“Pixels” by Patrick Jean
Pixelated old-school video game icons take over New York (and the world) in this new video for the French techno-pop band Naïve New …
Jerry Beck
Film Noir Cartoons at the Academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills California is running a summer series of Oscar Noir, classic film noir …
Cartoon Fight Club
For my Cinefamily animation screening this month we’re going twelve rounds with an all-star championship card that pits Tom vs. Jerry, …
Meet Meline
Meet Meline tells the story of a little girl whose curiosity is sparked by a mysterious creature as she plays in her grandparents barn. …
Facebook Fun
That’s Dave Fleischer in the center, at the Paramount gates in Hollywood, with his two big stars of 1939, Gulliver and Popeye. I …
‘Adventure Time’ starts tonight!
Here’s a day I’ve been waiting for — for at least three years. Set the TiVo or tune-in tonight at 8pm as Cartoon Network presents the …
The Sunday Funnies (4/4/10)
This week from the top: The Quigmans (4/1) by Buddy Hickerson, Argyle Sweater (3/30) by Scott Hilburn, Moderately Confused (3/31) by Jeff …
On My Way
This isn’t so much animated as it is a clever use of the iPhone and all sorts of mixed media. And the song’s catchy too. It’s from an …
A Goofy Movie remade in live action
Someone explain to us why there are a dozen live action student films recreating the opening sequence from Disney’s A Goofy Movie (1995). …
The Science of 3D Explained
The United Kingdom’s leading film critic Mark Kermode explains the difference between 3D and 2D: (Thanks, DeK)
Marmaduke trailer
What is William H. Macy doing in this? It struck me, watching this god-awful trailer, that this Marmaduke movie is a modern day …
Henry Selick returns to Disney
No joke – and good news! Variety is reporting that Henry Selick has signed an exclusive long term deal to produce and direct movies for …
The Ship That Never Came In by Kim Deitch
I don’t know how I missed this before, but I just found this 2003 animation (by John Kuromoto) of a Kim Deitch cartoon based on a Waldo …
The CGI Yogi
I wasn’t going to post about this. I was sent these images of CGI Yogi and Boo Boo a few days ago and decided they were so horrible that …
Huemer on Yoe
Craig Yoe just posted a batch of rare print cartoons by animator Dick Huemer (Fleischer, Mintz, Disney) on his I.T.C.H. (International …
Kurtz + Friends blog
Bob Kurtz began his career designing the original Alvin and the Chipmunks for Format Films, wrote Pink Panther cartoons for …
My favorite character in Toy Story 3
Here’s an exclusive first-look at one of the 14 new characters being introduced in Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story 3. This is Chatter …
Fleischer’s Secret Story-Telling Chart
Well, I don’t know if it was a secret, but here’s a rare publicity photo of Dave Fleischer with a “story mood chart” indicating story …
Spongebob on Nightline
Nice segment, going behind the scenes of Spongebob at Nickelodeon, which aired last Friday on ABC:
Vintage German ad for Felina lingerie
The animation isn’t so good, but the imagery – not to mention the live action ladies in their under garments – make this vintage German …
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