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GENNDY INTERVIEW

Genndy Tartakovsky discusses his Emmy win, Samurai Jack, Clone Wars and his forthcoming ASTRO BOY feature with the Chicago Sun Times.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO COMCAST

Sony officially announced it’s intent to buy MGM this week. To raise the billion-dollar plus asking price needed to make the purchase, …

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VAN BEUREN SCREENING

Reminder: Saturday afternoon (9/25) Mark Kausler and I are hosting an Asifa Hollywood screening of classic Van Beuren TOM & JERRY …

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NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT

Disney continues to do a good job of keeping Mickey Mouse present in modern merchandising – everything from personal computers to soft …

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ISSA

Animator Mike Nguyen (The Iron Giant, Beauty & The Beast), who has been toiling away of late on his own personal animated film (My Little …

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Amid in Ottawa

I’m off to the Ottawa Animation Festival, which starts this evening (it’s going to be a mighty long day). There’s an amazing line-up of …

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Pixar’s Growing Pains

Fascinating article (and delightfully grotesque editorial art) in the EAST BAY EXPRESS about Pixar’s continuing battles with the city of …

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Fafi Girls

Appealing graffiti art HERE. Fafi is a French artist who specializes in drawing cute girls. Her work reminds me a bit of Katie Nice and …

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Design Books Galore

Illustrator Mark Frauenfelder’s recent post on Boing Boing about the forthcoming Jim Flora book is a reminder of what a wonderful time it …

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MORE CHEAP CARTOON DVDS

This must be the golden age of cheap public domain cartoon dvds. ILM animation director Tom Bertino sent in this toon tip:Your posting of …

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ANIMAC

A few years ago I was invited to be a judge for the animation sidebar to the SITGES FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL in Spain. Animator Carolina …

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Dun’t Esk

Milt Gross’s graphic novel HE DONE HER WRONG (1930) is examined in this ARTICLE at Indy Magazine. Somebody really needs to publish a …

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First Day at the Office

Thursday, July 15, 2004 (Part II)_________________________ I arrive at the studio, where I’m issued an electronic badge with my …

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DISNEY CELS

My buddy Arnold Leibovit (The Puppetoon Movie) has a nice website called Sci-Fi Station which is dedicated to the great fantasy …

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VAN BEUREN’S TOM & JERRY

Rivaling Fleischer studios with their abstract rubber-hose animation style and hot jazz musical scores, the RKO Van Beuren Tom & Jerry …

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From Beautiful Downtown Burbank

Gary Owens, the voice of Roger Ramjet, Space Ghost and Powdered Toast Man, has a new book out called HOW TO MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS WITH …

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Frank Thomas Remembered

Here’s an ARTICLE from Frank Thomas’s hometown paper, the LA CANADA VALLEY SUN, with remembrances from Disney folk like Andreas Deja, …

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Fantagraphics Article

Nice article in this week’s SEATTLE WEEKLY about indie comic publisher Fantagraphics. The piece relates that in the 28-year history of …

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DVD Plugs

A few DVD’s of note that I’ve received in the mail recently: Politics and animation always seem to mix nicely, and the on-line short …

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Exploring Reykjavik

Thursday, July 15, 2004_________________________ I pop out of bed like a piece of toast, slightly jet-lagged but so excited by the idea …

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