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Cereal:Geek / Arf Forum
I’m way overdue in posting, plugging and praising these two fine publications. In this day and age of blogs and dedicated websites, …
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Hello Maggie
I ran into Willie Ito at The Animation Guild Holiday Party on Friday night in Burbank. Ito, as you may know, started his animation career …
Matinee At The Bijou blog
My old pal Ron Hall has started writing a blog in conjunction with a revival of Matinee at the Bijou. Apparently new episodes of this …
Harley Jessup Speaks
I’ve always been interested in learning more about animation production designer Harley Jessup (Twice Upon a Time, James and the Giant …
When Richie Rich was cool
I know it’s hard to believe, but Richie Rich was a cool dude once. Once upon a time the character, originally created by Harvey …
Popeye Beer ad
Please forgive all these Popeye and Woody Woodpecker posts, but here’s a YouTube find I had to share: a 1980s British Carling Black Label …
Where Are the UPA Shorts?
If there’s one question I’ve received more frequently than any other since the release of Cartoon Modern, it’s “Where can I see the UPA …
Beany & Cecil Boards by Bruce Timm
File this under “Weird Things I’ve Accumulated Over the Years.” While cleaning out some boxes recently, I ran across photocopies of a …
New Animation Magazines
Two new animation magazines appeared in my mailbox last week. Both are very well done, though aimed at completely different …
Madonna In The ‘Who’s That Girl’ Titles
Below are the striking titles for the Madonna film Who’s That Girl (1987). The titles, which re-imagine Madonna as a Betty …
Prescott Wright (1935-2006)
Karl Cohen (president of ASIFA-San Francisco) reports that Prescott Wright, a co-founder of the Ottawa International Animation Festival …
CEREAL:GEEK
Not my favorite decade for animation, but James Eatock of Busta Toons Productions (the folks behind the He Man/She Ra blog) is starting …
BREW HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: ANIMATED SOVIET PROPAGANDA
The fourth in a series of holiday gift-giving suggestions from your pals at Cartoon Brew. If you pick up one dvd of foreign animation …
The Less You Know…
Below is an excerpt from an ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE article about the new Cartoon Network series CLASS OF 3000. In it, the show’s …
The Mystery of the Third Planet
Animation artist Chris McDonnell discovers a bizarre ’80s Russian animated film, THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRD PLANET, on the Meathaus blog. …
BLUE SKY BLOG JAM
It’s a shame the latest Scrat short was removed from GoogleVideo yesterday, but today the Blue Sky artists have another treat for us. …
More On Bernie Wolf (1911-2006)
Yesterday we posted an obit for Berny Wolf (1911-2006). Here’s links to other people talking about Berny’s life and work: Mark Evanier, …
Bernard Wolf (1911-2006)
Animation veteran Berny Wolf died last week at the age of 95. He had incredible success in the field, with work ranging from pioneering …
Jordan Reichek remembers Ed Benedict
Director/animator Jordan Reichek, who was friends with Ed Benedict, has posted a nice tribute to Ed on his blog, including the Fred and …
I AM 8-BIT TONIGHT
The new edition of I AM 8-BIT (“an art show inspired by videogames from the ’80s”) opens tonight at Gallery 1988 (7020 Melrose Ave, LA, …
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