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Firehouse Five Plus Two
‘SirPef’ just posted these videos on YouTube and I had to share. If this music doesn’t make you smile, then I’m flat out of ideas. It’s …
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ARTICLES OF INTEREST
A bunch of fine articles were sent our way…First, The New York Times ran a small piece in yesterday’s Sunday edition, about our friends …
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??
The Sunday L.A. Times mentioned that a new film called ROMEO AND JULIET: SEALED WITH A KISS was being released in southern California …
NICK MAG’S LIVE JOURNAL
One of the coolest things about Nickelodeon during the past 12 years has been its print magazine, particularly “The Comic Book” section …
The CG Glut Continues…
There’s an interesting article in VARIETY about the lukewarm box office performance of recent CG animated feature and the countless other …
LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION #4
Warner Bros. has announced the November 14th release date for the
AFRO SAMURAI
Forget those mo-fo snakes on the plane. Samuel L. Jackson is voicing the lead character in an original Spike TV anime series AFRO …
Uli Meyer’s MONSTERMANIA!
Congrats to Uli Meyer, owner of the London animation studio Uli Meyer Animation, who announced on his blog a few days ago that he’s …
Robert Zemeckis and Disney?
TMZ ran a breaking story yesterday that says Disney is courting Robert Zemeckis and his “uncanny valley” brand of animated filmmaking. I …
Freddie Moore Slandered Again?
Jeff Lenburg’s new book WHO’S WHO IN ANIMATED CARTOONS apparently continues to perpetuate one of the big lies of animation history: that …
Disney History Blog
Didier Ghez, editor of the fine WALT’S PEOPLE interview series, has started a blog called the Disney History Blog. He describes the site …
Milton Gray Discusses Animation Timing
If you read just one blog post this week, then please make it this one. In the post, Milton Gray, a timing director on THE SIMPSONS, …
Looney Tunes Stop-Motion
In the clip below taken from a recent episode of ROBOT CHICKEN, Bugs, Daffy, Elmer and Porky are recast in the Eminem film 8 MILE. I …
Baxton Benefit Auction
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and ICE AGE art director Brian McEntee writes to let me know of a good cause that’s bringing the animation community …
ADOLF – DER BONKER
Animated cartoons with a point of view on current world wars and the political scene are relatively scarce compared to the days of World …
Criticizing Animation Criticism
Inspired by Mick LaSalle’s MONSTER HOUSE review, Nick Tam has posted some excellent thoughts on today’s state of animation criticism. …
Best Comment Yet on BARNYARD
Oscar-nominated animation director Michael Sporn has a thought about all the negative reviews that the Nickelodeon feature BARNYARD is …
Paul Scheurich at Comic-Con
Speaking of prints, the image above is a vintage lithograph that I picked up in San Diego (click on it for a larger version). The company …
Cartoons And Janet Klein
Thursday night, August 3rd, in a small theatre in Hollywood I will be projecting several celluloid 16mm cartoons as the “opening act” of …
Humans as Pixels
Animator Pete Levin writes: I saw this bank commercial while in Turkey and fell in love with it. While it’s technically live action, it …
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