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DAFFY FOR A DOLLAR
Reader Lynn Fava reports:I don’t know if you have any Dollar Tree stores near you, but thought you might want to know that they are …
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Monday Morning Inspiration: Private Snafu
Archive.org has three WWII-era Private SNAFU shorts posted on their site, and as always, everything on the site can be downloaded for …
PARAMOUNT CARTOONS
Asifa-Hollywood’s screening this month is for the real die-hards. I’ll be showing about a dozen 1940s-50s Paramount cartoons in 35mm …
LOONEY TUNES DVD V.3 BONUS MATERIALS
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ANIMATION BOOKSIGNING IN GLENDALE
The Mystery & Imagination bookshop (aka BookFellows) on Brand Blvd. in Glendale is hosting a gala animation book signing this Saturday at …
HUSH MY MOUSE
One of our readers has been privately sharing some images from his private cartoon art collection with me. But this one (above) is …
Thurl Ravenscroft 1914-2005
Thurl Ravenscroft, who roared “They’re Grrrrreeeat!” in Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger ads and voiced a host of Disney characters, died Sunday …
MARTHA IN SAN DIEGO
I’m moved! Now it’s a month of unpacking boxes and reorganizing my storage space. But my long national nightmare is over. Back to …
Animation’s greatest executives
It’s time for my monthly “things could-be-so-much-better” post. When I complain about the state of the industry, friends frequently tell …
Blue Sky doing Seuss
Tomorrow’s HOLLYWOOD REPORTER has a story that Fox/Blue Sky’s next feature following ICE AGE 2 will be an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ HORTON …
First and Last Words on Loonatics
A friend last night made this perceptive comment about the new Looney Tunes-inspired TV series LOONATICS: “Warners has already desecrated …
THE DOT & THE LINE
I get many many requests about Chuck Jones 1965 Academy Award Winning MGM cartoon THE DOT AND THE LINE. As previously noted, it’s …
MARTHA’S BOOK
One book missing from Amid’s 2005 shopping list (below) is Martha Sigall’s Amazon.com).
New Animation Books
Here’s some animation and cartoon-related books coming out in the next few months… Heard any good Mark Twain quotes lately? CHUCK …
TASHLIN / OSCAR CARTOONS
Frank Tashlin was great.His live action films were hilarious – but, as we know, his print cartoons and animated films were even funnier. …
Ben Washam (Or Mike Fontanelli?)
No reason for this post, but I just wanted to share this cool caricature of animator Ben Washam by fellow Chuck Jones unit animator Abe …
The Great Cartoon Murals
So I’m trying to get for Iowa City for Thanksgiving–but at the moment, I’m stuck at the San Francisco airport, where my flight has been …
CONTEST #4
Once again I ask a simple question. The first two people with correct answers (or what I think is the correct answer) to hit my email-box …
THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIXAR
I just read this piece in Hollywood Reporter. It is typical of Hollywood’s constant astonishment with Pixar and the success of THE …
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