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LOONEY TUNES MURAL IN HOLLYWOOD
I got some photos of the bizarre DRx Looney Tunes mural in Hollywood, which I mentioned in this post a few days ago. It fills an entire …
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Most Ironic Exec Quote of the Week
We’ve known since April that Cartoon Network is abandoning its original programming charter and slowly moving into producing live-action …
THE Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema
I’ve been complaining for years about the fact that very few of the animated features produced outside the U.S. ever get distribution (or …
Virgil Widrich’s FAST FILM (2003)
FAST FILM (2003) by Virgil Widrich is one of those films that reminds me why I love animation in the first place: it’s a medium in which …
UNDER THE CHERRY TREE
It’s always refreshing to see stylized applications of CG animation as opposed to today’s ubiquitous photoreal approach. “Under the …
Director of MALE RESTROOM ETIQUETTE Speaks
Overman, the director of the unbelievably popular Machinima film we mentioned yesterday, MALE RESTROOM ETIQUETTE, has posted an entry on …
Miyazaki and Son
If anybody is in need of some tough love from Dr. Phil, it’s probably Hayao Miyazaki and his eldest son Goro. This Reuters article about …
The First Machinima Hit?
Machinima is a CG animation technique that uses real-time, 3D gaming engines for its imagery source as opposed to traditional CG software …
WE’RE ALL MAD HERE
Gallery 1988 on Melrose and LaBrea is opening another theme show on Saturday, based around the Cheshire Cat from Disney’s Alice In …
Open Season Opens a Weak #1
Sony Pictures Animation’s first CG feature OPEN SEASON opened in the #1 slot last weekend albeit with a weak $23 million (estimated) from …
TWICE UPON A TIME Online
So, you say you’ve read Taylor Jessen’s amazing piece about the production of TWICE UPON A TIME (1983) in ANIMATION BLAST #9 and now you …
“The Studio of Tomorrow” by Teddy Newton
Yes, that’s me as “Scientist #3” in Teddy Newton’s new film, THE STUDIO OF TOMORROW. I’ve been spending the last few days helping Teddy …
Major Disney Exhibit in Paris
I’ve known about this exhibition for a while, but it didn’t occur to me that I should post about it until a friend mentioned that it …
Top 10 Most Influential Online Flash Cartoons
Flash producer Aaron Simpson (WB, JibJab), who also runs the indispensable blog Cold, Hard Flash has unveiled “The Flash Animation 10 – …
Amid in Ottawa, Eh?
Tomorrow I’m off to the yearly North American gathering of the animation tribe, otherwise known as the Ottawa International Animation …
HAPPY HOUR Titles
Dave Wasson and Nate Pacheco have teamed up again and the results are solid as usual. This time, it’s the opening titles for a new show …
MEXICAN RED CROSS
This clever Mexican RED CROSS spot (click HERE for a better rez version of it) was directed by Javier Gutiérrez for Saatchi & Saatchi …
Bernard Wolf (1911-2006)
Animation veteran Berny Wolf died last week at the age of 95. He had incredible success in the field, with work ranging from pioneering …
Little Mermaid Panel at El Capitan Theatre
Last week in Hollywood was the premiere of the remastered version of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID. At the premiere, there was a discussion …
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