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Columbia’s Barney Google
One of the “Holy Grails” amongst us cartoon historians is the series of four Barney Google cartoons produced in Technicolor by Columbia …
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Jerry @ Platform
In two weeks, the Platform International Animation Festival will commence in Portland Oregon. Amid and I will both be there, and I urge …
Brew Radio on Wednesday
Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be broadcasting again, live on Shokus Internet Radio this Wednesday June 13th from 4pm to 6pm Pacific time …
Meet Andreas Deja
Andreas Deja is not only one of the best of the current generation of Disney animators, he’s one of the most passionate voices on the …
Update at the Ken Harris website
John Dyson, the grandson of master animator Ken Harris (1898-1982) started a website last year to post artwork, photographs and ephemera …
Underdog Gets Licked
It’s official… It’s officially bad! The latest trailer for the live action Underdog movie confirms that the film will be a dog (no …
Gene Deitch’s office
Last month, my pal Rusty Frank told me she was going to Prague to perform (she’s a tap dancer and expert on the history of tap) and she …
Parisian Brew
So I’ve only got a few days to spend in Paris. To folks living there or those who have visited, what would you recommend I do? Any good …
Janet Klein and Cartoons
You read about it in Flip, and now you can see it in person. Thursday night, Jerry Beck and his 16mm projector are the opening act for …
Commentary: (The lack of) Cartoon Promotion
Leonard Maltin, aware of my interest in old-time animation publicity materials, sent along this image (above) from Benjamin Hampton’s …
Wanna Buy A Jay Ward Blanket?
If you think the animation business is tough, try selling blankets. Michael Marrer of Brackney Hills Knitting obtained a licensing …
New FLIP
A new edition of FLIP is now up. I’d be plugging Steve Moore’s online magazine about animation (written and edited by animators) even if …
Carl Barks estate auction
Auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields will hold an Entertainment Memorabilia and Animation Art sale on June 4th 2007 in Los Angeles, …
New Animation Blogs
A couple new blogs which I’ll be visiting frequently: Director/animator/writer Will Finn has started a personal blog. In his …
Disney wuz here!
Some people would go to any lengths to get a autograph from Walt Disney. But would you go to any depth? An abandoned cave in Cody, …
Chronicle Blogging
Development piece by John Hubley from UPA’s Rooty Toot (1952). From the collection of Mike Glad. The folks at …
Viacom sells Famous Music
Well, there goes Popeye the Sailor Man, It’s A Hap-Hap Happy Day and Casper The Friendly Ghost. Not the characters (they were sold off …
Up-and-Coming: Miwa Matreyek & David O’Reilly
Wanted to put the spotlight this morning on two young animation filmmakers whose work has caught my attention and who I’m sure we’ll be …
Pingwings Rediscovered
Tony Mines of Spite Your Face Productions sent me a note about an early-1960s British animated series, The Pingwings, which had been …
The Great UPA Debate
It all started on John Kricfalusi’s blog in a series of posts where he analyzes UPA’s modern graphics, comparing them to traditional …
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