Kim Deitch at MoCCA
A major retrospective of work by underground cartoonist Kim Deitch opens at New York’s Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art on September 9th. …
Jerry Beck
Sullivan (of Sullivan-Bluth) passes away
The LA Times reports (with several errors) on the passing of Morris Sullivan, the man who financed the Don Bluth studio and produced An …
My Cinecon Goodies
Cinecon, the film buff convention I attended over Labor Day weekend, is not a place to do animation research, but from time to time I’ve …
Tom & Jerry the Movie review
I find myself agreeing with that guy with the glasses:
The Ultimate Panther Collection
Now that you can buy a copy of my Pink Panther Guide for as little as 24¢ on Amazon, MGM Home Entertainment is including it with The …
An Ugly Disney Poster
I’m still at Cinecon watching movies. Picked up a few nice stills and lobby cards in the dealers room. Here is something I got cheap: an …
Another Day, Another Dump!
Join us tonight for Cartoon Dump, our monthly live comedy and cartoons showcase in Hollywood. We will have two guest comedians performing …
Mexican Lobby Cards
A dealer of Mexican movie lobby cards has posted just some of his thousands of pieces online and even created a slide show for some of …
LA Times on Lee Blair’s Olympic Gold
Disney animator Lee Blair won a Gold medal for watercolor painting at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. That was back in the day …
LP Cover Lover
I’ve really been enjoying the posts over at the LP Cover Lover blog. Matthew and Tony have been posting images of their incredible …
Popeye in 3-D??
I found this on You Tube. Someone took a public domain Popeye cartoon and created a anaglyph 3D version of it… or tried to. It’s not …
A Public Service Announcement from Yogi Bear
(Thanks Matthew Gaastra)
LA Times on Disney’s Mickey Mouse copyright
Today’s Los Angeles Times has a terrific page-one article on the quirks of Disney’s copyright of Mickey Mouse and explains how the images …
Seaweed and the Cure for Mildew
Ben Balistreri, currently a storyboard artist at Dreamworks on How to Train Your Dragon, and a character designer and board artist for …
A theatrical release for Tinker Bell?
The new direct-to-video Tinker Bell feature will be playing exclusively at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, from September 19th …
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
Chuck Jones (1912-2002) sketches himself as a boy “conducting the ocean” in a new documentary short directed by Peggy Stern, Chuck Jones: …
The Best of The Best!
A heads-up for animation fans stuck in L.A. over Labor Day weekend. Bill Plympton will present The Best of The Best: An Animated Evening …
Olivia and I
We don’t often post about Telenovelas, but since Cartoon Network is going live action, here’s one they might consider: Olivia And I. It …
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