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China’s unlicensed knock-off of Disneyland
It’s the Crappiest Place on Earth! It’s one thing to bootleg a DVD of Pirates of the Caribbean, but it’s quite another to rip off an …
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Astro Boy wants a Hybrid
Osamu Tezuka’s biggest stars endorse the Toyota Prius on its 10th anniversary. (via Japan Probe)
Madame Tutli-Putli
The indie animation blog Hydrocephalic Bunny informs about a very interesting looking new stop motion short out of the National Film …
The Flintstones jump the shark
(Thanks to Ira Gallen for posting this)
How Many Licks Does It Take To Make It CG?
Let’s remake a classic hand-drawn animated commercial… in CGI… Are ad agencies so deprived of original thinking that …
Kim Deitch presents Serial Queens
I love old movie serials, and really admire Kim Deitch’s graphic novels. Strangely enough both converge at the Silent Movie Theatre in …
Neal Gabler on Disney at LAT Book Fest
I took a break from my deadlines on Saturday to see Mike Barrier discuss his Walt Disney biography at the Los Angeles Times Festival of …
McLaren Remixed
FPS Magazine informs us about Norman, a new mixed-media stage production that combines the works of an animation legend with live …
The Curious Absence of Humor in Primetime Animation
Are The Simpsons and Family Guy creatively bankrupt? Is the Pope Catholic? The New York Sun’s David Blum wrote a sharp commentary about …
Men in Black
Working on a tight budget? The piece below is a beautiful example of how great artwork combined with creative compositing can be just as …
Cartoon Modern is Voted Best Film Book of 2006
I’m not one who likes to brag but that’s because I usually don’t have a whole lot to brag about. Things are a little different today …
Shag Documentary
I like Shag, but I hope this documenatry is better than its trailer:
Spiderman 3 Trailer (not)
According to the folks at Black 20, “Spiderman 3 went way over budget, and to finish the film, producers had to use product placement to …
Stop, Look and Listen (1967)
A quick follow-up to my earlier post about the pixilation shorts of Chuck Menville and Len Janson: another one of their shorts is also …
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Incompetence
Really now, c’mon EcoZone.tv. If you’re going to hire somebody to ape somebody else’s style from concept through design through gags, …
Will Friedwald
Jerry Beck, Alan Greenfield, Will Friedwald, Mark Mayersonprobably inspecting the soundtrack of Bosko’s Picture Show(circa 1978) While …
Animagination
Youth Opportunities United (aka YOU) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of abused and neglected children in …
Danny Antonucci Interview
Warning: The video below contains strong language. Seriously though, would you expect anything less from the guy who created Lupo? …
Three Classics by Chuck Menville and Len Janson
All praise the Internet for making available three difficult-to-find LA-produced indie animation classics—Vicious Cycles, …
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