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WANTED: This Book

Animator Mark Kausler found this cover image online. Anyone got a copy?

Two fascinating interviews have turned up online which are a must-read for any fan of classic animation: Michael Barrier has posted a …

2719Hyperion.com has a fascinating post identifying the locations of Walt Disney’s childhood homes and workplaces in Kansas City, Missouri.

I’ve neglected to acknowledge the release this week of Warner Bros. Academy Award Animation Collection. It came out last Tuesday and it’s …

Here’s a rare treatÃ¢â‚¬”thanks to YouTube. Milton Knight discovered this upload of a rare 9.5mm silent home movie film featuring …

Mathieu Vierendeel has posted onto YouTube the fascinating 1987 documentary Animating Art which examines the life and art of legendary …

Another great eBay find. The seller wants too much money for this admittedly historic Walter Lantz studio staff photo. Anyone got $4 …

It was common practice back in the golden age to release publicity stills for every Hollywood feature, short and cartoon. Cartoon …

Anyone know the name of the cartoon this scene is from? No prizes… just thought this was a cool image from a classic cartoon I was …

Last year saw the release of lots of rare animation (Popeye, Lantz cartoons, Oswald, etc.) but perhaps none so rare as a dvd that came …

Just wanted to follow up our announcement last week on Woody Woodpecker volume 2 with a sneak peek at the final box art. Goes on sale …

Dayton Allen, Tom Morrison, Lionel Wilson, Doug Moye, Allen Swift… these are a few of the performers known to voice characters in …

For years I’ve been trying to make the case for The Bugs Bunny Show. This was the original ABC TV series which first brought the …

Jazz legend Oscar Peterson passed away last Sunday at age 82. Below are a couple of his animated collaborations with Norman McLaren and …

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the release of Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Two worth-a-glance articles about the film’s …

I’m happy to announce the April 15th 2008 release date of The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: Volume 2. The …

Steve Stanchfield is one of the unsung angels out there who does the important work finding and restoring lost pieces of our animation …

I’m currently reading Matthew Gale’s Dada & Surrealism, an entertaining and authoritative primer on two of the most important, yet …

Check out this informative post by John McElwee on his Greenbriar Pictures Shows blog. McElwee describes what a 1930s Saturday matinee …

Several years ago, when Playhouse Pictures closed its Hollywood office, cartoonist Mike Kazaleh purchased some old files being sold off …