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Badly Drawn Roy
This clever 2007 animated/live action film by Alan and Frank Shannon, was produced by Dublin based animation studio Jam Media for RTE, …
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Sporn on Terrytoons
Michael Sporn’s Splog is a daily must-read for anyone interested in cartoons, their history and the experiences of a life-long New York …
Artists Behind ‘Frozen,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ And ‘Up’ Teach Character Design In New Course From The Creators U
Five leading designers share practical exercises, drawing demonstrations, and lessons from creating characters like Ellie and Sadness.
Who was Walt Disney?
Forget Barrier and Gabler, I found the real deal at the Columbus airport bookstore this weekend. The haunting cover art of Who Was Walt …
El Superbeasto on DVD
Anchor Bay Entertainment will be releasing Rob Zombie’s The Haunted World of El SuperBeasto direct-to-video on September 22nd. The …
The Society for Animation Studies
The 21st Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference, subtitled The Persistence of Animation, will be held July 10-12, 2009, at the …
Goodbye London
London-based animator Murray John (check his very-cool reel) sent us his latest music video, created for musician Luke Jackson. below. …
Trippy Spongebob MTV IDs from Pepper Melon
These are too cool. The spots were conceptualized by London-based Thinkmake and directed by Tomás GarcÃa of Buenos Aires-based Pepper …
Toy Movies
Where Dan Meth sees Hollywood updates of classic toy and cartoon properties going. He’s not far off: (Thanks, Sterling Sheehy)
Save Taz!
And now, no joke, a Public Service Announcement: Apparently Warner Bros. is supporting the effort to Save the Tasmanian Devil by …
Reminder: Jerry at Ohio State TONIGHT!
I’ll be in Columbus Ohio tonight to introduce a screening of Disney’s 101 Dalmatians (1961) and to celebrate the recent acquisition of …
Tashlin Toons at the Silent Movie Theatre
I will be screening an evening of classic Frank Tashlin Cartoons at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax in Hollywood, Tuesday July 7th at …
Michael Jackson, RIP
I didn’t expect to be using this picture in such a sad context, but here is a photo of Michael Jackson visiting with Ward and Betty …
10 for Best Picture
It was announced yesterday that the Academy will now nominate ten films for Best Picture. From their press release:For more than a decade …
The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics
The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle easily ranks among my favorite cartoon/comic-related …
Hanna Barbera All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1977)
Worst. Hanna-Barbera Production. Ever! Roy Clark and Bonnie Franklin host a roast of Fred Flintstone – on Ice! All five parts now on …
Beany and Cecil DVD Vol. 2
Here’s a DVD I’ve been waiting to see for over a decade – Beany & Cecil: The Special Edition Vol. 2. Volume 1 is a must have for all …
Miyazaki in person in Los Angeles
The annual Marc Davis Celebration of Animation continues with a second helping at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in …
Jaime Diaz (1937-2009)
Longtime animator and director Jaime Diaz passed away this past Saturday. I met Jaime several times during 2005-6 when I was working …
Snow White: The Sequel
I don’t know how I missed this on my radar. It’s a new feature from “Picha” (Jean-Paul Walravens, of Shame of the Jungle fame) with …
Tucky Tales
Tucky Tales is a simple but inventive example of digital “cut-out” animation. The pre-school series for Baby TV was created by Israeli …
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