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THE LOOKING BOX
Here’s some fresh talent. Two young Dutch animators, Joost van den Bosch and Erik Verkerk (Ka-Ching Cartoons), have posted a test section …
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SUNSHINE MAKERS
Pop culture historian Michael J. Hayde has a great website Better Living Through Television where he waxes nostalgically about the good …
Studio 4°C’s TEKKON KINKURITO
The upcoming feature TEKKON KINKURITO, scheduled for Japanese release in December 2006, is produced by Studio 4°C, the Japanese …
Yuri Norstein’s HERON AND CRANE (1974)
If you have an extra ten minutes to spare today, you can spend that time no better than watching the lyrical short HERON AND CRANE (1974) …
Walt Disney Presents…VD Attack Plan
I used to think the most bizarre Disney film was THE STORY OF MENSTRUATION. That was, until I saw VD ATTACK PLAN (1973), an educational …
The Films of Carmen D’Avino
Again, thanks to the Internet, it’s possible to discover the work of an animator whose work is otherwise inaccessible nowadays. North …
Mark Newgarden’s WE ALL DIE ALONE
I’ve been meaning to write about cartoonist/animation artist Mark Newgarden’s new book WE ALL DIE ALONE (Fantagraphics), a beautifully …
Bargain Book Notice
Just a quick note: Amazon currently has a good deal on my book, THE ART OF ROBOTS, as well as on THE ART OF THE INCREDIBLES Each book is …
FIRST FLIGHT
I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you, Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the trailer, that Amid …
Gordon Parks’s Animation connection
The passing of legendary American photographer/filmmaker Gordon Parks reminds me of an interesting fact I learned while researching my …
Tales of Worm Paranoia and Buy One, Get One Free
I’m not sure how many folks are aware of this, but there’s interesting and rare animation popping up almost daily now on YouTube. For …
CARTOON BREW FILM OF THE WEEK: Suburban Harmony
This Flash-animated music video for Telemetry Orchestra’s song “Suburban Harmony” is one of my favorite music videos of recent months. It …
Cartoons for Victory!
I rarely buy dvds, but one of the few that I’m planning to get is the forthcoming GOLDEN AGE OF CARTOONS: CARTOONS FOR VICTORY!. I saw a …
The New Yorker Cover That Wasn’t
This story is more about illustration than cartoons, but Bill Joyce is a familiar face in animation nowadays. He was the production …
Happy Birthday, Nina Simone
Today is Nina Simone’s birthday (Feb. 21, 1933-April 21, 2003), and to commemorate the date, here’s a soulful stop-motion music video for …
Incredibles Golden Book by Tony Fucile
Fans of THE INCREDIBLES will want to check out the new Golden Book, JACK-JACK ATTACK, based on the Pixar short of the same name. The book …
Craig Yoe’s ARF
MODERN ARF (Fantagraphics) is one of the most inspiring collections of cartoon artwork I’ve run across in a long time. I bought the book …
THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER
The long delayed PINK PANTHER movie starring Steve Martin (as Inspector Clouseau) opens this week. It is accompanied by several …
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