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Drawing The Sailor
Our buddy Oscar Grillo (above) writes about his latest exhibit of drawings and paintings inspired by a certain spinach eating sailor-man. …
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David Silverman talks Simpsons
This is pretty good… a 40 minute speech by Simpsons director David Silverman from the recent Picnic 07 media event in Amsterdam this …
The Shine Gallery
Bernie Shine is one of the biggest private collectors of classic American animation memoribilia. You can see a small part of Bernie’s …
Whatever happened to…?
David Stainton – According to Chuck Oberleitner:The Walt Disney Company no longer employs David Stainton, former head of what was once …
King of the Hill exhibit in Texas
Currently at Texas State University-San Marcos, just south of Austin, there’s a wonderful exhibit on The Making of King of the Hill. …
How We Met
Who needs paper? Your flesh will do just as well… Apparently this clever little short was commissioned for use as a viral video by …
New Disney Oswald Merchandise
Disney consumer products design manager Juan Ortiz recently started an “official unofficial” blog about Disney Store merchandise and the …
The Number #1 Movie
Above, Saturday night at The Grove; The Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles Say what you will (and most of you have) about Bee Movie, but …
Book Signing: The Hanna Barbera Treasury
Don’t judge this book by it’s cover… or the guy holding it. I’m very proud to have been part of a team that helped assemble this …
Buy-N-Large
In case you haven’t seen this, Pixar has established a website for the fictional corporation in their forthcoming film Wall-E. Check …
Jerry Beck visits Cartoon Research
That’s me (at right) today with curator Lucy Shelton Caswell at the incredible Cartoon Research Library, housed in the Wexner Center on …
For Your Consideration
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released the names of the 12 films submitted (and potentially qualified) for a Best …
Grim Natwick’s Scrapbook
No one animator’s career covered the history of animation, with so many important cultural touchstones, as Grim Natwick. His work spanned …
Worst Cartoons in Columbus
I’m en route to Columbus Ohio today to screen The Worst Cartoons Ever at the Wexner Center tomorrow night (11/8). The actual screening …
Get Well, Alex Anderson
ASIFA-San Francisco president Karl Cohen recently checked up on the whereabouts and condition of Alex Anderson (nephew of Paul Terry, Jay …
Janet Waldo on Stu’s Show
This week’s special guest on Stu Shostack’s internet radio broadcast is actress/cartoon voiceover leading lady, Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson, …
The Simpsons Movie Screening and Q&A
Tomorrow night (11/6), at the Directors Guild (7920 Sunset Blvd.), Asifa-Hollywood is screening The Simpsons Movie – preceeded by a …
The Question of Beowulf
What to make of Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf. Is it to be considered a pure animated film or a digitally enhanced live action feature? Is …
A Hollywood rip-off
The You Thought We Wouldn’t Notice blog noticed this. An LA-based limited edition “lifestyle brand” company, The Hundreds, is ripping off …
Casper’s got Balls
A former minor-league baseball club known as the Casper Rockies will now be known as the Casper Ghosts. The club unveiled their new …
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