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Monday Morning Inspiration: Tex Avery
The word genius is thrown around a bit too frequently nowadays (admittedly, I’m guilty of it myself), but true animation geniuses the …
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New Stop Motion Book by Barry Purves
Highly regarded stop motion animator Barry Purves has wrapped up a new book called Stop Motion: Passion, Process and Performance which is …
Cupcake Hitler
What if Hitler were a cupcake? For those who were wondering why they don’t make World War II propaganda cartoons like they used to, …
Boris Kolar’s Woof, Woof!
I love the work that came out of Zagreb Film in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. These years were responsible for some of the funkiest and most …
Imagination by Eric Leiser
Eric Leiser, a recent grad of the CalArts Experimental Animation program, has completed his first feature film, Imagination, which …
Independence Day
Have a happy Fourth of July.
Don Hertzfeldt Wins at Platform
The awards ceremony of the Platform festival had some pretty funny moments, one of the funnier being Don Hertzfeldt’s acceptance speech …
Platform Snaps
I’ll share my thoughts on the Platform festival in a bit, but first, a few snaps from this past week. As you can probably tell from these …
Report from Platform #1
Day one at Platform. Got into Portland around 2:30pm and was whisked to the very cool Ace Hotel. After a quick check in, I headed to a …
What JibJab Could Teach TV
I’ve never understood the thinking of some people who try to create a hit video online so they can get a TV deal. If you’ve already …
All About Arnold Stang
New York freeform radio station WFMU has one of the best blogs devoted to alternative pop culture and strange music. Today’s post by …
Kirikou to Become Stage Musical
Variety is reporting that the Michel Ocelot’s animated film Kirikou and the Sorceress is set to make the transition to a stage musical …
Drinking and Drawing @ Platform
Cartoonists going to the Platform International Animation Festival in Portland next week will be invited to be part of an experimental …
New George of the Jungle in Flash
Here’s a sneak peek at some finished footage from the new Flash animated George Of the Jungle, in production by Studio B in Vancouver for …
A Letter from Ward Kimball
Animator and director Will Finn has posted a letter that he received from Ward Kimball in 1973 packed with sage words about becoming an …
The Bigger Picture
As an ex-theatrical film distributor myself, I’m always following trends in the industry as it evolves due to new technologies and …
Paramount Shorts 1934
Here’s a killer item on ebay. If I could afford it, I’d buy this. Since I can’t I might as well post it here and maybe one of our …
Magic Moving Images
I was going to post about Collin Ord’s forthcoming book Magic Moving Images: Animated Optical Illusions, but he’s posted a (silent) video …
Variety: Ratatouille Rave Review
Variety has posted the first trade review of Ratatouille – and it’s a rave. “After the superhero spoof of “The Incredibles” and the …
Bimbo in Israel
Not sure if Max Fleischer would approve. Bimboim’s Trip to the Western Wall has screened in New York, and film festivals in Belgium …
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