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SEAL OF DOOM

It always bothers me when I see an animated film advertised with this seal (at right) from the Film Advisory Board. It’s usually pasted …

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MYRON WALDMAN 1908-2006

We’ve just received word that animator and director Myron Waldman died Saturday morning, Feb. 4, at the age of 97 at Long Island …

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CONGRATS TO ANNIE AWARD WINNERS

The ASIFA-Hollywood Annie Awards ceremony and party Saturday evening was an unqualified success. The award show has been growing and …

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STORMY NIGHT

Yet another foreign animated feature that has almost no chance of being distributed in the U.S., here’s the trailer for a new anime …

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TONIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD

If you are in L.A. today, get yourself over to The El Capitan Theatre tonight for a screening of a newly restored LADY AND THE TRAMP, …

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NYT OP-ED ON DISNEY-PIXAR

We couldn’t state it any better than this: Neal Gabler in the New York Times today on the Disney-Pixar merger….the seeming conflict …

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PEUR[S] DU NOIR

Last month, we wrote about RENAISSANCE, a black-&-white French animated noir that’ll be released theatrically this Spring. Now there’s …

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OSCAR SHORT NOMINEES

And the nomineees are:Badgered (A National Film and Television School Production) Sharon ColmanThe Moon and the Son: An Imagined …

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OSCAR FEATURE NOMINEES – NO CG

The nominees are:Howl’s Moving Castle (Buena Vista) Hayao MiyazakiTim Burton’s Corpse Bride (Warner Bros.) Tim Burton and Mike …

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Daily Show Does Disney-Pixar

The DAILY SHOW looks at the Disney-Pixar merger, and they take good shots at Jobs, Iger, Randy Newman and Pixar’s films, all in two …

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2006 Animation Predictions

Better late than never. Here are a few thoughts from your Brewmasters – Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi – about what might happen in animation …

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ONE MORE QUESTION

Sting (at right) is featuredin THE SWEATBOX (2002)In all the delirium over the wonderful Disney-Pixar news this week, one burning …

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Eggleston, Pinkava, Docter

Speaking of Pixar, as we’ve been doing all week long, Dan Caylor has posted a great 14-1/2 minute video clip on his site that features …

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Lasseter at Disney

Paul Briggs, a story artist at Disney Feature, shares on his blog the story of his first encounter with John Lasseter this week. An …

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Toy Story 3 No More!

Let the good times roll. According to the LA TIMES (reg. req’d or BugMeNot), TOY STORY 3 has been shelved. The announcement comes hardly …

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FRENCH ANIMATION AT MOMA

Miayazki is the talk of several websites right now (due to his films being showcased this month on TCM), but another international …

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Disney/Pixar: Artists Speak

We asked yesterday evening for artists to send in their thoughts about the Disney/Pixar deal. Below are a select number of the responses …

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David Stainton Out!

Here’s the email that Walt Disney Feature Animation President David Stainton sent out today. From: Stainton, DavidSent: Tuesday, …

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Disney/Pixar News Roundup, Pt. II

The NY TIMES reports that Disney may announce their acquisition of Pixar as early as tomorrow. According to the TIMES, “the deal would …

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