HENRY CORDEN R.I.P.
Best known for his voice of Fred Flintstone (replacing Alan Reed after his death), character actor Henry Corden has passed away at age …
Old Brew
MARIE JOHNSTON R.I.P.
Howard Green informs us of the passing of Ollie Johnston’s beloved wife, Marie, Friday morning at her home in La Canada surrounded by …
MIKE BARRIER ON MADAGASCAR
He really really likes it! Link
Fred Crippen Speaks This Saturday
THE ART OF ANIMATION TIMING: A MASTER SESSION WITH FRED CRIPPEN takes place this Saturday, May 21st at 3pm. It’s at The American Film …
DONNY THE MOUSE
Animator Oscar Grillo sends us a new drawing everyday. This was the one he sent today.
Another 50s book update
Pardon my long silence. Deadlines aplenty. I’m happy to report that all the text for my 50s animation design book is now finished. The …
MARTHA IN SAN DIEGO
I’m moved! Now it’s a month of unpacking boxes and reorganizing my storage space. But my long national nightmare is over. Back to …
Tonight! Baseman in LA
This Saturday night, from 7-10pm is the opening reception for Gary Baseman’s new art show “For the Love of Toby” at Billy Shire Fine Arts …
MOVING HELL
Please forgive the infrequent posts… I’m almost moved in – but it’ll take all week to unpack the boxes.A note to my personal friends …
A Day With Enrico
Enrico Casarosa, creator of MIA and SketchCrawl, not to mention a board artist at Pixar, made a-little-over-24-hour-comic and it’s a …
WOMEN IN ANIMATION LUNCH
Margaret Loesch will speak on June 18, 2005, at 12 noon at The Smoke House restaurant when Women In Animation Los Angeles hosts a lunch …
Coonskin
As if those TOOT WHISTLE PLUNK AND BOOM frame grabs from a few days back weren’t inspiring enough, here’s some frame grabs of Ralph …
MR. T
I am moving from my apartment this week and into a new one. Thus my posts through next week will be even less frequent than usual.As …
JOE GRANT OBIT
The official obituary of Joe Grant from the Walt Disney Company.
That’s Entertainment!
Most people who appreciate animation also enjoy the ancient art of hand lettering and vintage advertising graphics. Thus, I bring your …
Remembering The Other Joe Grant
The talented
JOE GRANT (1908-2005)
A true legend. From early Mickey Mouse cartoons to Beauty & The Beast through Lorenzo.Links: The Animation Podcast / Animation Nation / …
REVIEW: MIND GAME
It’s not often that I get excited about an animated feature, particularly a Japanese animated feature, but I’m really eager to check out …
Paintings by Amanda Visell
Amanda Visell, co-founder of The Girls Productions (plugged earlier HERE), is part of a group art show that opens this Saturday, May 7, …
Loonatics Title No More?
Warner Bros. TV Animation continues to dig itself into a deeper and deeper hole of its own making with its LOONATICS fiasco. First, they …
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