JUNE 10: Midsummer Night Toons in NYC
President of the Universe by Mike Carlo The second edition of Midsummer Night Toons will take place on Thursday, June 10 at the M1-5 …
President of the Universe by Mike Carlo The second edition of Midsummer Night Toons will take place on Thursday, June 10 at the M1-5 …
For my Cinefamily animation screening this month we’re examining the cartoons (and especially Bugs Bunny) where male characters dress …
My eyes cannot unsee what has been seen, and now neither can yours. This rendition of Spongebob combines a real sponge, features of Tom …
Illustrator Joe Fournier spotted this worrisome sign in Illinois. [Insert your Cartoon Network jokes here.]
I don’t know if these will be as exciting as CN’s unaired Cartoonstitute pilots we featured a while back, but Canada’s Teletoon network …
Disney buys Marvel, so it only stands to reason that Nickelodeon would pick up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But Nick didn’t just buy …
One more tiny plug for my cartoon screening tonight in Hollywood. I’m presenting a full program of classic Frank Tashlin Cartoons at the …
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 …
I will be screening an evening of classic Frank Tashlin Cartoons at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax in Hollywood, Tuesday July 7th at …
We heard last week that the MyToons site had shut down for good. MyToons, for those who don’t know, was a “social networking” site for …
During the golden age of animation Disney was the top – and Terrytoons were the bottom. Cartoonist Paul Terry started making cartoons at …
I’m back with another lame attempt by a classic cartoon studio to be relevant in the 1960s. Today I’ve got what I believe is the last …
Director Fred Olen Ray: “So I’m sitting in this movie theater one day and I’m watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit and I see Jessica …
And let me also take the opportunity to plug this book.
There’s a war brewing in the animation software world and Cartoon Brew is right in the thick of it. In fact, I only became aware of the …
The LA Times is reporting that the ten-year-old Toon Disney cable channel will be rebranded next February as Disney XD. The new format …
Just out from Steve Stanchfield’s Thunderbean Animation is Cultoons 3, a new DVD set which continues his madness of releasing cartoons …
The cartoons posted below are two semi-rare TV pilots. They are not particularly good and I direct you to them only for historical …
That’s Gene Deitch (left) examining cels of Bert and Harry Piels (of the famed Piels Beer commercials) with director Connie Rasinski in …