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Commentary: (The lack of) Cartoon Promotion
Leonard Maltin, aware of my interest in old-time animation publicity materials, sent along this image (above) from Benjamin Hampton’s …
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To Infinity and Beyond
This October, Chronicle Books will release To Infinity and Beyond: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios by Karen Paik and Leslie Iwerks. …
New Cinderella Book With Mary Blair Art
Via Didier Ghez’s always informative Disney History blog comes word of a new Cinderella storybook that uses Mary Blair’s concept art from …
McLaren Remixed
FPS Magazine informs us about Norman, a new mixed-media stage production that combines the works of an animation legend with live …
Cartoon Modern is Voted Best Film Book of 2006
I’m not one who likes to brag but that’s because I usually don’t have a whole lot to brag about. Things are a little different today …
Elbert Tuganov (1920-2007)
Pioneering Estonian animator Elbert Tuganov has passed away at age 87. Chris Robinson, author of Estonian Animation: Between Genius and …
Halas & Batchelor Cartoons
Though mentioned on the Brew back in May, I just stumbled upon a copy of Halas & Batchelor Cartoons today, at my local Barnes and …
Three Trees Make a Forest Contest
Ok, as promised in the post about the book last Friday, we’re giving away two copies of the book Three Trees Make a Forest, courtesy of …
Three Trees Make a Forest
In fall 2005, two story artists at Pixar—Ronnie del Carmen and Enrico Casarosa—joined forces with Japanese …
AMID AMIDI: Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
Animation has been a passion of mine for the longest time. Looking back at what sparked this lifelong love for the art form, it wasn’t …
Cartoon Modern In NY Times and Print Mag
My book CARTOON MODERN: STYLE AND DESIGN IN FIFTIES ANIMATION is starting the new year with a bang. Today’s NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW has a …
When Frank Lloyd Wright Met Disney
In my book CARTOON MODERN, I mention briefly the story of what happened when legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright visited the Disney …
SITO AT THE BARN
Attention all Angelenos: Tom Sito, Disney animator, former president of the Animation Guild, and now author of Drawing the Line: The …
BOOK REVIEW: I AM PLASTIC
The new book I AM PLASTIC: THE DESIGNER TOY EXPLOSION, by Kidrobot founder Paul Budnitz, is a handsomely designed and fun-to-flip-through …
Neal Gabler Talks About Disney
Neal Gabler, author of the just-released book WALT DISNEY: THE TRIUMPH OF THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION, appeared on NPR’s FRESH AIR yesterday …
PERSEPOLIS
Next year’s animated feature slate continues to look better and better. With The Simpsons Movie, Brad Bird’s latest from Pixar, and Shrek …
Tonight: Tom Sito at UCLA
Tonight at UCLA, Tom Sito will be discussing and signing his new book DRAWING THE LINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE ANIMATION UNIONS FROM …
The First Machinima Hit?
Machinima is a CG animation technique that uses real-time, 3D gaming engines for its imagery source as opposed to traditional CG software …
3 Trees & 3 Flowers in November
The must-see LA art show of the fall season has been anounced. “3 Trees and 3 Flowers” opens November 4 at the Gallery Nucleus (30 West …
POLAR PLAYMATES
Three nice cels from Polar Playmates (1946) are currently up for sale on ebay.Polar Playmates, directed by former Disney animator Howard …
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