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2007 Animated Short Oscar Shortlist
Circulating amongst animators this week was the shortlist of possible Oscar nominees in the Animation Short Film category. The final …
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THE 50 GREATEST CARTOONS
Here’s a Christmas treat from the bloggers at CityRag. They found the Wikipedia list, taken from my 1994 book, of The 50 Greatest …
An Unexpected CG Animator
Can you guess who this quote is from: I have a number of figures that are caricatures of me with an extra-big nose and a longer chin, …
How To Make An Animated Feature
You won’t find a funnier commentary about the pathetic creative state of American animated features than this short called OUTSIDE THE …
Zagreb Film
What happens when a bunch of young animation artists are given their own animation studio and assigned to create hundreds of animated …
Call for Help: Warner Bros. Cartoon History
French animation history Didier Ghez, publisher of the indispensable WALT’S PEOPLE interview series, has started working on a new book …
Kaj Pindal Alive and Well
photo by Fatkat Animation Studios Earlier today, I ran an item about Kaj Pindal’s passing, but as many have emailed, he is, in fact, …
REMEMBERING JOSEPH BARBERA (1911-2006)
Caricature by Patrick Owsley This post will be continually updated with stories and remembrances about Joseph Barbera (1911-2006). …
Chris Sanders No Longer Directing American Dog
The Internet started buzzing last Thursday when the blog Newlywed in Dubai reported that Chris Sanders (LILO AND STITCH) had been “fired” …
GREAT TV ANIMATION: MINUSCULE
I wrote about the charming pilot for the TV series MINUSCULE back in September. MINUSCULE is a new CG series from France created by …
Ray Harryhausen Creatures
A four-and-a-half-minute compilation of every Ray Harryhausen creature in feature films, presented in chronological order. Pure 3D …
When Frank Lloyd Wright Met Disney
In my book CARTOON MODERN, I mention briefly the story of what happened when legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright visited the Disney …
Lasse Gjertsen
It’s a full-time job trying to keep track of all the emerging animation stars of the online world. One of the newest hit-creators is …
NUCKIN’ FUTS
In case you missed it on last night’s TONIGHT SHOW or this morning’s TODAY SHOW, here is the latest JibJab masterpiece, Nuckin’ Futs. …
LEN LYE’S PEANUT VENDOR
Stop-motion animation teacher/historian Ken Priebe (The Art of Stop Motion Animation) has posted on YouTube what he calls “the creepiest …
Richard Williams Interviews Ken Harris
Thanks to digital tools available nowadays like Flash and various CG packages, everybody knows how to move a character, but very few …
Brew Holiday Gift Guide: Laugh-O-Grams
The sixth in a series of holiday gift-giving suggestions from your pals at Cartoon Brew.The big video event this week for Disney buffs is …
Shawn Marion: NBA Star and Cartoon Fan
According to the NEW YORK TIMES, Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion loves cartoons and has a collection of thousands of animation dvds. I …
Cartoon Characters and Merchandising
Independent animator (and former syndicated newspaper cartoonist) Chris Harding has a thought-provoking rant on his blog about the perils …
Trippy Commercial by Hans Fischerkoesen
I pointed to some surreal French animated commercials last week, but they don’t come close to this mid-century theatrical spot by German …
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