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November 1st
First day of the new month. Lots of cool stuff to do. I’m showing cartoons tonight at the Janet Klein performance. In Hollywood at …
Jerry Beck
Your Friend The Rat
Apparently a new Pixar short – their first with extensive 2-D traditional animation – will available on the Ratatouille DVD and Blu-Ray …
Cinematic Titanic
Slightly off topic, but fans of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and Cartoon Dump will appreciate this news. Original MST3K …
On Sale Today
It’s a good day for DVD collectors: The Three Stooges Collection Vol. 1 have been released.
Ugly Mickey
Actually, this portrait of the Mouse (by Marcelo Braga) is one of the nicer ones. A blog devoted to bad drawings of Mickey, sent in …
Janie Reitherman R.I.P.
Howard Green sends us this sad news: Janie Reitherman — Woolie’s widow — passed away on Saturday at her home in Burbank from …
Happy Birthday Ralph Bakshi
I thought we’d celebrate the day with a viewing of my favorite Bakshi short, the grooviest cartoon ever made: Marvin Digs (1967).
Snapshots from the Valley
Over the weekend, Mike Kazaleh snapped this picture (above) of the window of a North Hollywood chicken resturant. Their mascot is an …
Max & Co
Here’s another film to look out for. The winner of the public prize at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival was a stop motion puppet …
NICKTOONS on Page Six
Move over Paris and Britney. I’ve made The New York Post Page Six today. Nothing scandalous. Just a clever plug for the new coffee …
Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema
I wish this festival were in Los Angeles – or anywhere in the United States. But I’m thankful it’s presented anyplace at all. Located in …
A Don Hertzfeldt Interview
A brand-new online pop culture website, Bridgerack, has posted a really good Conversation With Don Hertzfeldt (Part One of Four starts …
The Ark
Not as exciting as the new Lucky Luke film, but the Argentinean feature, The Ark (el Arca), certainly looks ambitious – and should have …
More Schulz
In case you haven’t been following it, the debate over David Michaelis’ Charles Schulz bio rages on. Fresh comments from daughter Amy …
Animation in Columbus Ohio
Coming up in November is a series of unique animation programs at the Wexner Center for the Arts, on the campus of The Ohio State …
Bill Watterson in College
Like Schulz’ Peanuts, Bill Watterson’s classic comic strip Calvin and Hobbes was beloved by many and still has a devoted following – …
Now Playing: Iwerks’ Pixar Documentary
Starting today, Leslie Iwerks independent documentary The Pixar Story will begin a small Oscar-qualifying run in 14 select cities across …
Hal Adelquist
Hal Adelquist, (pictured above, left of the Mouseketeers) was an assistant director on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, production …
November L.A. Comic Con
My friend Bruce Schwartz runs the Comic Book and Sci-Fi Convention at the Shrine Auditorium (near USC) in Los Angeles each month. And he …
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