How To Make A Looney Tune, 1956
To answer the many inquires they received at the time, Warner Bros. produced a three page pamphlet, in comic strip style, to explain the …
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Cartoon Dump is one year old
It’s the one year anniversary of Cartoon Dump, our monthly live comedy and cartoons showcase in Hollywood. As a special anniversary show …
The Animation Soundtrack
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Normand Roger on The Animation Soundtrack, on Sunday, August 10, at 7:30 …
Bakshi Chat at Comic Con
The ASIFA-Hollywood panel with Ralph Bakshi will be a particular highlight at the Comic Con next week. The blurb for this event posted …
Is this supposed to be funny?
Oh, I get it – the operative word here is “cartoons”, and the joke is that the current political situation is a different “cartoon” from …
New Miyazaki film
Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature, Ponyo On The Cliff, opened yesterday in Japan. It’s one of his gentler films, more along the lines of My …
The Old Family Toothbrush
There is still a lot of research to be done in documenting the silent era of animation. Leonard Maltin reports, on his Movie Crazy blog, …
Frank and Ollie at SIGGRAPH
Animation Mentor is hosting a tribute to the life, work and inspiration of Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston at SIGGRAPH 2008. Animation …
Time For Some Campaignin’
JibJab’s latest political music video premiered last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and it’s another winner. Co-Director Evan …
Jerry at Comic Con
The San Diego Comic Con commences next week and I’ll be there. If you want to meet me and say hello, I’ll be signing copies of my book …
The People’s Republic of Animation
This commercial simply blew me away. It was produced by The People’s Republic of Animation, an outstanding animation studio in Australia, …
It was bound to happen…
Wall•E inspires a Hello Dolly revival.
A rare frame from Popeye Vol. 3
I admit it. I love seeing classic animation I’ve never seen before. I particularly go nuts for original title sequences of cartoons that …
Cultoons Vol. 3
Just out from Steve Stanchfield’s Thunderbean Animation is Cultoons 3, a new DVD set which continues his madness of releasing cartoons …
Freaky Flickers
Oh, so you think you’ve seen bad? I don’t know who’s behind this animated feature, but they are looking for distribution. Desperately …
Worst Comic Strip. Ever!
When I seek out films for my Worst Cartoons Ever! screenings or Cartoon Dump I look for animation so bad it’s unintentionally funny. So …
Oswald cameo in Wall•E book
Ken Priebe spotted this cameo (above right) by Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the Little Golden Book adaptation of Wall•E. As with …
Betty Boop and Felix
Does anyone remember this short lived comic strip (1984-1988) by The Walker Brothers (Brian, Morgan, Greg, and Neal, the sons of Beetle …
Jerry on Movie Talk podcasts
New Orleans movie critic David Dubos is now writing for, and podcasting about, movies each week on NewOrleans.com. He’s recorded me twice …
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