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Random Chipmunk Notes
One of the most unexpected surprises at theaters last year was the box office success of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Nearly everybody …
Amid Amidi
Cartoon Brew Moves To NYC
With the new year underway, it seems like a good time to announce that Cartooon Brew now has a bi-coastal presence. As many have surely …
Steve Brodner and “The Naked Campaign”
There may not be a whole lot that’s funny about the recent assassination of Benazir Bhutto, but illustrator Steve Brodner managed to …
His Pen-and-Ink Live For Laughter…
Below is an Eastman Kodak ad I spied recently in a 1950 edition of The Hollywood Reporter. I love the headline copy — “His …
RIP, Oscar Peterson
Jazz legend Oscar Peterson passed away last Sunday at age 82. Below are a couple of his animated collaborations with Norman McLaren and …
Firehouse Five Does “Jingle Bells”
A rollicking version of “Jingle Bells” courtesy of the Firehouse Five Plus Two, which includes two of Disney’s Nine Old Men. The lineup: …
Hans Bacher’s Dream Worlds
A happy note to close out this year’s animation book releases: Hans Bacher’s eagerly anticipated book about animation production design, …
Happy 70th, Snow White!
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the release of Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Two worth-a-glance articles about the film’s …
When Angry Animation Students Attack
Colin Sanders, a game development student at UOIT, was frustrated by the quality of instruction in his animation class. Below is the …
This Week: Light Up Bristol
Folks in Bristol, England are getting a spectacular large-scale animation show this week. The event, Light Up Bristol, which projects …
The Character Design of Ward Kimball
It is well known that, for a variety of reasons, legendary Disney director and animator Ward Kimball was demoted by Walt Disney from …
Holiday Gift Ideas: Not Quite Animation Books
Have enough animation books already? Here are ten books from the past year which, while not necessarily about animation, are well worth …
David O’Reilly
CG filmmaker David O’Reilly (RGBXYZ) has redone his website DavidOReilly.com and also posted an enticing trailer for his new short Serial …
Viking Eggeling
I’m currently reading Matthew Gale’s Dada & Surrealism, an entertaining and authoritative primer on two of the most important, yet …
A New Low For Online Animation Contests
The Internet is home to many embarassing animation “contests” nowadays, but none moreso than this new one called “Animation Procreation” …
Pictoplasma Intro by Pepper Melon
Pepper Melon, a young motion graphics company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, created a hypnotic liquid open for last month’s Pictoplasma …
Holiday Gift Ideas: Cartoon Retro
Billed as “home to the world’s largest online archive of vintage illustration, animation, comics and cartoons,” Cartoon Retro is the …
Holiday Gift Ideas: Screening Room dvds
A company called Documentary Educational Resources (DER) has begun releasing episodes of a rare 1970s tv series called Screening Room …
The History of America by MK12
Kansas City-based motion graphics/design collective MK12 recently completed their long-awaited epic short The History of America. I, …
Holiday Gift Ideas: The Fireplace by PES
New Yorkers have enjoyed their live-action Yule log TV program for decades, but now every home in America can have a roaring animated …
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