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FANTASTIC PLANET DIRECTOR DIES
René Laloux, French director of the animated cult classic FANTASTIC PLANET (1973) died of a heart attack on March 14. He was 74. …
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SLATE.COM ON SCOOBY DOO
Tying-in with today’s debut of SCOOBY-DOO 2, Slate.com posted a piece trying to figure out the worldwide appeal of Shaggy, Velma and the …
Award-Winning 2D Animation Tips From The 2024 Cartoon Animator Contest
Learn nine pro techniques from 2024 Cartoon Animator contest winners to boost your 2D animation skills with creative rigs and smart motion tools.
CLASSIC CARTOON CHANNEL?
Not to dwell on the FILMATION library, but this follow-up story of its sale to ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS notes that the company plans to use …
Baseman’s Dumb Luck
Here’s a nclass=”image”ew book that I’m planning on getting when it comes out next month: DUMB LUCK, a retrospective of the work of …
Mike Gabriel’s Lorenzo
AWN has a nice behind-the-scenes look at the production of Mike Gabriel’s new hand-drawn/digitally rendered animated short LORENZO. The …
ADULT SWIM NEWS
Here’s a press release from ADULT SWIM. Most interesting thing, in my humble opinion, is Matt Groening introducing his favorite episodes …
FILMATION SOLD
Good news for all you FILMATION freaks. A company called Entertainment Rights just bought the Filmation library from Hallmark …
A Few Thoughts on Miramax Animation
I’ve always been suspicious of Miramax’s relationship with animated features. Before they were bought by Disney, the company had picked …
ARCHIES DVD
No, I don’t care about Filmation’s ARCHIE. But because I do a film program at the San Diego Comic Con called THE WORST CARTOONS EVER, I …
NICK MOVIES ANNOUNCES MIGHTY MOUSE
Nickelodeon Movies has officially announced its development slate – which includes THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE, Steve Oedekerk’s CGI …
SCREENINGS: KAUSLER & McCARTNEY
A reminder that this Saturday March 27th at 3pm, at the AFI in Hollywood, animator Mark Kausler will host a screening that will premiere …
Kimball’s Trains
I had a delightful time at Walt’s Barn on Sunday. It’s in Griffith Park, open one Sunday (the third Sunday) of each month – and I …
FLEISCHER MUSIC
I love the music in Fleischer cartoons. From Betty Boop, through the Color Classics, the Popeye cartoons and the original theme for …
Monday Morning Plugs
There was a nice (albeit depressing) piece in yesterday’s LA TIMES looking at how Los Angeles animation artists are struggling to stay …
Eisner’s Book About Leadership Delayed
Following the stunning 43% “no confidence” vote against his leadership at the annual Disney shareholder’s meeting earlier this month, …
The Disney Strike
Shane Glines has posted an interesting historical artifact on his CartoonRetro.com message board – a comic strip from the publication …
Rhapsody in Obscurity
If they gave Clios for pretentiousness, then United Airlines’ new animated ad campaign would be a shoo-in. I just saw their second of …
Sunday In The Park with Disney
Where will I be on Sunday?I’ve been asked to join a number of authors who have written books on the subject of Disney (I guess a few …
DAD, CAN I BORROW THE CAR?
Ward Kimball (1914-2002) was a great animator, but the reason he’s my personal favorite of Disney’s Nine Old Men reaches far beyond his …
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