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Tashlin Toons at the Silent Movie Theatre
I will be screening an evening of classic Frank Tashlin Cartoons at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax in Hollywood, Tuesday July 7th at …
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Jaime Diaz (1937-2009)
Longtime animator and director Jaime Diaz passed away this past Saturday. I met Jaime several times during 2005-6 when I was working …
Chew Chew Baby (1958)
There’s no debate that animator Irving Spector was, like John Dunn, an under appreciated cartoonist and storyman — working in animation …
Preston Blair estate sale
Sorry for the late notice. There is a sale today at Clars Auction Gallery that is offering several lots from the estate of Preston Blair. …
Monster Safari Heads to the Bigscreen
Awesome news from The Hollywood Reporter: Monster Safari, a project created by the boys at LA-based Screen Novelties–Mark Caballero, …
Tim Burton at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in NY is putting on a major retrospective about Tim Burton’s career this fall. It will run from November …
Tony Peters R.I.P.
Animation writer Antony (Tony) Peters passed away this past Sunday in New York. He was a longtime Asifa-East board member and veteran …
Observations on Up
Had the pleasure of seeing Pixar’s latest masterpiece last Thursday — and yeah, it’s a masterpiece. They’ve done it again. An original …
Mish-Mish Effendi
About a year ago, Milton Knight sent us a link to a excerpt from a rare series of Egyptian cartoons created in the 1930s by the …
My Favorite “Hurt” Gag
It’s been acknowledged by the creators of The Simpsons that the blood-thirsty antics of Itchy and Scratchy were inspired less by Tom & …
“Yip” Harburg at Fleischer
Did you know songwriter E.Y. “Yip” Harburg (lyricist of The Wizard of Oz, Gay Purr-ee and much else) wrote material for the Max Fleischer …
The Upstate Four: An Interview with Fran and Will Krause
. The Upstate Four (viewable in two parts above) is an eleven-minute Cartoon Network pilot created by brothers Fran Krause and Will …
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 …
The Warner Archive Collection
Starting today, Warner Bros. begins opening their film vaults by making hundreds of previously unavavilable movies available on DVD. For …
Jr’s Fun To Draw
I could have sworn someone would’ve posted the animation section from Alan Dale Bogorad’s 1943 book Jr’s Fun To Draw by now. When …
Dan Gordon tribute
Animator Sherm Cohen has posted an illustrated tribute to cartoonist/storyman/cartoon director Dan Gordon (Popeye, SuperKatt, The …
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 …
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.
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