Imagination: In Portland and On DVD

Imagination, an experimental indie feature that combines live-action with hand-drawn animation, stop-motion puppet animation, pixilation, …

Interview with Pablo filmmakers

Speak Up has in-depth interviews with the director and producer of the forthcoming part-animated feature-length documentary Pablo, about …

Pixar, Pixar, Pixar

A few items of note from the Pixar universe: * Pixar story supervisor Ronnie del Carmen writes about the celebration at the studio …

3D Animation Movies: Fad or Future?

The new blog Market Saw keeps readers updated about the latest 3D craze sweeping the feature animation biz (and movie industry as a …

L.A. Animation Overview

Steve Hulett, over on the daily must-read The Animation Guild blog, lists all the known union projects currently in production in L.A. — …

Kung Fu Panda trailer

Based on what little I’ve seen from this film, it looks awesome. Here’s the latest trailer from Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda.

Marcell Jankovics’s Fehérlófia

Every so often I find out about such an awesome piece of animation that I’m ashamed to admit I’ve never heard about it before. Tonight …

Diznee’s Aladin

I’m back, with more madness from the same studio that brought you Animal Soccer World. Someone has just posted (on YouTube) their …

Ratatouille vs. Persepolis

The Oregonian has a short but interesting article about what animation artists in Brad Bird’s home state, Oregon, think about the Oscar …

Paul Dini on Contemporary Animated Films

Do you hate the pedestrian state of storytelling in today’s animated features? Probably not as much as Paul Dini does. Dini, best known …

2008 Oscar Nominees

The nominees for the 80th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning: Best Animated Feature • Persepolis …

Studio 4C’s Genius Party

If you are anywhere–and I mean anywhere–in the DC area on February 15 and 16, then mark your calendars for the American premiere of …

Notes on Persepolis

A few random notes on the French animated feature Persepolis: • Upon winning the best animated feature prize from the NY …

Random Chipmunk Notes

One of the most unexpected surprises at theaters last year was the box office success of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Nearly everybody …

Juno opening titles

The current film Juno is one of the smartest, sweetest and funniest films now playing. The icing on the cake is the hand made cut-out …

Ratatouille knock off

Thought that Orangina spot was disturbing? Click here to see the trailer for a Spanish Brazillian rip-off of Ratatouille. For …

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