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UPA TRIBUTE UPDATE
The tribute to UPA on March 26th at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood is shaping up nicely. Mark your calendars now. Scheduled to appear …
Jerry Beck
TOY FAIR 2006
I am blown away by images appearing on the internet from the International Toy Fair being held this week in New York. In addition to the …
PEDRO GONZALES GONZALES (1935-2006)
A favorite Mexican character actor of mine, Pedro Gonzales Gonzales has passed away at age 80. His only connection to animation was …
LOONEY TUNES TOYS
DC Direct, the action figure division of DC Comics, is releasing a series of Looney Tunes figures this spring which look pretty hot. The …
MORE OSWALD TALK
John Canemaker discusses Oswald The Rabbit on NPR’s TALK OF THE NATION.
REASON TO GET A VIDEO IPOD
Classic Disney cartoon shorts are slowly being made available for download in Apple’s iTunes music store. The plan is to release every …
REMIXING THE MAGIC
This should be fun. Gallery 1988 in Hollywood (7020 Melrose Ave. – near LaBrea) is hosting a reception next Friday (7-10pm) for their new …
ANNIE AWARD PODCAST
Chuck Oberleitner interviewed several guests at the 2005 Annie Awards last week (including Brad Bird, Tom Kenny and Nick Park) and has …
RADIO BREW
MEDIA ALERT: Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be making an appearence on MOVIE TALK, a radio show on New Orleans BizRadio 990am Saturday …
WALT DISNEY’S OSWALD
The Walt Disney Company has acquired the rights to OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT. And somewhere in heaven, Walt Disney is smiling.Disney’s …
ANIMATOR ANALYSIS
Over at Jaime Weinman’s Something Old, Nothing New blog, he’s posted a scene-by-scene analysis of which animators did what on the classic …
Kausler’s Cartoon Contest
On Saturday night, Mark Kausler, upon accepting his June Foray Award at the Annie Awards ceremony, threw out a trivia question to the …
SEAL OF DOOM
It always bothers me when I see an animated film advertised with this seal (at right) from the Film Advisory Board. It’s usually pasted …
THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER
The long delayed PINK PANTHER movie starring Steve Martin (as Inspector Clouseau) opens this week. It is accompanied by several …
MYRON WALDMAN 1908-2006
We’ve just received word that animator and director Myron Waldman died Saturday morning, Feb. 4, at the age of 97 at Long Island …
CURIOUS GEORGE
I had a chance to see the new CURIOUS GEORGE feature yesterday. Clearly this is a film aimed solely at pre-school children, and as such, …
CONGRATS TO ANNIE AWARD WINNERS
The ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Awards ceremony and party Saturday evening was an unqualified success. The award show has been growing and …
ANNIE AWARDS
Quick reminder: Tomorrow afternoon, ASIFA-Hollywood’s ANNIE AWARDS ceremony at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Anything that brings …
STORMY NIGHT
Yet another foreign animated feature that has almost no chance of being distributed in the U.S., here’s the trailer for a new anime …
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