Rubbery Cartoon Dancing

Cartoonist/animator Marc Deckter has a great post on his new blog about some of his favorite old-timey rubber-hose dance scenes. Van …

SOUTH PARK Rips FAMILY GUY

Last night’s episode of SOUTH PARK did a parody of FAMILY GUY. It’s little surprise that the SOUTH PARK version is funnier than the …

Du Chau’ing Underdog

Frederik Du Chau (QUEST FOR CAMELOT, RACING STRIPES) has been hired to “direct” another film. The project he’s ruining this time is …

Yuri Norstein’s HERON AND CRANE (1974)

If you have an extra ten minutes to spare today, you can spend that time no better than watching the lyrical short HERON AND CRANE (1974) …

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 …

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 …

48 of 50