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REMEMBERING FRANK
Charicature byOllie JohnstonLast night at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Disney held a memorial for Frank Thomas. It was a …
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CANEMAKER ALERT!
This just in:Get the New York Times this Sunday (Oct. 3) or visit them online, for John Canemaker’s latest – a lengthy article on THE …
Re:Anima Joint Master In Animation Has Opened A New Call For Applications
The program offers an intensive two-year exploration of animation from an artistic perspective in Ireland, Belgium, or Portugal.
Ottawa Over…
Ottawa ’04 has concluded and a complete list of winners can be found HERE. Grand prize for short film went to Chris Landreth’s RYAN and …
Watching Anime
Watching Anime, Reading Manga, and I highly recommend it. It’s hard to believe that this is technically Fred’s first book. (He’s …
SURVEY RESULTS
According to the results of a just-released survey on behalf of Boomerang UK, Tom & Jerry are the most popular cartoon characters of …
GENNDY INTERVIEW
Genndy Tartakovsky discusses his Emmy win, Samurai Jack, Clone Wars and his forthcoming ASTRO BOY feature with the Chicago Sun Times.
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, …
VAN BEUREN SCREENING
Reminder: Saturday afternoon (9/25) Mark Kausler and I are hosting an Asifa Hollywood screening of classic Van Beuren TOM & JERRY …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
DISNEY CELS
My buddy Arnold Leibovit (The Puppetoon Movie) has a nice website called Sci-Fi Station which is dedicated to the great fantasy …
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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