CGI

Rocket Jo by Julien Charles

It’s plenty refreshing to see a CG character that is designed with a sense of caricature in both his appearance and physical movement. …

Events

Highlights from Ottawa

I’ve been in Ottawa since Wednesday and it’s been wall-to-wall screenings, presentations and panels (not to mention parties, meetings and …

Classic

Baby Huey

Over the past year I’ve collaborated with Leslie Cabarga on several Dark Horse Books compiling the best stories of the classic Harvey …

Books

Upcoming Chronicle Books

I received the Fall/Winter 2008 Chronicle Books catalog yesterday, and there are a few animation-related books that should be of interest …

Advertising

Froot Loops

There is nothing particularly special about the two Kelloggs’ Froot Loops commercials posted below, except that my colleague Leslie …

Events

KRAZY!

Got a postcard from Marv Newland today. He wrote:The Vancouver Art Gallery is launching a large scale exhibit on May 16th, to run until …

Books

The Art of Pixar’s Short Films

A while back I mentioned briefly on this site that I had been offered an opportunity to write a book for Pixar, and today I thought I’d …

Shorts

The Bear That Wasn’t (1967)

I just finished reading the new Maurice Noble biography Stepping Into The Picture by Robert McKinnon and am working up a review of it. In …

Classic

A Tale of Old Whiff

(click on the image above to see more of this model sheet) With so much attention being paid nowadays to film gimmickry like …

Books

A Book About Golden Books

Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children’s Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became An American Icon Along the Way is a book …

Shorts

Oscar Possibilities

Circulating amongst the animation blogs this past week was a very shortlist of possible nominees in the Animation Short Film category. …

Books

New Book by Chris Robinson

Chris Robinson’s Canadian Animation: Looking for A Place to Happen is one more to add to the list of animation books I’m looking forward …

Books

Book Review: To Infinity and Beyond

To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios (Chronicle Books, 2007) by Karen Paik is exactly the type of book you’d …

Feature Film

Blokhedz

If the Hollywood establishment isn’t producing the kind of animation you want to see, it may be time to take matters into your own hands. …

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