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Seventy Years On…
Here’s something the great Art Babbitt uttered in 1941. “I look forward to the day when real artists who are more than craftsmen, who …
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A Preview of Prep & Landing
A three-minute preview of Prep & Landing was released online today. It’s a TV special from Disney Feature Animation directed by Kevin …
Cartoon Network Going Commando
Yeah, this is another post ragging on Cartoon Network as is spirals down the drainpipe of doom. I was at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood …
Thursday in Hollywood: The Telephone Book
The 1971 X-rated feature The Telephone Book screens Thursday evening, November 5, at the Egyptian Theatre. The film, described as a …
Fantastic Mr. Fox
What a year. Coraline, Up, Ponyo, 9, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs – topped off with The Princess and The Frog and Fantastic Mr. Fox. …
Pellet Gunn by Tim Beckhardt
I saw Tim Beckhardt’s Pellet Gun in Ottawa a couple weeks ago. It’s a student film from RISD. I liked the crisp linear style and it made …
NFB’s iPhone App
Wow, how quickly times change. A few years ago, while I was researching my book Cartoon Modern, I traveled all the way to Montreal to see …
Inspired by Pixar?
Here’s a few new 3D CGI films coming from Europe… is it me, or do these pictures have a slight resemblance to previous works from …
Tuesday: Tribute to Fred Wolf
A reminder that tomorrow night Cinefamily @ The Silent Movie Theatre will present a tribute to animator Fred Wolf. We’ll screen rare …
New Van Beuren DVDs
Animation historian and cartoon archeologist Steve Stanchfield is back with another double header of rare 1930s cartoons from the …
Pixar Thriller
This is what they did for Halloween at Pixar yesterday. (PS: “Michael” is none other than Alex Woo.) UPDATE: Mike Frederickson and …
Marvel Zombies
A little creative treat for Halloween: Ivan Guerrero has been taking crappy Marvel TV cartoons from the Sixties and re-editing them into …
Christie’s auctioning Rare Disney material
My friend Philippe Videcoq is selling 25 Disney items in an upcoming Christie’s movie memorabilia auction. Among many drawings and …
Jonathan Demme To Make An Animated Feature
The book cover illustration above by Rachell Sumpter is responsible for one of the more intriguing animated feature announcements I’ve …
Dr. Sketchy’s is coming!
Dr. Sketchy’s is an alternative life drawing salon and traveling artists social club – and it’s coming to California. It started as a …
Color design in It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Just in time for Halloween, artist Justin Hilden examines the color choices in Bill Melendez’s It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. …
No Encore for Monsters vs. Aliens
Jeff Katzenberg on why there won’t be a second installment of Monsters vs. Aliens: “I’d like to tell you there’s a perfectly rational, …
Carnaval No Inferno
Brazilian artist Helder Santos drew, animated and directed this video for the local band Eddie and singer Karina Buhr. Santos writes:The …
Magoo’s Christmas Carol panel in NYC
The Paley Center for Media on 52nd Street will be hosting a screening and panel discussion celebrating The First Christmas Special: …
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