What Makes Mickey Move? (1934)
Our friend Charles Shopsin has unearthed yet another vintage article about animation in the 1930s from the pages of Modern Mechanix. This …
Jerry Beck
Lucky Luke
Once again, another Euro 2D animated feature that looks intriguing – and with no U.S. release planned whatsoever. This is the latest …
Cartoon Dump Live – Tonight!
Citizens of Los Angeles – please note: tonight we are once again presenting Cartoon Dump Live at the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood. …
Acme’s Show of Shows on DVD
If you have any desire to watch and own some of the best animated shorts of the last twenty years, Acme Filmworks has just released 18 …
Cartoon Dump #6: Sir Gee Whiz
Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Happy Harmonies… and it all came down to this: Sir Gee Whiz On The Other Side Of The Moon. Needless to …
Popeye Animators ID
Popeye-lovers unite! The new classic Popeye DVD has ignited a long dormant interest in the East coast animators of the Max Fleischer …
Kent Butterworth’s Attila
Cartoonist Kent Butterworth (Tiny Toons, Sonic, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures) has done what other animators only dream of, he’s …
From Avant-garde to Pop Culture
Historians Jayne Pilling (from London, editor of A Reader in Animation Studies, Animation: 2D and Beyond, among others) and Giannalberto …
It all started with a… toy?
How did this one get by me? Did Walt Disney name his most famous creation after a toy, Micky Mouse (sic)? On eBay today, someone is …
Looney Tunes Vol. 5
Guess what’s coming out in two short weeks? Yeah, I’m plugging it again. That’s because it’s a great set of 60 uncut, restored …
Brew Radio (again) on Wednesday
Yours truly will be broadcasting once again, live on Shokus Internet Radio this Wednesday October 17th from 4pm to 6pm Pacific time …
Serge Bromberg in Brooklyn
Calling all New Yorkers. Check out Treasures from a Chest at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) this Friday. The annual program, …
Raggedy Ann Reunion
ASIFA-Hollywood is planning a special screening and panel discussion in honor of the 30th Anniversary of Richard Williams’ Raggedy Ann & …
Song of the South plays Philly
I don’t know how this happened, but I just found out that Song of the South had a public performance in the Philadelphia last Tuesday …
Disney in Argentina, 1941
We’ve all seen the 16mm color footage of Walt Disney visting South America in 1941. Now, courtesy of the Buenos Aires Ministry of Culture …
Cartoon Dump #5: Spunky and Tadpole
A little boy and his brain challenged teddy bear. Spunky and Tadpole was one of the worst cartoon shows ever made. Originally …
2D or Not 2D Animation Festival
The second annual 2D OR NOT 2D Animated Film Festival will be held at the New Everett Theatre in Everett, Washington, on November 2nd and …
Sony Colors
This stop-motion TV spot makes me feel good. Replacement animation, using Play-Doh, on a scale George Pal never imagined. Bravo to …
Fling
Not quite as enchanted as Enchanted, this new Fling chocolate bar spot, from Australia, aimed at “self-assured women in their 20s-30s”, …
Best of Platform at REDCAT
Next Monday (10/15) at 8pm in Los Angeles, REDCAT presents Highlights From The Platform International Animation Festival. This is highly …
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