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POwerpuff Girls Z
From the “Isn’t This Incestuous Dep’t.”: At the recent Tokyo Animation Fair, Toei Animation, Aniplex and Cartoon Network announced a new …
Amid Amidi
Leon by Grillo
Oscar Grillo sent in this recent drawing he did of Leon Schlesinger (click for larger image):
More on Animation’s Greatest Executive
The post I did a couple days ago, “Animation’s Greatest Executives”, wasn’t really intended to be about Leon Schlesinger, but that’s what …
Animation’s greatest executives
It’s time for my monthly “things could-be-so-much-better” post. When I complain about the state of the industry, friends frequently tell …
Seth MacFarlane Speaks
There’s a first time for everything, and I believe this is the first time I’ve ever agreed with something FAMILY GUY creator Seth …
LA REMINDER: Classic TV Commercials Screening
3 pm on Saturday @ the American Film Institute: Jerry Beck & ASIFA-Hollywood present rare animated TV spots from the 50s and 60s. Details …
Burton’s Frankenweenie in CG
Here’s one from the Disney rumor mill. I recently heard that Disney is developing a CG-animated version of Tim Burton’s 1984 live-action …
Ace in the Hole
Whoever said corporations don’t listen to their customers? Cartoon Brew has found out that following the embarassing debut of LOONATICS, …
Kimball Paints Oreb
After the recent post about Ward Kimball paintings, somebody emailed to ask whether I had a color version of Kimball’s painting of Disney …
Book Review: the ARt of robots
The only thing I enjoy more than plugging the work of animation artists is plugging my own work, so with that in mind, let me direct you …
Thorsten Hasenkamm
Thorsten Hasenkamm is an illustrator/painter working out of Germany who is influenced by all facets of pop culture: lucha, tiki, 60s-mod, …
Belleville Wins Top Canadian film Prize
The 25th annual Genie Awards, the Canadian film industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, announced their winners yesterday, and the winner …
John Hubley’s Navy Films
After posts about Flora, Blair and Kimball, how could I resist posting about another cartoon design genius, John Hubley (1914-1977), the …
Ward Kimball, Painter
Here are a couple beautiful paintings by one of Disney’s Nine Old Men, Ward Kimball (1914-2002). He was, of course, a genius animator and …
Mary Blair at the Contemporary Hotel
During his recent Orlando trip, Harry McCracken took some photos of the Mary Blair murals inside of the Contemporary Hotel at Walt Disney …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Jim Flora
This rare Jim Flora spot illustration is courtesy of Irwin Chusid, author of THE MISCHIEVOUS ART OF JIM FLORA, a terrific book which I …
studio soi
This year’s edition of THE ANIMATION SHOW has a great opening sequence produced by a new German animation collective called studio soi. …
Robin Williams, Animation Ambassador
I have some reservations about Robin Williams as an animation voice actor (and by some reservations, I mean many), but Emru Townsend …
Plympton’s Hollywood Schmooze
Bill Plympton, who was nominated for an Oscar this year for his short film GUARD DOG, writes about his experiences in LA during Oscar …
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