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Tim Burton’s 3D stop-mo Addams Family
Chris Meledandri and his Universal-based Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me) have acquired the rights to Charles Addams famous …
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La Fete by Malcolm Sutherland
A sketchbook-style piece (with many funny moments) from Malcolm Sutherland whose consistently original works are positioning him as one …
Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation Lineup Aims To Bring Creators And Audiences Together
Tokyo’s animation program pairs international premieres and original anime with discussions on creative careers and opportunities for women directors.
TALKBACK: Devin Clark’s Ugly Americans
Tonight Comedy Central debuts a new animated series Ugly Americans. The show was created by New York animator Devin Clark. Here’s a short …
Volgens de vogels by Linde Faas
I woke up this morning (this afternoon, to be honest) hating animation. Blame it on last night’s interminable ASIFA-East screening of …
Bright Orange Air
The video for Bright Orange Air by Inlets (a.k.a Sebastian Krueger), directed by Benjamin and Stefan Ramirez Perez. (Thanks, Doug …
Milt Gross meets Bob Clampett
One more plug for Craig Yoe’s Milt Gross book (it deserves it) now that you can order it on Amazon (for $29.19). Craig searched high and …
Tom’s film collection
Film collector Tom Stathes is quickly becoming the expert and archivist of cinema’s silent cartoon history. Check out his website and …
The Illusionist trailer
The intertitles are in Russian, but we have to post it: the first full trailer for Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist. (Thanks, …
Stu’s Show: Freberg this week, Beck next week
This week on Stu’s Show, the one and only Stan Freberg will be live and in-studio, along with comedy writer/producer Mark Evanier, who …
Swimming by Shiho Hirayama
In Swimming by Shiho Hirayama (b. 1979), a chubby boy’s imagination transforms an awkward swim class into a magical experience. This …
The Prowler at Film Forum
Beginning this Friday, a restored print of Joseph Losey’s film noir The Prowler plays for one week at the Film Forum in Manhattan. The …
1960 Cartoon predicts Skype and Roomba
Silly Science (released May 1960). Director Seymour Kneitel. Animation: I. Klein, Irving Dressler. Story: Carl Meyer, Jack Mercer. …
Cartoon Brew is Six Years Old
Cartoon Brew launched six years ago today. We’re not doing a whole lot to celebrate–unless eating raisins counts as a celebration–but …
C.O.R.E. Digital Shut Down This Afternoon
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, the Toronto-based CG/sfx house that produced Disney’s The Wild, shut down this afternoon. The studio has also …
Mars Trailer
This roto-heavy animated feature really slipped in under the radar. The first I heard of Mars was last week when it premiered at SXSW. …
“Undone” by Hayley Morris
Hayley Morris is a director and animator at Curious Pictures in NYC. Her short stop-motion animation Undone won best animated short at …
The Sunday Funnies (3/14/10)
This week: Crankshaft (3/9/10) by Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers; Wulffmorganthaler (3/13/10) by Martin Mostrom Nielson; The Argyle Sweater …
American: The Bill Hicks Story
The trailer for a feature-length documentary about the late, great American comedian Bill Hicks. The film, which makes generous use of …
A Tribute to Joe Ranft
Today, Joe Ranft would have been fifty years old. Disney director John Musker created this storyboard tribute to the late Pixar and …
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