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LA Film Fest Animation Screenings

Tom Knott writes to let us know that there’s a lot of interesting and rare animation programs happening this month during the Los Angeles …

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ANIMATION AT MOMA IN JUNE

Anne D. Bernstein reports from New York:There is a TON of animation-related programming at MOMA this month.There’s a Miyazaki …

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MADAGASCAR

Dreamworks Animation’s MADAGASCAR is heading for a wonderful $40 million dollar plus opening weekend box office gross (ranking either #2 …

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BAMBI SCREENING

Disney’s newly restored digital version of BAMBI will get the big-screen treatment at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on …

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WARNER ART

Animation collector Eric Calande has posted his impressive collection of original Looney Tunes cartoon cels, backgrounds and drawings on …

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TIMEBOMB

Here in Los Angeles, the “art theatres” (the Egyptian Theatre, the Laemmle and Landmark chains), usually precede each film program with …

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Impressions of Fred Crippen

I don’t think anybody recorded the Fred Crippen event we did this past weekend at the AFI, but somebody really should have because Fred …

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KIM POSSIBLE Q & A

Kim Possible co-creators Robert Schooley, Mark McCorkle, and director/co-producer Steve Loter will appear at EnigmaCon 2005, this …

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ROCK & RULE

I want to thank UNEARTHED FILMS for sending me a copy of their forthcoming dvd of

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OSCAR GRILLO’S FAUSTO

From our pal, Oscar Grillo:Publisher Ediciones de la Flor just published this book. It is profusely illustrated by me (around 50 …

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Chicken Little Toys

I agree with this comment on The Avant Garde Retard: “I don’t really care to see the movie itself, but the vinyl figures they’ve created …

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HENRY CORDEN R.I.P.

Best known for his voice of Fred Flintstone (replacing Alan Reed after his death), character actor Henry Corden has passed away at age …

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Fred Crippen Speaks This Saturday

THE ART OF ANIMATION TIMING: A MASTER SESSION WITH FRED CRIPPEN takes place this Saturday, May 21st at 3pm. It’s at The American Film …

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Another 50s book update

Pardon my long silence. Deadlines aplenty. I’m happy to report that all the text for my 50s animation design book is now finished. The …

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MARTHA IN SAN DIEGO

I’m moved! Now it’s a month of unpacking boxes and reorganizing my storage space. But my long national nightmare is over. Back to …

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Tonight! Baseman in LA

This Saturday night, from 7-10pm is the opening reception for Gary Baseman’s new art show “For the Love of Toby” at Billy Shire Fine Arts …

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MOVING HELL

Please forgive the infrequent posts… I’m almost moved in – but it’ll take all week to unpack the boxes.A note to my personal friends …

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WOMEN IN ANIMATION LUNCH

Margaret Loesch will speak on June 18, 2005, at 12 noon at The Smoke House restaurant when Women In Animation Los Angeles hosts a lunch …

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MR. T

I am moving from my apartment this week and into a new one. Thus my posts through next week will be even less frequent than usual.As …

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