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Animated Shorts of Bob Godfrey
Whenever the short films of British animation legend Bob Godfrey have appeared on YouTube, they’ve been quickly removed. But now there’s …
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Monday Morning Inspiration: Ronald Searle Lecture
Ronald Searle has not only inspired countless cartoonists and illustrators, his work has had a profound impact on animation artistry …
WIA NYC Animation Festival Returns For Third Year, Celebrating Animation And Community
On November 1, WIA NYC will showcase 28 animated films by emerging students and established independent filmmakers at SVA Theatre.
Stop Motion Marvels
If you’ve been following recent trends in animation you’ve noticed that stop-motion is alive and well, in fact in better shape today than …
Mars! by Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham
Mars! is a visually striking and sophisticated marriage of animation and graphic design created by Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham at …
Quote of the Week
“If there exists a finer metaphor for the creative bankruptcy of the Hollywood film system than a movie based on a half-century old comic …
The Men Who Would Be King
I can’t wait to get my hands on this book: The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company Called …
The Sunday Funnies (6/6/10)
This week’s crop: Wulffmorganthaler (6/3) by Mikael Wulff and Anders Morganthaler; My Cage (6/4) by Ed Power and Melissa DeJesus; Lio …
“Not Your Grandfather’s Snow White”
Director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand) is planning a live-action version of Snow White in 3-D. Ratner isn’t involved …
Super Delicious Ingredient Force
Below is a 4 1/2 minute viral commercial for Taco Bell. It’s another parody of 1970s Saturday morning super-hero TV cartoons — the kind …
Mario’s Ladder by Cory Godbey
Nice tribute to classic Ninetendo from Cory Godbey. (Thanks, Gibbs Rainock)
“Your Love Is My Drug” Inserts by Lizzi Akana
Lizzi Akana created these Peter Max-ish inserts for the Ke$ha music video “Your Love Is My Drug.” Here’s a Quicktime link to the entire …
UAE Ecological Footprint
The Al Basama Al Beeiya (or United Arab Emirates Ecological Footprint) is an initiative aimed at inspiring people in UAE countries to …
Salesman Pete Trailer
French animation students–yes, students–continue to push the envelope for cel-shaded CG animation more than anybody else within the …
TONIGHT IN BROOKLYN: John Dilworth Live!
Tonight the Observatory is presenting “A Night with Animator John Dilworth” as part of its continuing Animators are God? series. John is …
A Lost Fleischer Cartoon
I have friends in the stock footage business. They buy large libraries of old 16mm movies by the ton (usually home movies, travelogues …
Extra Virgin Olive Oyl
First Popeye was selected to front a a sex shop in Tokyo. Now, who better to represent a line of products using Extra Virgin Olive Oil …
BOOK REVIEW: Studio Cards
One of my recent book purchases is Studio Cards: Funny Greeting Cards and People Who Created Them (2004). I needed the book for research …
Nate Theis does eCards for JibJab
Way back in March 2009, we told you to keep an eye on animator Nate Theis. One person who took our advice was Evan Spiridellis at JibJab, …
Telluride Film Festival Poster by Ralph Eggleston
The talented Ralph Eggleston designed this year’s poster for the Telluride Film Festival. As far as I know, the only other animation …
TONIGHT in LA: 100 Greatest Looney Tunes
Come celebrate the publication of my latest book tonight at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax Ave. We are having a screening of …
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