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INCREDIBLES PREMIERE PARTY

I was invited at the last minute, last night, to attend the world premiere party for THE INCREDIBLES. Antran Manoogian (president of …

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Product Placement In Cartoons

Another sad day in modern animation history (and it sure seems like we have a lot of them). The NY TIMES reports that Comedy Central’s …

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Cartoon Edukasion

This 3-hour Windows Media lecture by character designer Chen Yi-Chang (MULAN, TARZAN, ATLANTIS) contains a lot of solid insights. Also, …

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INCREDIBLES WRAP PARTY Reports

Here’s a few journal comments from various Pixarians who attended THE INCREDIBLES wrap party a couple weeks ago: RotoMonkey.org: “The …

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VINTAGE CARTOON TRAILERS

Film collector Jim Tucker sent me these cool frame grabs from vinatge intermission trailers that used to run in theatres in the 1940s, …

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Political Cartoon Season

Last night, THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO premiered the new Jibjab short GOOD TO BE IN DC, which is a sequel of sorts to their …

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Incredible Art

Just noticed that THE ART OF THE INCREDIBLES, which could be alternately titled “The Genius of Teddy Newton,” is now shipping at Amazon. …

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MORE CHEAP CARTOON DVDS

This must be the golden age of cheap public domain cartoon dvds. ILM animation director Tom Bertino sent in this toon tip:Your posting of …

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Fantagraphics Article

Nice article in this week’s SEATTLE WEEKLY about indie comic publisher Fantagraphics. The piece relates that in the 28-year history of …

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CAL ARTS TRIBUTE AT MOMA

The Museum Of Modern Art in New York is planning a big film-and-video tribute to CalArts that will take place in late 2005/early 2006. …

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CARTOON SNACK BREAK

I’m still hungover from two mind-blowing nights of classic cartoons with John K. at the Egyptian theatre. So while I recover, here’s an …

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CLASSIC CARTOONS

Very busy time for me this week.I’m hosting the John K. Classic Cartoon night, tonight, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Don’t miss …

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FUTURAMA CLASSIC CARTOON CLIPS

Oh boy, this is neat! A complete guide (with frame grabs) to all the classic cartoon clips used on the openings on FUTURAMA. Click on …

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THE MOST VIOLENT CARTOON EVER!

Or certainly the most painful to watch.Richard Rich (The Swan Princess) is at it again. Hoping to cash in on the release of THE PASSION …

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LINUS THE LIONHEARTED

One of the cleverest Saturday morning cartoons ever produced may never be seen again. LINUS THE LIONHEARTED (1964), produced by Ed Graham …

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A Frank Cartoon

Jim Woodring’s trippy comic FRANK is the inspiration for a fun new animated short which can be seen HERE. Taruto Fuyama, the film’s …

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