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SMOKING POPEYE
Speaking of ebay, here’s a toy you’ll never see marketed again: Smoking Popeye!This item recently sold on ebay for $2,551. The box says …
Jerry Beck
VINTAGE CARTOON TRAILERS
Film collector Jim Tucker sent me these cool frame grabs from vinatge intermission trailers that used to run in theatres in the 1940s, …
BBC Radio: Toonhounds and Teabags
“Toonhounds and Teabags” – it sounds dirty, but it’s the name of a BBC Radio report about the history of British animation. IMDB’s Jon …
THE DAWS BUTLER BOOK
DAWS BUTLER: CHARACTERS ACTOR, the official biography of the voice of Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound, by Joe Bevilacqua and Ben Ohmart …
11 FILMS BY DAN McLAUGHLIN
11 Films by Dan McLaughlin is a new DVD compilation featuring eleven short films by filmmaker Dan McLaughlin, head of the world-renowned …
ANOTHER NAIL IN THE 2-D COFFIN
Talk about “below the radar”. Has anyone heard of this upcoming 2-D feature film? Does anyone care?THE EASTER EGG ESCAPADE is supposedly …
Funky-Tasting Ice Cream
Tuesday, July 19, 2004_________________________ The day is a blur of work, my efforts obscured from memory by a fog of exhaustion. All …
ORIGINAL TITLES
Long time readers of my Cartoon Research website know that I’m absolutely fanatic over original titles. In fact I have a whole section of …
Birds and Clem
Monday, July 19, 2004_________________________ I was enjoying a pleasant morning walk around the pond, minding my own business, when …
TWO GOOD TRAILERS
Check out these Quicktime trailers for Blue Sky’s ROBOTS and Nickelodeon’s THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE.
DANGERFIELD (1921-2004)
One of my favorite comedians Rodney Dangerfield passed away today.I am a big fan of his work in several comedies, particularly THE …
The Blue Lagoon
Sunday, July 18, 2004_________________________ I take a (sixty dollar!) cab ride to the Blue Lagoon, Iceland’s largest geothermal spa. …
ROAST AN ANIMATOR
On November 9th at 7pm, at New York comedy club Carolines On Broadway, Bill Plympton will be “roasted” by some of New York’s best known …
ASIFA EAST ON-LINE
Asifa-East is finally getting serious about it’s internet presence. Animator Xeth Feinberg (MishMash Media) is the new webmaster of the …
SHARK TALE GROSS
Holy Mackerel!SHARK TALE has an estimated weekend box office gross of $49,000,000.!
Discovering Dogs In Iceland
Saturday, July 17, 2004_________________________Mark Zaslove has killed me. He’s shown me where to get the BEST HOT DOGS IN THE WORLD, …
Sleep…Finally
Friday, July 16, 2004_________________________Jumping Jesus on a smoldering birch bark canoe, these slave-driving Vikings have got me …
A SIMPSONS SCOOP
The Simpsons is set to reveal that Marge’s sister is a lesbian.According to Ananova.com, this season the purple-haired Patty decides to …
THE NEW “TOON BOOM”
Evidence that a new “toon boom” is upon us – with the highly anticipated release of THE INCREDIBLES, ROBOTS, CHICKEN LITTLE, MADAGASGAR, …
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