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JANUARY 29 IN LA: Q Pop Shop Grand Opening
Veteran character designer and writer Chris Mitchell (Samurai Jack, SpongeBob Squarepants, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, Ren & …
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“Totally Tooned In”
Here’s some news I’ve literally waited ten years to report. Sony’s syndicated classic-cartoon show Totally Tooned In is now being shown …
“Lose This Child” by Yuval & Merav Nathan
A new stop-motion video from Yuval & Merav Nathan, directors of the fantastic Her Morning Elegance. Lose This Child (for Israeli …
“Hamihadarigeri” by Sojiro Kamatani
This experimental music video for Oorutaichi’s “Hamihadarigeri” directed by Sojiro Kamatani defies easy description but it excites my …
“A Shot In The Dark” (1964) trailer
TCM also ran this trailer last night which I don’t think I’ve ever seen before. (If I have I’m getting old and have completely blocked …
Bob Hope explains the Oscar rule
I’m presently immersed in TCM’s marathon of early Hal Roach talkie shorts. Last night, during in an episode of Roach’s Screen Director …
“Sorry Film Not Ready” by Janet Perlman
What happens if you fill out a festival submission form and submit a film that you haven’t actually made yet? That’s the situation that …
Downey Jr. voicing “Mr. Peabody” for Dreamworks
From the writers of the recent Yogi Bear movie (Jeffrey Ventimilia and Joshua Sternin), the director of Stuart Little and The Lion King …
Take a Class from Animation Legend Bob Kurtz
Sign-up begins this morning for classes at the American Animation Institute, the educational arm of The Animation Guild, Local 839. A …
“Toy Story 3” wins Golden Globe
Congrats to all my friends at Pixar for winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature. For those of you who missed the Globes …
Anime Sensei to Student: “Get A Life!”
Veteran anime director Yoshiyuki Tomino (Brave Raideen, Mobile Suit Gundam) gave a realistic, yet somewhat harsh response to a student’s …
“Animaniacs” South Park style
Fans of Warner Bros. Animaniacs series are quite vocal in their devotion to the old episodes and their desire to see the series return. …
“Keys” by Megan Tupper
I cannot put my finger on why this student film appeals to me – but it does. Megan Tupper made Keys in her final year at the University …
The Making of “The Gruffalo”
One of the most delightful childrens films screened at the Ottawa Festival last fall was Max Lang and Jacob Schuh’s The Gruffalo. Now …
Vintage “Alice in Wonderland” String Holders
If you have lots of money and love string, we’ve got the perfect thing for you. We’ve written about string holders before (here and …
Los Angeles Animation Festival 2010 highlight reel
The folks at Parallax Studioworks put together this five minute video wrap-up of the recent Los Angeles Animation Festival. The event …
Will Finn animates Gilbert Gottfried
I like Will Finn and I like Gilbert Gottfried. Thus, I love this 20-second NSFW clip Finn posted on Funny or Die:
Bruce Timm’s “The Flaming C” Premieres
That was fast. A month after Bruce Timm designed a superhero version of talkshow host Conan O’Brien, they’ve made the animated version. I …
Ghibli’s “Arrietty the Borrower” Headed to US
Add another title to the list of animated features opening in the US in 2011. According to
“The Illusionist” Gearing Up For Wider Release
This weekend, Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist opens in more locations around southern California, as well as San Francisco and Chicago. …
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