Why Europeans Teach Animation Better
A lot of people over the past few years (myself included) have been highly impressed with student animation films coming out of European …
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R.I.P. TV GUIDE (1952-2005)
The final digest sized, pulp paper issue of TV GUIDE is on sale this week. At least they go out with a bang: 9 covers featuring current …
Marvelous Designer, Leading Digital Costume Software, Releases New Updates And Offers Special Deal
For a limited time, Marvelous Designer is offering special discounts on personal plans.
War Photographer
Cold Hard Flash liked this music video.Drawn liked this music video.And now it’s my turn to like it. “War Photographer” is a Flash …
Dali and Disney in PRINT
The new issue of PRINT (Sept/Oct) has a good piece by John Canemaker about the legendary collaboration between Walt Disney and Salvador …
Book Illustration Done Right
Illustrator Eric Sturdevant has a really excellent collection of scans of children’s illustrated books on Flickr. There is gorgeous art …
Magic Malibu Kingdom
Now that Michael Eisner is no longer desecrating the Disney name on a daily basis, he’s going to spend his time building his dream house …
Devin Crane Art Show in LA
Devin Crane, currently a vis dev artist at DreamWorks Feature Animation, is having a one-man show at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight (7020 …
More Praise for Wallace & Gromit
Former ANIMATO! editor Harry McCracken calls WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT “the most enjoyable non-Pixar non-Japanese …
Ottawa Trip Reports
I’m still working on my own little write-up about the Ottawa Animation Festival, but there’s a whole lot of festival coverage being …
OTTAWA PIX ON FPS
Emru and Tamu Townsend have posted a plethora of pics from the Ottawa International Animation Festival (including a few capturing the …
VOICES FOR KATRINA
In an effort to raise money for the Red Cross to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina, the CESD Talent Agency is sending their clients to the …
ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH!
FILM THREAT on the current status of Disney’s SONG OF THE SOUTH.
JANET KLEIN
As usual on the first Thursday of every month, I’ll be showing several 16mm films at the Steve Allen Theatre (at 4773 Hollywood Blvd. in …
MONDAY MORNING INSPIRATION: Toru Fukuda
Contemporary Japanese illustrator Toru Fukuda’s work is dripping with mid-century, Abner Graboff-flavored goodness. There’s plentiful …
Sunday Pants
SUNDAY PANTS is a new animated variety show that premieres on Cartoon Network tonight, Oct. 2, at 9:30 pm (ET/PT). Each episode will …
WALLACE & GROMIT
Unless I’m mistaken, I’ve now seen every substantial theatrical animated feature of 2005 (except CHICKEN LITTLE). MADGASCAR, CORPSE BRIDE …
GOLDMARK ON CARTOON TUNES
Our buddy Daniel Goldmark was interviewed about Music and the Hollywood Cartoon last week on WNYC’s music discussion show, SOUNDTRACK. …
Siepermann on TREASURE PLANET
Character designer Harald Siepermann has a series of posts on his blog where he shares his character concepts from Disney’s TREASURE …
GO FOR THE GOLD
I know Jerry has already mentioned this, but it’s worth doing so again. I received my copy of GO FOR THE GOLD: A MEATHAUS SKETCHBOOK when …
OTTAWA SNAPSHOT
Here’s a photo of me at the CHAPTERS bookstore in Ottawa last week, shortly before my book signing, with copies of both my new books on …
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