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Obama Mo-cap
The Onion reports that Barack Obama has been outfitted with motion-capture sensors and that his entire presidency is being recorded in …
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The Legend of Milu Deer: Princess Yoyo
One of my favorite sources for learning about obscure foreign animated features is TwitchFilm.net. Certain films though are perhaps best …
Anime is Dying
The Japan Times has a long, and at times sensationalistic, article describing how the Japanese animation industry is struggling to …
Zap! Pow! Bam!
If you are in L.A. or plan to visit between now and August 9th, check out the incredible super hero exhibit at the Skirball Cultural …
The Plot Sickens (1961)
Man, those guys at Famous must have really hated their wives. By popular demand, I am posting the 1961 Modern Madcap cartoon, The Plot …
The Director of Hoodwinked Speaks
Cory Edwards, the guy who made the moderately successful steaming pile of CGI known as Hoodwinked is still plying his wares around town …
Get Plastered with Plympton and Lasseter
When I think of the alcohol of choice for animators, I typically don’t think wine, but a number of animation artists are becoming …
Hand Carved Animation
We’ve seen animation with sand, with pin screens, and made by scratching directly on raw film. Here’s something new: Printed Linomation. …
Michael Jackson’s auction
Good news — especially if you are a Disney Peter Pan fanatic. In case you haven’t heard, Michael Jackson (“The King of Pop”) is …
Glen Keane Interview
The new-ish animation blog Lineboil offers up a fine interview with Glen Keane, in which he talks about his preference for pencil over …
Drux Flux by Theodore Ushev
The National Film Board of Canada has made Theodore Ushev’s powerful 2008 short Drux Flux available on YouTube. This is a film that …
Disney Studios, 1959
Last month Burbank city officials removed a 50-year-old miniature time capsule that was encased in concrete in the Magnolia Bridge in …
Looney Tunes 1941-42 pressbook
Here’s something I’ve never seen before, a 1941 pressbook for Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. I’m a nut for stuff …
B-Boy Mickey
The good news about beginning Monday with this video is that the rest of my posts this week are guaranteed to be better. (Thanks, …
USC Animation Screening
The University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts is presenting an open screening on Thursday (3/5) showcasing the latest …
Harry Happy (1963)
I got such a good reaction to the previous 1960s Paramount cartoon that I posted last week, I couldn’t resist torturing you with …
Banjo, the Woodpile Cat
The 2D animation renaissance of the 1990s began in the 1980s. Did any one movie or TV show begin it – or was it the combination of the …
Alice’s Birthday released in Russia
This cute looking 2D animated feature, which I posted about last October, opened theatrically this week in Russia. An interview with …
Big Man Japan
I’ll be first in line for this. A crazy new Japanese CGI/Live action film, opening in March from Magnet Releasing:
Mickey-Luke meet Minnie-Leia
As a post-script to our last post: If foot-long raging Mickey’s don’t turn you on, then how about these Star Wars/Disney statues (click …
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