Classic Japanese Animation
Check out these two examples of super-rare (and perhaps, unintentionally funny) Japanese cartoons from the first half of the 20th …
Amid Amidi
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 …
The Latest At Disney Feature
The Animation Guild’s ever-reliable Steve Hulett has a brief update on some of the recent developments at Disney Feature. Impressively, …
Mark Newgarden’s WE ALL DIE ALONE
I’ve been meaning to write about cartoonist/animation artist Mark Newgarden’s new book WE ALL DIE ALONE (Fantagraphics), a beautifully …
Bargain Book Notice
Just a quick note: Amazon currently has a good deal on my book, THE ART OF ROBOTS, as well as on THE ART OF THE INCREDIBLES Each book is …
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 …
Grillo’s Inspiration
Master animator and artist Oscar Grillo has started a new blog devoted specifically to drawings, paintings and other things that have …
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 …
Setting the Record Straight?
If you’re not reading John K.’s new blog, you’re missing one of the most entertaining animation blogs on the Internet. John’s most recent …
The Glamorous Lives of Pixar Directors
Just another night on the town for John “Pimp Daddy” Lasseter.
Eiko Tanaka Interview
MIDNIGHT EYE has this interview with Eiko Tanaka, co-founder and president of Japan’s Studio 4°C, the company that produced the …
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 …
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. …
Gordon Parks’s Animation connection
The passing of legendary American photographer/filmmaker Gordon Parks reminds me of an interesting fact I learned while researching my …
A Wayans Thought
You know what I was thinking the other day? That one or more of the Wayans brothers should create an animated cartoon. And they should …
95-Year-Old Homeless Disney Animator
I love feel-good stories like the one that ran in yesterday’s MONTREAL GAZETTE (the article is unfortunately not online). The piece is …
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