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Blast 9: The Saga Continues

Last October I proudly announced that I had started working full-time on the oft-delayed ANIMATION BLAST #9. Well, that lasted a good …

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Walt’s People, Volume 2

WALT’S PEOPLE, VOLUME 2 was released recently and it’s a wonderful collection of rare and enlightening interviews with Golden Age …

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Tooning In

Tooning In is a snort-out-loud-funny ONION-esque blog about the animation industry. The creators of the blog, who’ve chosen to remain …

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PLUGS!!

Tonight, once again, at 8pm I will be running several vintage 16mm old time movie films at the Steve Allen Theatre preceeding Janet Klein …

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HERB SCANNELL LEAVES NICK

The big news in kidvid land today is the departure of Herb Scannell from Nickelodeon. Herb was, for the last ten years, the top guy at …

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Cool Historical Finds

Animator/director Joel Brinkerhoff emailed me with a couple of his recent historical discoveries that he wanted to share. I thought they …

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ANIMATED FEATURES OF 2006

2006 begins – and I’ve just updated my running list of animated features. It’s going to be an interesting year for theatrical animation. …

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Recommended Reading

An insightful article posted at ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE titled “Development Execs: Who They Are and How They Got There.” A more …

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AFTERNOON OF REMEMBRANCE

On Saturday January 28th, Asifa-Hollywood, Women In Animation & The Animation Guild present their annual Afternoon of Remembrance, a …

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Santastein

Christmas may be over, but this stop motion film is too good to wrap away until next year. SANTASTEIN is a short and funny animated …

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AURORA MIRANDA (1915-2005)

Aurora Miranda (sister of Carmen Miranda) passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday, December 22nd 2005. A major star in Brazil, Aurora …

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Merry Christmas!

A little bit of holiday Oreb that I posted at the CARTOON MODERN blog. Full image and story HERE. Happy holidays to all our readers.

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UNDERDOG

I actually met Suzanne Muldowny dressed as Underdog at New York comic cons back in the 1970s when she was no more eccentric than any …

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TOO ART FOR TV

There’s a New York animators art show titled “Too Art For TV!” opening at Brooklyn’s Stay Gold Gallery on the 13th of January, showcasing …

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The Birth of the American Cartoon

I’ve previously noted that John Canemaker is making two don’t-miss Los Angeles appearances on Thursday January 12th and Saturday January …

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