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Final Jeopardy–Katzenberg Style
The second contestant’s answer on this “Final Jeopardy” question is quite possibly one of the worst answers I’ve ever heard on a …
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An Academy panel on Production Design
This note just in from Bill Kroyer: I think this would be of interest to some of your readers: I’m hosting a public program at the …
Lucky Rabbit Feet
As we cartoon fanboys anxiously await a big Disney Oswald merchandising blitz, it’s a bit disheartening to learn that one initial line of …
NEXT MONDAY IN NYC: Avery and Maltese Tribute
I was bummed that I missed the centennial tribute to Tex Avery and Michael Maltese that was presented in LA last March, but I just …
Animation Book Look
Move over, UCLA Festival of Books and BookExpo America. The 2nd annual Animation Book Look is the place to be. The Creative Talent …
Pictoplasma NYC in September
Pictoplasma is moving its conference on contemporary character design from Berlin to NYC this year. The two-day event will take place …
NY Times on The Censored 11
An article in today’s NY Times on the shocking proliferation of racist cartoons on You Tube has had an (unintended?) effect in further …
Fresh Hare
Is this the fate of Bugs Bunny? Suicide Food is a blog that tracks food marketing that depicts animals (usually cartoon animals) who …
The Art of Pixar’s Short Films
A while back I mentioned briefly on this site that I had been offered an opportunity to write a book for Pixar, and today I thought I’d …
Academy Exhibit of Classic Animation
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences new lobby exhibition, Ink & Paint, opens to the public on Friday May 16th. It highlights …
Popeyes in Puerto Rico
I can’t stand Popeyes Chicken, but if the restaurants looked like this one in Puerto Rico I might give them another try. This one, …
Plympton, Paley and CGI at Tribeca
The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival kicks off this week and there are three animated features in competition. Each of them plays multiple …
Peur(s) du Noir & Richard McGuire
Over the past couple years, I’ve mentioned the French animated feature Peur(s) du Noir, which is a collection of black-and-white horror …
New Book: Working for Disney
On his blog, Didier Ghez points out an interesting-sounding book that was self-published a few days ago: Working for Disney: 1936-1937, …
Haagen-Dazs and Psyop Save Honeybees
Apparently, all the important causes that a corporation could pretend to care about have already been snatched up, so ice cream …
D.A.N.C.E.
Thanks to several of our readers, I’ve just caught up with this music video from French music group, Justice. It’s directed by Jonas and …
Trailers From Hell: Yellow Submarine
One of my favorite non-animation websites is Trailers From Hell. This site archives various genre (mainly sci-fi/fantasy/horror) film …
An Open Letter to Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate
It was announced today that Viacom and Paramount have teamed with MGM and Lionsgate to create a new cable channel to compete with HBO and …
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