Amid Amidi

Mark Evanier has posted an important public appeal on his website about a vital issue that affects every American citizen: the upcoming …

In Robert Kohr’s Thursday Annecy report posted at AnimatorsUnite.com, he writes about the jubilant atmosphere of the screenings: the …

Here’s an interesting poster I ran across in Annecy. It says “The Lion King is Coming to Disneyland.” And, of course, what better way to …

There was an older gentleman sitting in front of me on the bus a couple days ago, and he was talking to some other folks about Harry …

I’d originally planned to write daily reports from Annecy, but there’s so much to see and do here that I’m not exactly finding a whole …

Here’s a website that looks quite promising: AnimationMentor.com. The concept is an on-line animation school where students can receive …

In the forthcoming GARFIELD movie, the filmmakers have apparently made the bold decision to have CG Garfield be afflicted with Down …

While I already have a pretty firm grasp of the concepts of “up” and “down,” I’m still going to buy THE UP AND DOWN BOOK when it’s …

Here’s more proof that there’s life after Disney.Raul Garcia, who was an animator at Disney on most of their major features of the past …

“The 2-D business is coming to an end, just like black and white came to an end.” – Michael Eisner (June 2, 2004) Eisner has been known …

A few months ago, I expressed some bewilderment about United Airlines’ new animated ad campaign. Now here’s another OPINION from …

SCREENPLAY BY DISNEY is supposed to give “tips and techniques to bring magic to your moviemaking.” If you’ve ever wondered, ‘How can I …

It’s not often that I feel compelled to run a news item related to myself, but I figure it’s best to get all of this personal and …

This month’s WIRED cover story about Pixar is now on-line HERE.

Gerald writes in from Paris to remind me that Peter de Sève has his own website at PeterdeSeve.com. If you’re unsure of buying …

The LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL has published their annual list of the richest Angelenos and there are 28 billionaires living in the LA …

The WASHINGTON POST’s Lisa de Moraes files an amusing report (“On NBC’s Lineup, ‘Pride’ but No Shame”) from NBC’s 2004 upfront for …

Last week I wrote about Stephen Silver’s excellent new art book. I also saw another great hardcover sketchbook recently (thanks Bob) – …