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Happy (Belated) Birthday, June Foray!
Her birthday was yesterday, Friday September 18th. Mark Evanier sent us this great photo of June and Walter Lantz (click thumbnail at …
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Paul Julian’s Piccoli
One of the rarest children’s books illustrated by an animation artist is Philippe Halsman’s Piccoli (1953), with illustrations by Paul …
The Roadrunner Story
Once again, Martha Sigall explains it all: For more Martha, buy her book Living Life Inside the Lines.
Letters from Chuck
Is anybody following the official Chuck Jones blog? Because fans of Chuck should be! Chuck’s daughter, Linda, has been posting a …
More Rabbit Tales
I don’t have the mp3’s of these recordings, but the sleeves are too cool not to share. Click thumbnails below to see larger images. …
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934)
I will be off the internet for most of the next four days, enjoying my holiday weekend at Cinecon (the classic movie festival at the …
“A Nose” by Mordi Gerstein
WOW! A real rarity today. It’s A Nose, an animated short from 1966 directed and designed by Mordi Gerstein (who prior to this had worked …
Bugs Bunny in Glen or Glenda
Ehhh, What if… (Thanks, Tim Lawrence via Facebook)
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
For the sake of film history, I’ll occasionally seek out odd bits of animation contained in obscure Hollywood movies and post them here – …
The King Of Jazz
Walter Lantz animated a short sequence for the Universal feature King Of Jazz (released 3/30/30). The sequence is notable as the first …
DVD Review: Beany & Cecil Vol. 2
Bob Clampett was a genius. And if you need further proof, the long-awaited Beany and Cecil: The Special Edition Vol. 2 dispenses it …
Yasuji Mori and Hayao Miyazaki
Joshua Smith, who has introduced me to lots of great anime over the years, wrote to let me know about some recent discoveries he made on …
The Bugs Bunny Story
My friend Martha Sigall is one of the last living survivors of Termite Terrace (aka the Leon Schlesinger “Looney Tunes” Studio). She’s …
Fleischer double-feature at the Egyptian 9/25
Just a quick heads-up that I’ll be introducing a double feature Max Fleischer’s two great animated features, Gulliver’s Travels (1939) …
1955 UPA article
Sam Henderson has uploaded a rare, heavily illustrated article about UPA on his Magic Whistle blog. The article, by Catherine Sullivan, …
Daffy Duck’s Rhapsody
I love this record. And I couldn’t resist showing off the label (above). Marquis Howell (of Hobo Jazz.com and bass player for Janet …
Happy 10th Birthday, The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant was released ten years ago today–August 6, 1999. Wired magazine celebrates the occasion with a commentary by Scott Thill …
Hidden Message in 1952 Popeye cartoon
Here’s one for the hard-core cartoon historians: Recently, Brew reader Neil was replaying an old Paramount Popeye cartoon, and made a …
NY, NY: A Day in New York by Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson (1908-2003) made this striking work, NY, NY: A Day in New York, in 1957. Trained as a painter, he was interested in …
Heinz Edelmann (1934-2009)
Graphic designer Heinz Edelmann, who developed the psychedelic look of the Beatles’ animated 1960s film Yellow Submarine, died on …
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