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BILL AND SUE KROYER’S ARROW
Right after the production of FERNGULLY: THE LAST RAINFOREST (1992), Bill and Sue Kroyer attempted to produce a noir-ish action-adventure …
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SUGAR, SUGAR
The Archie Show was one of the biggest hit TV cartoons of the late 60s/early 70s. And the Archie Comics company has been pretty good …
DISNEY TREASURES
Today’s the day the annual “wave” of Disney Treasures come out. Leonard Maltin produces these compilations, and discusses the contents of …
REMEMBERING JOSEPH BARBERA (1911-2006)
Caricature by Patrick Owsley This post will be continually updated with stories and remembrances about Joseph Barbera (1911-2006). …
Chris Sanders No Longer Directing American Dog
The Internet started buzzing last Thursday when the blog Newlywed in Dubai reported that Chris Sanders (LILO AND STITCH) had been “fired” …
Animation’s Holy Grails
Atlanta animation director Ward Jenkins has posed an excellent question to his blog readers: “What would you consider The Holy Grail of …
Lasse Gjertsen
It’s a full-time job trying to keep track of all the emerging animation stars of the online world. One of the newest hit-creators is …
Not bird, not plane, not even a frog
Sad, but true… Ain’t It Cool News has posted the awful one sheet poster to the live action UNDERDOG movie coming out next summer. …
The Importance of Sympathy
Mark Mayerson has posted a terrific analysis on his blog of the different ways that sympathy can be created for animated characters. He …
Animation Still Key At Nickelodeon
While Cartoon Network continues to abandon cartoons in favor of live-action productions, this article in yesterday’s NY TIMES reaffirms …
LEN LYE’S PEANUT VENDOR
Stop-motion animation teacher/historian Ken Priebe (The Art of Stop Motion Animation) has posted on YouTube what he calls “the creepiest …
Fantasia Overrated?
“[FANTASIA] is a mishmash of pedantic narration and erratic tone (the finale’s soul-sucking demon gives the death of Bambi’s mom a run …
Shawn Marion: NBA Star and Cartoon Fan
According to the NEW YORK TIMES, Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion loves cartoons and has a collection of thousands of animation dvds. I …
Cartoon Characters and Merchandising
Independent animator (and former syndicated newspaper cartoonist) Chris Harding has a thought-provoking rant on his blog about the perils …
Trippy Commercial by Hans Fischerkoesen
I pointed to some surreal French animated commercials last week, but they don’t come close to this mid-century theatrical spot by German …
SITO AT THE BARN
Attention all Angelenos: Tom Sito, Disney animator, former president of the Animation Guild, and now author of Drawing the Line: The …
THE LIVING ANIMATION FESTIVAL
Animation director Matt Ferguson (Harold Rosenbaum Chartered Accountant and Grossology for Nelvana) has, over the past week, been posting …
Hardly a Miracle
What happens when a nutty evangelical homebuilder decides to become the next Walt Disney, and hires a bunch of ex-Disney animators to …
Platform Animation Festival
We’ve needed a good animation festival here in the US for the long time and we may finally be getting it in the form of the Platform …
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