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ADULT ANIMATION

The Onion’s A.V. Club has posted a list of 15 Animated Films for Grown-Ups.The A.V. Club also just posted an interview with Matt Groening.

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BADGERED

Sharon Colman’s short film BADGERED, which was nominated for an Oscar this year, can now be viewed online HERE. (via No Fat Clips)

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Rick Goldschmidt sings!

I have no idea if this new CD by animation historian Rick Goldschmidt is any good – but any excuse to post some new artwork by animation …

Books

MOUSE TRACKS

Oh boy! I’ve been waiting for this one. Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records by Tim Hollis and Greg Ehrbar is coming out next …

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QUEER DUCK – THE MOVIE

QUEER DUCK was one of the funniest internet cartoons in those golden years before the dot.com boom went bust. Now Queer Duck: The Movie …

CGI

UTSU-MUSUME SAYURI

Don’t say I didn’t warn you. UTSU-MUSUME SAYURI (THE STRIKING DAUGHTER SAYURI) is a delightfully bizarre CG short from Japan. I first saw …

Animators

Conspiracy Theory Rock

This weekend, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is airing an episode comprised entirely of Robert Smigel’s animated SATURDAY TV FUNHOUSE shorts. But …

Disney

DISNEY DOUBLE

This Russian website documents, with frame grabs, some of the many times Disney animators recycled animation from one film into another. …

Disney

Tenggren’s GREMLINS

This magnificent painting appears in the current Illustration House “Illustration Art Auction” catalog. The title of the piece is …

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THANK YOU FOR SMOKING Titles

Check out these nice opening titles for the live-action film THANK YOU FOR SMOKING. It’s more motion graphics than animation, but I think …

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UPA EVENT ON DVD

Many readers of this blog have written in to ask about getting a recording of the big UPA Event at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood last …

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TUNES FOR ‘TOONS SCREENING

Next Saturday, April 29th, ASIFA-Hollywood is holding a special film program and lecture illustrating the world of music as seen through …

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SPUMCO LIVE!

Spumco cartoons, the way they were meant to be seen: on the big theatre screen!Jot this down: John Kricfalusi will be making an …

Animators

Jazz Cartoon Friday

If anybody has ever wondered why the 1930s-1950s are referred to as the Golden Age of animation, these four shorts below should provide …

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More about Cartoon Network

I received this email from a former Cartoon Network artist, who prefers to remain anonymous but has worked on a number of their projects …

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I AM 8-BIT Artwork

If you were like me and unable to attend the I AM 8-BIT opening earlier this week, you’ll be pleased to know that there’s many photos of …

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THE ART OF PIXAR’S… ARTISTS

Here’s a chance to see what Pixar artists draw in their off hours. San Francisco’s Canvas Gallery will host Combined Weight, a collection …

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HARVEY COMICS POST 9/11

Fox News is reporting that veteran Harvey Comics editor Sid Jacobson and long time Richie Rich artist Ernie Colon are teaming up on a …

Disney

Bob Iger Axes Song of the South?

From yesterday’s entry on the blog of animation writer Earl Kress: But getting back to “Song of the South,” there are two things I do …

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