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Is Aniboom Virtual Studio a legit studio?
Animation video sharing website Aniboom has announced they’re launching a “virtual animation studio.” They’re unclear about how their …
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Saturday Book Review
Here’s a roundup of few new books that several publishers and authors were kind enough to send my way: ANIMATED PERFORMANCE (Ava …
P.D. Eastman book website
Animation storyman Phil Eastman (1909-1986) worked for Disney, Warner Bros., UPA, even Terrytoons during his career in the 1940s, 50s and …
Cartoon Brew TV #25: Depth Study (1957)
By Gene Deitch. A 1957 sales film for CBS Television directed by Ray Favata at Terrytoons with exemplary design by Cliff Roberts.
Monday in Hollywood: Cartoon Dump!
Cartoon Dump, the unholy alliance of Brewmaster Jerry Beck and writer/ producer/ comedian Frank Conniff (“TV’s Frank” from Mystery …
More Looney Tunes character designs
The photo above is one I snapped of the wall of the Warner Bros. booth at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas last week. The hype for the new …
A Lost Fleischer Cartoon
I have friends in the stock footage business. They buy large libraries of old 16mm movies by the ton (usually home movies, travelogues …
BOOK REVIEW: Studio Cards
One of my recent book purchases is Studio Cards: Funny Greeting Cards and People Who Created Them (2004). I needed the book for research …
Saturday, Sunday and Monday in LA: UPA, Silent Disney and Cartoon Dump
Saturday, May 22nd: UPA Tribute and fundraiser – 5:00 to 9:30 pm at Woodbury University’s 250 seat Fletcher Jones Auditorium. A Ragtime …
Cartoon Brew TV: Pump Trouble by Gene Deitch
It’s time for another episode in our special film series “The Modern Art of Gene Deitch.” This week, we’re presenting Pump Trouble, an …
Nico Marlet’s Sketchbook
Ace character designer Nico Marlet (Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon) has published a collection of his sketches. As of now, the …
Facebook Fun
That’s Dave Fleischer in the center, at the Paramount gates in Hollywood, with his two big stars of 1939, Gulliver and Popeye. I …
Free Animation Book Idea #2
Picking up where we left off last month, here’s another book idea that’s free for the taking. The proposal is rather straightforward: a …
Animation Legends and Facebook
I spent some time on Facebook last night compiling data that shows who the most popular classic animation artists are on the social …
Cameron Bitter Because Oscars Snubbed Animated Characters
(Pocatar image by Chad Regan) An article from today’s Hollywood Reporter says that Avatar producer Jon Landau labeled the Oscars “a …
The Best Animation Books of 2009
Here are my picks for the best animation books of 2009. The Colors of Mary Blair –A catalog for an exhibition that happened …
Lost UPA Cartoon: Howdy Doody and his Magic Hat
Gene Deitch has written this plea before, but he’s not ready to give up hope. The first cartoon he ever directed – for UPA no less – is …
Classic Cartoon Mural in Montreal
After the stress of judging the Ottawa International Animation Festival (more about that soon), I decided to unwind for a few days in the …
Ice Age Enters Record Books
A fact that took me by surprise: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is now the fifth-highest grossing animated feature of all-time at the …
SDCC ’09: Van Eaton’s Book Booth
If you are going to the San Diego Comic Con, don’t miss Booth #501, Van Eaton Galleries. Forget the voluminous amount of vintage …
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