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Go see “Surf’s Up”
Last night Asifa-Hollywood had a screening of Surf’s Up and I moderated an enjoyable Q&A with Ash Brannon and several key members of the …
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The Horrors
This a bit disturbing – but I like it. A new music video from UK punk bank The Horrors, She’s The New Thing, Directed by Corin Hardy.
Eddie studies Clampett Inbetweens
Is anyone employed in the U.S. as an “inbetweener” anymore? Has the computer taken that over, too? Our pal Eddie Fitzgerald has …
Way Out Junk
Eye candy and ear wax. Tony from Way Out Junk has amassed a treasure trove of obscure, offbeat children’s records, mainly from the …
Bimbo in Israel
Not sure if Max Fleischer would approve. Bimboim’s Trip to the Western Wall has screened in New York, and film festivals in Belgium …
Vending Machine Red!
In Japan, Coca Cola has started airing a set of non sequitur comedy skits starring a giant Coke Machine wandering around Tokyo. …
Rick & Steve
What hath South Park wrought? Rick & Steve debuts on the Logo cable channel July 10th. A sneak preview clip is posted here.
Columbia’s Barney Google
One of the “Holy Grails” amongst us cartoon historians is the series of four Barney Google cartoons produced in Technicolor by Columbia …
Jerry @ Platform
In two weeks, the Platform International Animation Festival will commence in Portland Oregon. Amid and I will both be there, and I urge …
Brew Radio on Wednesday
Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be broadcasting again, live on Shokus Internet Radio this Wednesday June 13th from 4pm to 6pm Pacific time …
Meet Andreas Deja
Andreas Deja is not only one of the best of the current generation of Disney animators, he’s one of the most passionate voices on the …
Audrey in Spanish
Kali Fontecchio posts a Little Audrey comic story (in Spanish) drawn by animator Steve Muffatti.
Update at the Ken Harris website
John Dyson, the grandson of master animator Ken Harris (1898-1982) started a website last year to post artwork, photographs and ephemera …
June Foray hears a… “Who?”
I was speaking to June Foray today and was surprised to find out she isn’t in the cast of the currently-in-production CG Horton Hears A …
Transformers Cosplay
In honor of the forthcoming big budget TRANSFORMERS movie, we hereby present this low tech fan tribute:
Underdog Gets Licked
It’s official… It’s officially bad! The latest trailer for the live action Underdog movie confirms that the film will be a dog (no …
Gene Deitch’s office
Last month, my pal Rusty Frank told me she was going to Prague to perform (she’s a tap dancer and expert on the history of tap) and she …
Cartoon Nothing?
Direct TV posted this press release on May 23rd with a somewhat apt misprint in its network listings. Considering the direction …
Janet Klein and Cartoons
You read about it in Flip, and now you can see it in person. Thursday night, Jerry Beck and his 16mm projector are the opening act for …
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