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UPA, UPA, and Away!

They’re out… and as Tony the Tiger would say: “They’re Grrrr-reat!” I will go out on limb right now and declare TCM’s UPA: The Jolly …

Here’s some fantastic weekend viewing: episodes of Bob Godfrey’s seminal British TV series Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show. The …

It’s no secret that the Walt Disney Company is fiercely protective of its intellectual property, but the law works both ways, and they’ve …

It used to be that artists drew fan art of cartoon characters. Nowadays, they draw fan art of the animators themselves, like this tribute …

I was digging around for some UPA photos the other day when I stumbled onto this photo that I’d labeled “Tee Hee and visitors.” Tee Hee …

What’s the best way to promote a romantic comedy about prostitution? The producers of the 1963 Billy Wilder film Irma la Douce decided to …

Okay, here’s another post for the animation historians. Animation pioneer Max Fleischer was an inventor and he was passionate about …

I never noticed until a few nights ago that Richard Williams’s rarely seen 1962 Love Me, Love Me, Love Me can be viewed online. It was …

I stumbled upon this scan tonight and had to share. It’s a photo taken in 1936 by Ed Benedict at Walter Lantz Productions. It’s pure …

Okay, here is an unabashed plug for a video project near and dear to my heart. Animation archeologist/film-restoration hero Steve …

Way back in 1992, Ted Turner paid to colorized a batch of black and white Merrie Melodies from 1931-33. This was back before computers …

I think we have a winner – “Makin’ with the Magilla”: No song could possibly live up to the cover, but if you must: If …

This 1961 episode of Tales of the Wizard of Oz harkens back to a time when animation writers didn’t speak down to kids. It’s a perfect …

This Thursday, January 12, Trigg Ison Fine Art (9009 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048) will host the opening reception for …

Since posting our 2012 animation book preview, I’ve updated the list with additional titles, and one of those books deserves its own …

A long-lost version of The Hobbit by animation legend Gene Deitch has resurfaced online in the past few days. Why did Gene produce this …

Yesterday the Library of Congress announced its latest inductees to the National Film Registry, which included work by these notables in …

And if you don’t know who these characters are, I refer you to this CBTV post. (Courtesy the collection of Tim Walker)

Get ready for a treat! Virgina Mahoney has started building a virtual Fleischer History Museum online at the Fleischer Studios website. …

Steve Milman was a checker at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in the 1930s and 40s. (Courtesy the collection of Tim Walker)