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“THE PENGUINS ARE PSYCHOTIC!”
Now, THIS looks good: the teaser trailer for MADAGASCAR.
Jerry Beck
REMEMBERING FRANK
Charicature byOllie JohnstonLast night at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Disney held a memorial for Frank Thomas. It was a …
CANEMAKER ALERT!
This just in:Get the New York Times this Sunday (Oct. 3) or visit them online, for John Canemaker’s latest – a lengthy article on THE …
Watching Anime
Watching Anime, Reading Manga, and I highly recommend it. It’s hard to believe that this is technically Fred’s first book. (He’s …
SURVEY RESULTS
According to the results of a just-released survey on behalf of Boomerang UK, Tom & Jerry are the most popular cartoon characters of …
GENNDY INTERVIEW
Genndy Tartakovsky discusses his Emmy win, Samurai Jack, Clone Wars and his forthcoming ASTRO BOY feature with the Chicago Sun Times.
AN OPEN LETTER TO COMCAST
Sony officially announced it’s intent to buy MGM this week. To raise the billion-dollar plus asking price needed to make the purchase, …
VAN BEUREN SCREENING
Reminder: Saturday afternoon (9/25) Mark Kausler and I are hosting an Asifa Hollywood screening of classic Van Beuren TOM & JERRY …
NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT
Disney continues to do a good job of keeping Mickey Mouse present in modern merchandising – everything from personal computers to soft …
MORE CHEAP CARTOON DVDS
This must be the golden age of cheap public domain cartoon dvds. ILM animation director Tom Bertino sent in this toon tip:Your posting of …
First Day at the Office
Thursday, July 15, 2004 (Part II)_________________________ I arrive at the studio, where I’m issued an electronic badge with my …
DISNEY CELS
My buddy Arnold Leibovit (The Puppetoon Movie) has a nice website called Sci-Fi Station which is dedicated to the great fantasy …
VAN BEUREN’S TOM & JERRY
Rivaling Fleischer studios with their abstract rubber-hose animation style and hot jazz musical scores, the RKO Van Beuren Tom & Jerry …
Exploring Reykjavik
Thursday, July 15, 2004_________________________ I pop out of bed like a piece of toast, slightly jet-lagged but so excited by the idea …
SHARK TALE STEREOTYPES
Dreamworks is getting flak over the use of Italian American stereotypes in its new movie, SHARK TALE. While DreamWorks maintains that the …
ALVIN IN CG
In case you were wondering what ever happened to Alvin, Simon and Theodore:”Fox 2000 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Animation and …
CAL ARTS TRIBUTE AT MOMA
The Museum Of Modern Art in New York is planning a big film-and-video tribute to CalArts that will take place in late 2005/early 2006. …
THE JACKALOPE BOYZ
Warner Bros. animation director Mike Milo (Xiaolin Showdown) has a new flash animation:Sorry for this shameless self-promotion but I am …
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