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Fantasy City by Tatsuo Shimamura

I’m not going to pretend like I fully understand what’s going on in this short–alienation and dehumanization in modern society is …

Martha Sigall is back with another video. This time she talks about Hanna-Barbera:

This is a 1985 student film directed by Chris Wedge, who, of course, went on to become the creative head of Blue Sky and direct Ice Age. …

Going on sale today: the Ralph Bakshi Mighty Mouse The New Adventures complete series on DVD. Everyone reading this blog should own a …

Why is it a no-brainer (literally) for major studios to green-light live action CGI remakes of classic cartoon properties as feature …

We posted the centerpiece of this animation back in 2006, but here is an expanded version featuring the pre-show with Bill Hanna and Joe …

I don’t read Japanese, but apparently the Ghibli Museum Library is hosting a tribute screening and exhibit celebrating Max and Dave …

One of my favorite actors and character animation voices, Arnold Stang, has passed away at age 91. In animation, Stang will live forever …

I just got an advance copy of the Ralph Bakshi Mighty Mouse The New Adventures complete series DVD — and it turned out a lot better than …

A few years ago I was discussing childhood fears with a couple friends. One of the fears, which I did not share, was that of animated …

December 8th is the 105th birthday of Elzie Segar, creator of the Thimble Theatre comic strip and Popeye the Sailor. Google is …

In 1990, Chuck Jones sat down with animation director Jeff DeGrandis to discuss the art of drawing and character development. On February …

I’d never seen this before. Oh I’d seen the cartoon, but not this title card. Mike Kazaleh found a recent upload of a rare 2-color …

Animator and now author Darrell Van Citters will appear at events in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland to celebrate and sign his …

Gene Deitch has written this plea before, but he’s not ready to give up hope. The first cartoon he ever directed – for UPA no less – is …

We’ve posted about Mish Mish cartoons before – but here’s a new one you gotta see. The character was the star of a popular Egyptian …

I got into a discussion with a friend last week about the horrible theatrical cartoons of the 1960s. I call them “drive-in cartoons” …

Cartoon Network takes a lot of heat around here, but when they do something right we’ll report it and celebrate it. Starting today, …

Film editor Stan Warnow has made a documentary about his father, the musician/composer/inventor Raymond Scott. Deconstructing Dad: the …

Whenever I appear on Shokus Internet Radio, I get to plow through Stu Shostack’s incredible library of TV Guide back issues – and I …