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Film Critics, Part II

It looks like the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE’s Mick LaSalle isn’t alone when it comes to film critics who make uninformed sweeping …

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1936 ARTICLE ON FLEISCHER 3-D SETS

One of my last-second purchases on Sunday, just before I left the San Diego Comic Con, was snagging this copy of the November 1936 issue …

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COMIC CON: WORST CARTOONS EVER

I want to thank everyone who showed up last Friday night at the Comic Con for my annual WORST CARTOONS EVER screening. You haven’t lived …

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SDCC: Cartoon Modern

My book CARTOON MODERN: STYLE AND DESIGN IN FIFTIES ANIMATION will be making its official debut in San Diego this week. These are the …

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More on Cartoons and Copyright

A bit of a followup to last week’s post “Cartoons, Copyright and YouTube”. Emru Townsend at fps magazine linked to this excellent article …

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TV CARTOON PALS

Dan Goodsell’s Sampler of Things blog is a daily must-see for everyone who loves classic cartoons and great retro package design. Today’s …

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Join the Cartoon Brew Mailing List

We’re starting a Cartoon Brew mailing list. The Brew will be undergoing some major changes in the second half of 2006 and we want to keep …

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Cartoons, Copyright and YouTube

So, what’s new in the world of animation this week? Well, YouTube has bowed to pressure from the movie studios and removed hundreds of …

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Do It Yourself Cartoon Kit

I’m ashamed to say that until today I’d never seen Bob Godfrey’s classic animated short DO IT YOURSELF CARTOON KIT (1961). Cheap and …

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A LOST WARNER BROS. CARTOON

Thanks to the restoration efforts of Warner Home Video, and the series of Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD sets, there are (or will be) …

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CEREAL BOX CARTOONS

The relationship between animated cartoons and breakfast cereal goes back to the 1930s. But it was the weekly TV cartoons shows of the …

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Disney Artist Documentaries

WOW – this totally made my morning! Sheridan student Alan Cook has been posting on YouTube the Disney “Family Album” TV shows. Each of …

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Lou Bunin and Jiri Trnka Articles

Animation director Mike Sporn is always posting inspiring items on his Splog, among them, these two rare magazine articles about stop …

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FREE CARTOONS

Today only, Classic Media is offering up a bunch of cartoons for free viewing on Google Video. Episodes of Roger Ramjet, Jay Ward’s Rocky …

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Cartoon Modern Update

A couple brief notes on my soon-to-be-released book CARTOON MODERN. If you’re a member of the media and would like to receive a …

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1960s THEATRICAL CARTOONS

John McElwee, on his Greenbriar Picture Shows blog, recalls the horror of 1960s theatrical cartoon shorts:These were dark days for …

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Oskar Fischinger Article

Worth a read: in the latest issue of TATE ETC., the magazine of UK’s Tate museums, there is a nice appreciation of the experimental …

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CalArts at MoMA

“TOMORROWLAND: CalArts in Moving Pictures” is an ambitious film program (curated by Josh Siegel) that aims to document the work of …

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