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LOONEY TUNES ON TCM

Heads up!On Friday, June 18th, Turner Classic Movies will devote a day to LOONEY TUNES IN HOLLYWOOD with cartoons, and the movies that …

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SCRAPPYLAND

This news is just to exciting to hold: Harry McCracken is building a new website devoted to Columbia’s biggest original cartoon star – …

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BLOW ME DOWN!

Here, without comment from me, is the first image of Mainframe’s CG POPEYE, from a forthcoming TV special written by comedian Paul …

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ANIMATOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Getting rave reader reviews on Amazon.com is Animatrix: A Female Animator, How Laughter Saved My Life By Heidi Guedel.I haven’t read the …

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NOT A GOOD FRIDAY FOR EISNER

Just when you think it can’t get any worse for Michael Eisner:TIGGER starts groping Disney World patrons (via Orlando Sentinel)And an …

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DePATIE INTERVIEW

Here’s an excellent interview with David DePatie (of DePatie-Freleng) by John Cawley which has just been posted on AWN.

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HE-MAN GETS A MAKE-OVER

From an MTV press release:On May 17th, the animated comedy series “Ill-ustrated” will return to VH1. The half-hour series is based on the …

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ASIFA’S VIRTUAL ARCHIVE

The International Animated Film Society (aka ASIFA-Hollywood) has embarked on an ambitious project to expand the offerings of the current …

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DISNEY CLOSES JAPANESE STUDIO

As part of their worldwide effort to kill traditional hand drawn animation, Disney will fire its Japanese animators in June. Read about …

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KILL BILL ANIME PREQUEL

According to Internal Correspondence Vol. 2 (aka ICv.2) Quentin Tarantino is planning to write and produce an anime feature film, which …

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DISNEY’S LAST DUD?

Financial website Motley Fool has posted this editorial by Rick Aristotle Munarriz, which asks “Remember when Disney’s golden animated …

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The Next Big Thing…

MUCHA LUCHA! creators Eddie Mort and Lili Chin have figured out what the next big trend in animation will be: Christian anime! Of course …

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ASTRO BOY MONEY

You’ve heard of Disney Dollars?In Japan, it’s Astro Bucks!Tokyo’s Takadanobaba district will start using Astro Boy currency this week, …

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At least he’s still pink

MGM apparently decided that the best way to celebrate Pink Panther’s 40th anniversary was to hire pop illustrator Shag to redesign him so …

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