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James Cameron: “I’m not interested in being an animator”
In last week’s LA Times, James Cameron continued to assert his position that Avatar isn’t animation, though at least he’s acknowledging …
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Chuck Jones Interview
Eight years ago yesterday, Chuck Jones passed away. In 1998, Jones recorded a 3 hour interview with Tom Sito for the Archive of American …
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.
An Evening with Richard M. Sherman
There’s something special going on in Hollywood this weekend, especially if you love classic Disney music as much as I do. Disney’s …
Animation Legends and Facebook
I spent some time on Facebook last night compiling data that shows who the most popular classic animation artists are on the social …
Plumiferos (Free Birds)
This time I’m not going to say a word: Plumiferos premiered in Buenos Aires last Friday. It’s the first CG animated feature to …
Dear Sesame Street
Dear Sesame Street, We, the undersigned, would like to register our concern over the contest you are now conducting with Aniboom. We …
Tex Avery 102
Friday will mark Tex Avery’s 102st birthday. To commemorate, the students of North Dallas High School, Avery’s alma mater, the place …
The Man Behind the First Tom & Jerry
A decade before Van Beuren’s Mutt & Jeff-like rubber-hose human pair, and many decades before Hanna-Barbera’s Oscar-winning cat and …
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TONIGHT: Cartoon Dump at 8pm
You lucky Angelenos! Cartoon Dump is tonight (2/22) 8pm at the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood with Frank Conniff (MST3K) and special …
Waking Sleeping Beauty trailer
Don Hahn’s documentary on the Disney Animation renaissance of the 1990s is opening on March 26th in LA, NY, San Francisco and Chicago. …
The Sunday Funnies (2/21/10)
Argyle Sweater (2/18/10) by Scott Hilburn, Lio (2/16/10) by Mark Tatulli and today’s (2/21/10) Fox Trot by Bill Amend. (Thanks Jed …
Songs the Brothers Warner Taught Me by Megan Lynch
The Cheap Suit Serenaders (Armstrong himself is a well-known animation fan and underground cartoonist. He created Mickey Rat back in the …
TALKBACK: The Ricky Gervais Show
The Ricky Gervais Show, produced by Wild Brain LA, premieres tonight on HBO. If you’ve seen it, share your thoughts on the show. For …
The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger
Attention! If you are hungry for a new Bill Plympton cartoon – or some great barbeque steak – New York’s Hill Country Barbecue Market …
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai
From the country (India) that brought you Roadside Romeo now comes this: (Thanks, Rohit Iyer)
Animated Euro-Trash
Each year I’m dismayed at the lack of U.S. distribution for several high quality theatrical animated features, out of the dozens of …
An Afternoon of Remembrance
Once each year at the DeMille Barn in Hollywood, the Animation Guild, ASIFA-Hollywood and Women In Animation present An Afternoon of …
Brownstones to Red Dirt Postcard Art Benefit
The generosity of the animation community never ceases to amaze me. Inbetween demanding workloads and crushing deadlines, we still manage …
Quantum Quest – the next Delgo?
Here’s a heads up on Quantum Quest – the Movie, a 50 minute 3-D Large Format film with an amazing ensemble cast of recognizable voice …
“Higglety Pigglety Pop!”
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, the filmmakers of Madame Tutli-Putli have finished a new 23-1/2 minute short based on the Maurice …
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