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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 …

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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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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 …

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Blogs, Blogs, Blogs

Pixar story artist Jim Capobianco is working on a personal hand-drawn short called LEONARDO and he’s almost done with the rough animation …

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REN & STIMPY Censored in the UK

The blog Lyris-Lite is reporting that the British Board of Film Censors, the equivalent of the MPAA in the US, has censored over 3 …

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UPA Tribute in LA

The Egyptian Theatre website has posted more information about their highly anticipated UPA tribute taking place Sunday, March 26. It’s …

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Thomas Kinkade Exposed

The LA TIMES tore painter Thomas Kinkade a new one with yesterday’s article about his crude behavior and shady business practices. As far …

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Weekend Animation Notes

Finally, an animation executive salary increase that’s actually deserved. Anime has arrived in Iraq, otaku will follow. Nick Park on …

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Iger Interview

This interview with Bob Iger is an interesting read. He discusses the Pixar acquisition at some length, and says that in his five months …

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Blog Roundup

There’s lots of new blogs I’ve been meaning to mention recently and haven’t found the time. Here are five good ones for the moment: Dan …

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Toy Story 2 Requiem

This is a genius trailer mash-up of TOY STORY 2 and Darren Aronofsky’s gritty REQUIEM FOR A DREAM. (Click on the image above to watch the …

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Cartoons for Victory!

I rarely buy dvds, but one of the few that I’m planning to get is the forthcoming GOLDEN AGE OF CARTOONS: CARTOONS FOR VICTORY!. I saw a …

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An Apple For The Mouse

An article in BARRON’S is suggesting that Apple may eventually purchase Disney, sending up stock futures by 6%. I think there’s a good …

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