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20 Animated Features in Oscar Race This Year
Start making your predictions now! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that twenty films have been submitted …
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Princess and the Frog for Geico
…because I always think of car insurance when I’m watching a Disney feature. (Thanks, Jon Reeves)
Looking for Calvin and Hobbes
Nevin Martell’s Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Strip has piqued my …
Germans in the Woods by Tim Rauch
In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Rauch Bros. have posted on-line their short but powerful film Germans in the Woods. The film’s audio track …
Jerry on Internet Radio – again!
Once again, yours truly Jerry Beck will be a guest today on Stu’s Show on Shokus Internet Radio. This will be my eleventh or twelfth …
Puck Cinema Caravana
Dani from the Spanish animation blog Protoones turned me on to Puck Cinema Caravana, a cool little project from Spain conceived by Carles …
ASIFA to honor Tim Burton, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Bruce Timm
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced its Winsor McCay Award recipients for 2009: Tim Burton, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Bruce Timm. The award is …
“Good Vibrations” by Jérémy Clapin
I can’t get enough of mid-century educational and safety-related animated shorts so I’m delighted to see a contemporary take on those …
Gene Deitch: Quo Vadis Animation?
Veteran animation director Gene Deitch and his wife Zdenka were invited to the Xiamen International Animation Festival (Oct. 30th-Nov. …
Box Office Report
A Christmas Carol pulled in $30 million last weekend, falling short of industry expectations, which had ranged from $35 to $40 million. …
Boogie
Boy, this looks strange. An upcoming hand-drawn feature from Argentina’s Illusion Studios that advertises itself as “sexist, violent and …
First Look at The Ricky Gervais Show
Last week on Late Show with David Letterman, Ricky Gervais shared this clip from his upcoming HBO animated series that uses audio from …
Looney Tunes News
Here’s some GOOD Cartoon Network news for a change. The classic Looney Tunes will be returning to Cartoon Network next Sunday. They are …
A Christmas Carol Opens Today
Robert Zemeckis’s A Christmas Carol opens today to a chorus of negative reviews and a rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A particularly …
Curious Pages, a blog of illustrated children’s books
My favorite site of the moment: Curious Pages, a newly launched blog about obscure but outstanding children’s books from the 1800s all …
Five Nominees for Best Animated Feature?
The potential gamechangers in the Oscar race (clockwise from upper left): The Missing Lynx, A Town Called Panic, The Secret of Kells, …
Live Action/CG Yogi Bear sounds like a boo-boo
According to today’s trades, Dan Aykroyd has been cast as the voice of Yogi Bear in Warner Bros. new CGI hybrid flick, Yogi Bear, and …
Even Monkeys Hate Robert Zemeckis
An article in National Geographic discusses the results of an “uncanny valley” test on monkeys. Researchers showed monkeys three versions …
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