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Highly Recommended Reading

Visit HERE for an excellent blog post by feature story artist Jenny Lerew discussing simplicity in animation storytelling and how it …

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Andrew Stanton Interview

How cool is this – Pixar animator Andrew Gordon has done a three-part podcast interview with co-worker Andrew Stanton, the director of …

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Comments on CARS Clips

Pixar previewed a couple clips from CARS at WonderCon in San Francisco last weekend. Here’s a description of the clips shown. More …

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UPA TRIBUTE UPDATE

The tribute to UPA on March 26th at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood is shaping up nicely. Mark your calendars now. Scheduled to appear …

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TOY FAIR 2006

I am blown away by images appearing on the internet from the International Toy Fair being held this week in New York. In addition to the …

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Walt Who?

Animation director Michael Sporn points out a depressing moment he saw on JEOPARDY’s “Teen Tournament” a couple nights ago. There’s …

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Meddling Michael

Did Michael Eisner attempt to break up the Disney-Pixar merger?Use BugMeNot to bypass NY POST registration.(Thanks, klahd222)

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LOS ANGELES LETS BE FRIENDS

LOS ANGELES LETS BE FRIENDS is a delightfully inventive CG/live-action spot from 2005 directed by Greg Gunn, Reza Rasoli and Diffan …

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LOONEY TUNES TOYS

DC Direct, the action figure division of DC Comics, is releasing a series of Looney Tunes figures this spring which look pretty hot. The …

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MORE OSWALD TALK

John Canemaker discusses Oswald The Rabbit on NPR’s TALK OF THE NATION.

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Preview: Remixing the Magic

REMIXING THE MAGIC opens this Friday, February 17, at Gallery 1988 (7020 Melrose Ave., corner of Melrose & La Brea). Opening reception is …

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REASON TO GET A VIDEO IPOD

Classic Disney cartoon shorts are slowly being made available for download in Apple’s iTunes music store. The plan is to release every …

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Kricfalusi Blogging

Guess who finally has his own blog? John K really needs to write a how-to animation book, but until that day, we’ve got his blog. His …

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FREE JIMMY

SLIPP JIMMY FRI (FREE JIMMY) is Norway’s first CG animated feature, and also the country’s most expensive film production to date, with a …

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Sylvain Chomet Commercial

Check out this commercial for insurance company Winterthur by THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE director Sylvain Chomet. The animation and …

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REMIXING THE MAGIC

This should be fun. Gallery 1988 in Hollywood (7020 Melrose Ave. – near LaBrea) is hosting a reception next Friday (7-10pm) for their new …

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ANNIE AWARD PODCAST

Chuck Oberleitner interviewed several guests at the 2005 Annie Awards last week (including Brad Bird, Tom Kenny and Nick Park) and has …

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Oswald Questions

Our friend Harry McCracken has a list of questions about the Oswald/Al Michaels trade. The questions are more light-hearted than the set …

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RADIO BREW

MEDIA ALERT: Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be making an appearence on MOVIE TALK, a radio show on New Orleans BizRadio 990am Saturday …

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