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The Secret of Kells
The Secret of Kells is a largely hand-drawn 2-D animated feature that is garnering a lot of good buzz from people who have seen it, such …
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Bob Arbogast (1927-2009)
The L.A. Times is reporting the passing of cartoon voice actor Bob Arbogast. Not exactly a household name, Arbogast nonetheless …
Early Terrytoons: Fried Chicken and Chop Suey
During the golden age of animation Disney was the top – and Terrytoons were the bottom. Cartoonist Paul Terry started making cartoons at …
The Stubborn Cowboy (1967)
When Shamus Culhane took over the creative controls of the Paramount Animation Studio in 1966, he clearly understood the opportunity he …
In The Nicotine (1961)
SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Paramount Cartoons can be Hazardous to Your (Mental) Health. We’re ending our series of “dark, domestic” …
Harry Happy (1963)
I got such a good reaction to the previous 1960s Paramount cartoon that I posted last week, I couldn’t resist torturing you with …
The Last Screen Song
The cartoon below isn’t very good, but it’s been rarely seen — and that’s usually good enough for me. And it’s somewhat historically …
The Bravest Warriors
Most people who view Pen Ward’s Adventure Time either passionately love it – or don’t get it at all. I’m in the camp that loves it, and …
Will Ryan and his Cactus County Cowboys
Howdy, Pardners! This is a plug, slighty OT, for a musical event happening on Monday night, February 9th, in Hollywood California – sorry …
The Secret of Kells trailer
Buena Vista International (aka Disney division that acquires material like The Secret of The Magic Gourd and Roadside Romeo) is …
Falling Short of God’s Glory Through Sin by Bob McKnight
Appealing religion-oriented animation is hard to come by–Jot excepted–so I had to share this brief but well-done piece for the …
Hidden In The Sand
Well made retro-cartoons are always welcome here. Steve Loter (Kim Possible, Ren & Stimpy) directed this sweet video off Tally Hall’s …
What Frank Zappa, Tex Avery and Monty Python have in common
Last week’s post about Frank Zappa, Tex Avery and the place of executives generated a lot of feedback, including this email from Bruno …
What Tex Avery And Frank Zappa Both Knew About Making Great Entertainment
Want to understand why entertaining cartoons are all but impossible to produce nowadays? You can have the answer in just two short …
The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #11
Directed by Bill Melendez, this is the 1974 Emmy Award-winning special Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Clause. Melendez’s years of …
Hornswiggle
Well, imagine my surprise when I sat down to watch Saturday’s installment of Random Cartoons (10:30am/1:30pm on Nicktoons Network) and up …
A Popeye Pencil Test
J.J. Sedelmaier and Howard Beckerman are assembling rare materials for a forthcoming series of animation exhibits showcasing the legacy …
Discover The Pioneering Japanese-American Animation Artists of the Golden Age
After surviving internment in concentration camps in the United States, these artists paved the way for Japanese-Americans in the animation industry.
Locomotion I.D.’s
Here are eight station IDs for the late great Locomotion channel (1996-2005), a wonderfully programmed Latin American cartoon cable …
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