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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 …
WIA NYC Animation Festival Returns For Third Year, Celebrating Animation And Community
On November 1, WIA NYC will showcase 28 animated films by emerging students and established independent filmmakers at SVA Theatre.
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 …
Conspiracy Theory Rock
This weekend, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is airing an episode comprised entirely of Robert Smigel’s animated SATURDAY TV FUNHOUSE shorts. But …
1944 POPULAR SCIENCE ARTICLE ON “THREE CABALLEROS”
The posting of the January 1940 Popular Mechanics article on Disney’s PINOCCHIO last week has inspired me to dig out this September 1944 …
DISNEY DOUBLE
This Russian website documents, with frame grabs, some of the many times Disney animators recycled animation from one film into another. …
Tenggren’s GREMLINS
This magnificent painting appears in the current Illustration House “Illustration Art Auction” catalog. The title of the piece is …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I AM 8-BIT TONIGHT
The new edition of I AM 8-BIT (“an art show inspired by videogames from the ’80s”) opens tonight at Gallery 1988 (7020 Melrose Ave, LA, …
Fyn Stec Auction
We mentioned this last week: this Thursday, April 20th, there will be an auction at Cartoon Network benefitting Fyn Stec. Fyn is the …
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The New Cartoon Network
Here’s a roundup of news related to our earlier post about Cartoon Network’s rebranding efforts, and its new programming direction, which …
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