Animators

Ray Aragon, 1926-2009

Animation artist Ray Aragon passed away on Sunday, March 15, at the age of 83. He had been in poor health in recent months. Aragon was …

Disney

Walt and El Grupo

Karl Cohen (president of ASIFA-San Francisco) just sent us his first impressions of Walt and El Grupo the new film by Ted Thomas, which I …

Events

2D or Not 2D Animation Festival

The second annual 2D OR NOT 2D Animated Film Festival will be held at the New Everett Theatre in Everett, Washington, on November 2nd and …

Disney

Fresh-Up Freddie

Lest we forget: This year marks the anniversary of Disney’s biggest commercial cartoon star: Fresh-Up Freddie. It was fifty years ago …

Classic

Raid spot by Tex Avery

Mark Evanier posted this Tex Avery-directed Raid commercial on his blog and I couldn’t resist linking to it as well. At the risk of …

Old Brew

Id These Pig Cels

Brew readers with a keen eye and a vast knowledge of Disney TV and movies, here’s a question for you. These cels (above) were recently …

Old Brew

Eddie Cantor Endorses Snow White

I was visiting the Van Eaton Gallery in Sherman Oaks this week (and you should too if you are in the area), and Mike Van Eaton, knowing I …

Pixar

Joe Ranft (1960-2005), RIP

This is really sad news. Joe Ranft, a major part of Pixar’s creative team, died in an auto accident yesterday, according to this post on …

Old Brew

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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