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MeTV Toons To Celebrate ‘The Flintstones’ 65th Anniversary With All-Day Marathon (EXCLUSIVE)
Celebrate 65 years of ‘The Flintstones’ with an all-day marathon on MeTV Toons, featuring classic episodes and films on Sunday, August 31.
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Happy 85th Birthday, Bugs Bunny
On July 27, 1940, ‘A Wild Hare’ premiered, introducing the iconic Bugs Bunny archetype audiences know and love today and the catch-phrase, ‘What’s up, doc?’
Museum Of The Moving Image To Host Fleischer Studios Gallery Installations, Cartoon Screenings, And Animator Discussions
MoMI will feature classic Superman, Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, and Popeye cartoons and exhibitions, including a new documentary.
Director Dave McKean Reflects On ‘MirrorMask’ At 20: ‘It’s A Strange Mix Of Elements’
“I wasn’t aiming for realism,” says “MirrorMask” director Dave McKean. “CG can go anywhere and be anything, [but] so much of it is just trying to be photoreal, and that seems a very narrow target.”
Here Are Some Of Betty Boop’s Greatest Moments
Jasmine Amy Rogers, the Tony-nominated star of ‘Boop! The Musical,’ reveals her favorite Betty Boop cartoon, too.
Exclusive Preview: New Art Book Celebrates Classic Eighties Series ‘The Real Ghostbusters’
‘The Real Ghostbusters: A Visual History’ will release in July from Dark Horse Comics.
Warner Bros. Continues To Dismantle Its Animation Legacy, Removes Classic Looney Tunes Shorts From Max
It marks yet another nail in the coffin for what was once a premier global animation brand.
Porky Pig And Daffy Duck’s Greatest Moments
An exploration of one of the greatest cartoon teams in animation history.
Picha Against All Odds : New Documentary Sheds Light On Belgian Animation Satirical Legend
Belgian filmmaker Luc Jabon speaks with Cartoon Brew about unearthing Picha’s legacy and recontextualizing the work of this European pioneer of adult animation.
Jon Favreau Is Developing A Hybrid Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Series For Disney+
Walt Disney’s first cartoon star is set to make a comeback on streaming.
16 Overlooked Stop-Motion Features You Probably Haven’t Seen
We’re taking a closer look at underappreciated stop-motion features from the last 100 years.
Warner Bros. Discovery Marks Tom & Jerry’s 85th Anniversary With Slew Of New Licensing Deals
Expect to see a lot more of this classic cat-and-mouse duo in 2025.
Popeye, Bosko, Tintin, And Horace Horsecollar Are Now In The Public Domain
A bounty of classic cartoon and comic characters have entered the public domain this year.
Bizarre Christmas Cartoons: Evil Snowmen, Santa Embryos, And Psychedelic Holiday Tales
Tired of the same-old holiday animation classics? Here are some off-the-wall Christmas cartoons you might have missed.
Animator Spotlight: Rod Scribner
In today’s world of focus-tested blandness and homogenized AI sludge, watching Scribner’s boldly personal weirdness from 80 years ago is a breath of fresh air.
Paramount Animation Announces Yet Another Attempt At A Mighty Mouse Feature
Ryan Reynolds will produce the film from a script by Matt Lieberman.
Animator Spotlight: Fred Moore
“Fred Moore was Disney drawing,” his colleague Marc Davis once said. “We’ve all done things on our own, but that was the basis of what Disney stood for.”
A Thrilling Tour Through The History Of Wild Takes In Animation
Get ready to have your eyes pop out of your skull, because today we’re taking a look at some of the great wild takes throughout animation history.
A Filmmaker Explains How He Built A Modern-Day Multiplane Camera To Recreate Traditional Animation Effects
The multiplane camera was a revolutionary piece of animation tech that added depth to two-dimensional artwork.
Israeli Filmmaker Asaf Galay Wins $200K Documentary Prize For Fleischer Studios Documentary ‘Cartooning America’
An animation history documentary has won a top U.S. prize for documentary film.
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