoon series JOT. He calls it one of his biggest sources of …
Monday Morning Blues
What a way to start the week – here’s the new trailer DreamWorks recently released for OVER THE HEDGE. I’m speechless, but fortunately …
Michel Gondry on CGI
In a new WIRED interview, film/music video director Michel Gondry offered an interesting personal perspective on CGI:People rely too …
Brad Bird’s Next Film Announced
HUGE news out of the Walt Disney Co.’s shareholders’ meeting today! I’m surprised that nobody else has picked up on the story yet. …
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