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Leonard Maltin’s Movie Crazy
If you haven’t been a regular reader of Leonard Maltin’s website or his quarterly newsletter – both named Movie Crazy – you should be. …
Jerry Beck
Weird Ice Cream Truck Drawing
Mike Kazaleh sent in this photo and asks, “I’ve been seeing this truck around my neighborhood for years, and I finally snapped a picture …
Small World redux
Whatever your opinion of It’s A Small World (and its unforgettable – no matter how hard your try – theme song) there’s no doubt it’s a …
The Museum
My pal Sharon Burian sent me some information on the project she just completed:I want to alert you to a short film that I recently …
Bakshi Coonskin shirts
In the 1950s it was coonskin caps… fifty years later couturier Supreme is offering a line of Coonskin T-shirts, based on the …
Bugs vs. Daffy on Slate.com
The Brew strives to stay apolitical, but this very funny and trenchant Slate article by Jeff Greenfield is worth a mention: Bugs Bunny …
Animation Studies Vol. 2
Volume 2 (2007) of the Society for Animation Studies’ peer-reviewed on-line journal is now available for download (as a PDF or html file) …
Art Deco In Animation Presentation
The American Cinematheque and the Art Deco Society are presenting a lecture by David Pacheco, Walt Disney Art Classics creative art …
Return of the Gremlins
Dark Horse Comics has announced a Disney Gremlins book-signing taking place next week. A special signing at the Disney Soda Fountain and …
Give-A-Show Projector
What we used to do for home entertainment before DVD and VHS tapes: (Thanks Clay Croker)
Mickey Mouse Pizza
Once again, Disney marketing has invaded the frozen food aisle. Not sure how long this has been out there, but I just discovered Mickey …
Flip #11
There is a reason I plug Steve Moore’s online FLIP magazine every month: It’s damn good! The latest edition, now up, features the amazing …
The Colored Cartoon
I just got a copy of Christopher Lehman’s latest book, The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American Animated Short Films. …
The Movie That Inspired John Lasseter
The UCLA Film and Television Archives has an ongoing series of screenings entitled The Movie That Inspired Me, in which leading …
An Academy Tribute to Tex Avery and Michael Maltese
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will pay tribute to Tex Avery and Michael Maltese, both born a century ago in early 1908, …
Popeye Vol. 2 Bonus Materials
Last week Warner Home Video announced the release date (June 17th) of Popeye Vol. 2. One of the bonus materials mentioned on the …
Donald Duck and Cheerios Kid in The Explorer
(Thanks, Steve Moore)
An Afternoon of Remembrance
Once each year, at the DeMille Barn in Hollywood, the Animation Guild, ASIFA Hollywood and Women In Animation present An Afternoon of …
Stu’s Show
The image above can only mean one thing: Brewmaster Jerry Beck will once again be broadcasting live on Shokus Internet Radio. …
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