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The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #7
We’re sticking around in the Thirties today for the Van Beuren short Pals (aka Christmas Night) starring Soglow’s The Little King. A …
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Polar Friends by Boris Hiestand
A cute Christmas greeting from our animator pal Boris Hiestand…
Story from North America
When I presented my 2008 animation picks last week, I didn’t offer up any student shorts on my list. That’s not because I didn’t see any …
The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #6
We’re looking back all the way to 1932 today to see Santa’s Workshop, a Disney “Silly Symphony” directed by Wilfred Jackson. It’s …
The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #5
The holidays get the ‘cartoon modern’ treatment in this rare 1954 version of Frosty the Snowman directed by Bobe Cannon at UPA.
New Star Trek trailer
The wacky folks at NEO f/x took the soundtrack from this trailer for the upcoming Star Trek movie and combined it with images from …
Cartoon Brew TV #14: Like Me, Only Better
Like Me, Only Better is a film that made us laugh in Annecy last spring, and then made us laugh even harder when we saw it again in …
Rankin/Bass’s Tale of Holiday Woe
The official Rankin/Bass website has a disturbing front page story that alleges Warner Bros. is witholding millions of dollars owed to …
The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #4
An irreverent take on the holidays by Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam. This piece originally aired in 1968 on the TV series Do Not …
Life of the Party
If you are looking for a gift for someone this Christmas or just in the mood to buy something for yourself, my number one choice (and …
Warner Bros. Animated Industrials
Back in September I wrote several posts about a stash of Warner Club News magazines I came into featuring rare photos and information …
The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #3
A 1966 holiday interstitial that aired on CBS. Directed and designed by R.O. Blechman. Animated by Ed Smith Willis Pyle. (Thanks, …
Compost by Jim and Diane Downer
I saw Compost a few months back and was really pleased to discover that it’s online. It’s a beautiful piece of work. Husband-and-wife …
‘Delgo’ Has One of Worst Openings in the History of Cinema
The CG animated feature Delgo opened last weekend and nobody went to see it. According to Box Office Mojo, Delgo had the worst opening …
The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #2
An excerpt from The Story of Christmas, a 1963 NBC special with artwork created by Sleeping Beauty art director Eyvind Earle.
2008 Brew Holiday Gift Guide #1
Several animators have expanded beyond simply publishing their own sketchbooks and have moved up into creating personal illustrated …
Nick Cross and Dave Cooper’s Music Video
What a perfect way to start the weekend! Today marks the debut of a new music video by illustrator/comic artist Dave Cooper in …
Siegfried trailer
This just in from France: 2D isn’t quite dead yet… Based on Dargaud’s graphic novel Siegfried by Alex Alice. Animation by …
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Titles by Jamie Caliri
As our outgoing Commander-in-Chief is fond of saying, “Fool me once, shame on you–fool me…you can’t get fooled again.” So while I …
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