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The Spirit That Never Was
Thank you Mark Evanier for pointing us towards a must-read L.A. Times article by former Chuck Jones/Bill Melendez/Richard Williams …
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Discover The Pioneering Japanese-American Animation Artists of the Golden Age
After surviving internment in concentration camps in the United States, these artists paved the way for Japanese-Americans in the animation industry.
Hallmark’s Cartoon Christmas
Holiday time is coming and that can only mean one thing: Hallmark is once again selling new Christmas ornaments based on classic cartoon …
Cartoon Brew TV #2: The Pumpkin of Nyefar by Tod Polson and Mark Oftedal
The Pumpkin of Nyefar (2004) is a short directed by Tod Polson (El Tigre, Another Froggy Evening, Poochini) and Mark Oftedal. The story …
Awesome Animated 3D Illusion on iPhone
David O’Reilly has built a very cool animated walk cycle that takes advantage of the iPhone’s motion sensitivity. O’Reilly …
Bad News: A Marvin Martian Movie
Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. is developing a live action/CG feature film starring Marvin the Martian. Alcon Entertainment …
The Golden Years of Annecy
John and Faith Hubley in Annecy Cima Balser, the wife of animation director Bob Balser, has written a fantastic piece for AWN about …
The Pogo Special Birthday Special
Speaking of Chuck Jones, as we were yesterday, here is his infamous 1969 TV special based on Walt Kelly’s classic comic strip Pogo. …
The Secret Origin of Foghorn Leghorn
Animation historian/author and voice actor Keith Scott, a foremost authority on Jay Ward, old-time radio and cartoon voice actors, has …
Little Nemo test film
The tortured history of the TMS feature film Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland (1992) could rival that of Richard Williams The Thief …
Bob Clampett’s First Film
It’s no masterpiece, but it is rare and significant. Below is the first four minutes from the Joe E. Brown comedy When’s Your …
Jeff Smith at Wexner
The Wexner Center for The Arts at Ohio State University in Columbus is opening a show devoted to animator-turned-comic book great, Jeff …
Cool Animated Titles
If you are a fan of animated opening titles, as I am, you’ll want to take note of these three items: • A special tribute to Bob …
Abe Levitow website
Roberta, Judy and Jon Levitow have created a new website devoted to their father, Abe Levitow. Levitow, a largely overlooked figure …
The Colored Cartoon
I just got a copy of Christopher Lehman’s latest book, The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American Animated Short Films. …
Suffering From ‘Importantitis’
Cultural critic Terry Teachout wrote a thought-provoking piece in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal about how artists with extraordinary …
Rare Adventures of The Road Runner trailer
Indulge me – this post is only for true Looney Tunes trivia nerds. The kind, like me, who find the tiniest piece of cartoon minutiae …
WB Academy Award Animation Collection
I’ve neglected to acknowledge the release this week of Warner Bros. Academy Award Animation Collection. It came out last Tuesday and it’s …
My Favorite Martian
This post is only slightly on-topic, as I want to give a plug to a new soundtrack CD for one of my favorite live action sitcoms of the …
Do Artists Improve With Age?
Do artists improve with the passage of time or do an artist’s skills begin to deteriorate at a certain age? Animation director Will Finn …
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