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2008 Annie Award Nominations
The nominations for the 36th annual Annie Awards were announced today. Kung Fu Panda recieved 17 nominations including Best Animated …
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BOOK REVIEW: The Art of Disney’s Bolt
I received a complimentary copy of the The Art of Bolt in the mail recently. I’m going to ignore the fact that it wasn’t intended for me …
Notes on Bolt
Saw Bolt yesterday. Before the screening they gave everyone a promotional deck of playing cards featuring development artwork from the …
Banksy’s Pet Shop Open in NY
Prankster/graffiti artist Banksy opened the Village Pet Store And Charcoal Grill in NYC yesterday. The tiny storefront installation, …
Linda Simensky
Linda Simensky is currently Senior Director of Children’s Programming for PBS. Simensky began her career with a nine-year tenure at …
Gary Mooney 1930-2008
Bob Kurtz reports that veteran animator Gary Mooney passed away on Tuesday August 5th at age 78. The cause was cancer. Kurtz called …
The Disney-Pixar Merger…Two Years Later
In yesterday’s NY Times there was a lengthy article about how things are going at Disney two years after its merger with Pixar. The …
GR8-2-B-NOMN8D Part #5
Starting in two weeks, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills will begin the fifth edition of their annual …
What word is Bosko using?
Below is an excerpt from a new documentary Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood which aired the other night on …
Animation Studies Vol. 2
Volume 2 (2007) of the Society for Animation Studies’ peer-reviewed on-line journal is now available for download (as a PDF or html file) …
Rare Adventures of The Road Runner trailer
Indulge me – this post is only for true Looney Tunes trivia nerds. The kind, like me, who find the tiniest piece of cartoon minutiae …
Why Don Hertzfeldt Probably Won’t Win An Annie
There are five nominees for Best Short Subject in this year’s Annie Awards, which will be presented by ASIFA-Hollywood tomorrow …
“It’s Mine”
Not only was it a really good Super Bowl game, but Coca-Cola scored a touchdown with a terrific animation-related commercial titled “It’s …
Mickey’s Meat
I’ve noticed it’s been several months since we last posted on unusual Disney-licensed food products. Earler this year we had posts on Old …
Speed Racer Trailer
Once I saw this image (above) of Spritle and Chim Chim, I had the feeling the filmmakers were on the right track (pun intended). And …
Whatever happened to…?
David Stainton – According to Chuck Oberleitner:The Walt Disney Company no longer employs David Stainton, former head of what was once …
The Ultimate Preston Blair Swipe
We’ve posted other swipes from Preston Blair before (here, here, here and here) but this one is the mother of them all! Steve …
The Beagles
In all my years of watching and collecting animated cartoons, only a scant few of the shows I grew up with have eluded my review in …
Bugs Bunny presents…
Okay, this post is only for rabid Warner Bros. cartoon fans desparate to see any lost bits and pieces of animation created by the …
The Animation Show on iTunes
Last week our friends at The Animation Show started selling independent animated shorts on Apple’s iTunes. The films from their touring …
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