Logophobia
A few years ago I was discussing childhood fears with a couple friends. One of the fears, which I did not share, was that of animated …
A few years ago I was discussing childhood fears with a couple friends. One of the fears, which I did not share, was that of animated …
December 8th is the 105th birthday of Elzie Segar, creator of the Thimble Theatre comic strip and Popeye the Sailor. Google is …
The Simpsons have been on everything, from fruit snacks to Playboy magazine. So why not stained glass? Just in time for the holidays, …
I’d never seen this before. Oh I’d seen the cartoon, but not this title card. Mike Kazaleh found a recent upload of a rare 2-color …
This review is long overdue – by a year in fact – and I hope Richard Williams and Mo Sutton can forgive me for the delay. They sent me a …
Our weekly roundup of classic animation references in comic strips and editorial cartoons. This week we have two relating the White House …
I absolutely love this music video from director Sugimoto Kousuke: (Thanks, Carlo Guillot)
Animator and now author Darrell Van Citters will appear at events in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland to celebrate and sign his …
Say what you will about Shrek, Bee Movie or Shark Tale, the artists at Dreamworks (north and south) themselves are terrific. Now comes …
Nick Cross finally put his 2007 short, The Waif of Persephone, online. We highly recommend supporting the filmmaker by purchasing the DVD …
DreamWorks announced today that Leonardo DiCaprio will make his animated feature film debut when he heads the cast of The Guardians. …
The Oscar nominated animator and creator of Cartoon Network’s Courage the Cowardly Dog will present the best of his films and other …
Back around 1975-1977 there was a 3rd-rate non-union animation studio in New York that many of my friends worked for. It was called …
ASIFA-Hollywood announced its nominees for the 2009 Annie Awards this morning. For Best Animated Feature, Sony’s Cloudy With a Chance …
Last night a friend gave me an early Christmas gift of an old issue of Street & Smith’s PIC magazine, cover dated April 4th, 1939. PIC is …
This 1970 German documentary on Robert Crumb contains rare footage of Ralph Bakshi in his studio during the making of Fritz the Cat. …
This week’s round-up of animation-related comic strip gags: Mark Tatulli’s Lio from Friday Nov. 27th. Mike Peter’s Mother Goose …
Gene Deitch has written this plea before, but he’s not ready to give up hope. The first cartoon he ever directed – for UPA no less – is …
For those enjoying Fantastic Mr. Fox and all others who might want to catch up on the history of stop-motion animation, I’m happy to …
It’s becoming an annual tradition in Los Angeles – just as last year, the Cinefamily/Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax Ave. is running the …