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Yasuji Mori and Hayao Miyazaki
Joshua Smith, who has introduced me to lots of great anime over the years, wrote to let me know about some recent discoveries he made on …
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Popeye sings Looney Tunes theme
Speaking of Popeye (as we were here)… his voice croons one of the greatest cartoon theme songs of all time. No, not “I’m Popeye The …
Daffy Duck’s Rhapsody
I love this record. And I couldn’t resist showing off the label (above). Marquis Howell (of Hobo Jazz.com and bass player for Janet …
Harry Potter and the Office of Unemployment
I haven’t seen a new piece of animation by stop-motion animator Corky Quackenbush in what seems like forever, so I was pleasantly …
Das Micky Maus Girl (1930)
Mickey Mouse was so popular by 1930 that every animation studio around the world tried to create unauthorized Mickey Mouse cartoons. Even …
The Awesome Chronicles of Manny and Khan
Someone posted one of the shorts from The Cartoonstitute, Cartoon Network’s former shorts program. Since they are no longer running …
Dallas McKennon 1919-2009
Just got word that Dallas McKennon passed away this morning. Sunday would’ve been his 90th birthday. Dal was a prolific voice in …
Don Bluth and Ralph Bakshi discuss animation (1982)
Here’s a rare treat. Ralph Bakshi and Don Bluth discuss the future of animation on Nightcap, a literary roundtable hosted by journalists …
Scott Bradley at Walter Lantz
Scott Bradley is best known for his cartoon compositions for MGM, but he also worked for Walter Lantz once.
Sporn on Terrytoons
Michael Sporn’s Splog is a daily must-read for anyone interested in cartoons, their history and the experiences of a life-long New York …
The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics
The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics by Denis Kitchen and Paul Buhle easily ranks among my favorite cartoon/comic-related …
Chew Chew Baby (1958)
There’s no debate that animator Irving Spector was, like John Dunn, an under appreciated cartoonist and storyman — working in animation …
Monster Safari Heads to the Bigscreen
Awesome news from The Hollywood Reporter: Monster Safari, a project created by the boys at LA-based Screen Novelties–Mark Caballero, …
I’m Just a Jitterbug (1939)
I always love an excuse to post an obscure Walter Lantz cartoon from the 1930s featuring swing music, rotoscoped dancers and un-P.C. …
Tony Peters R.I.P.
Animation writer Antony (Tony) Peters passed away this past Sunday in New York. He was a longtime Asifa-East board member and veteran …
Mish-Mish Effendi
About a year ago, Milton Knight sent us a link to a excerpt from a rare series of Egyptian cartoons created in the 1930s by the …
My Favorite “Hurt” Gag
It’s been acknowledged by the creators of The Simpsons that the blood-thirsty antics of Itchy and Scratchy were inspired less by Tom & …
Cordell Barker on Runaway
Winnipeg animator Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back, Strange Invaders) is back with a new film. Runaway will have its World Premiere at …
“Yip” Harburg at Fleischer
Did you know songwriter E.Y. “Yip” Harburg (lyricist of The Wizard of Oz, Gay Purr-ee and much else) wrote material for the Max Fleischer …
Powerhouse Harmonica
You know the Raymond Scott tune from a million different cartoons. But I bet you’ve never seen it played like this: (via BB, …
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