Events

Ottawa Festival Wrap-up

The Ottawa International Animation Festival concluded last night with its award ceremony honoring some of best animation of the …

Animators

Remembering Corny Cole

The outpouring of love and affection after Corny Cole’s passing has been tremendous. In the past three days, over one hundred artists …

Animators

Kurtz + Friends blog

Bob Kurtz began his career designing the original Alvin and the Chipmunks for Format Films, wrote Pink Panther cartoons for …

Disney

Film Review: Walt and El Grupo

Walt and El Grupo is the new feature length documentary about the two month tour of South America that Walt and his staff (which included …

Animators

7200 Frames

It was bound to happen. A reality show based on animators making an animated film. 7200 Frames is seeking independent animators from …

Events

Hollywood’s Greatest Year: 1939

This summer, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be running a film series on Monday nights showcasing the ten (yes, 10) …

Classic

Popeye meets Aladdin

One of the highlights of the forthcoming Popeye Vol. 2 DVD is the remastered print of the 1939 two-reel special, Aladdin And His …

Books

Bee Movie

After months of seeing clips, excerpts, storyreels and tons of production art, I finally saw the finished film for the first time today. …

Classic

Popeye DVD: Bonus Materials

This is the original main title, unseen for 70 years, to Popeye The Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves, shot with my cel phone camera …

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