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Blue Sky doing Seuss

Tomorrow’s HOLLYWOOD REPORTER has a story that Fox/Blue Sky’s next feature following ICE AGE 2 will be an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ HORTON …

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First and Last Words on Loonatics

A friend last night made this perceptive comment about the new Looney Tunes-inspired TV series LOONATICS: “Warners has already desecrated …

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THE DOT & THE LINE

I get many many requests about Chuck Jones 1965 Academy Award Winning MGM cartoon THE DOT AND THE LINE. As previously noted, it’s …

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MARTHA’S BOOK

One book missing from Amid’s 2005 shopping list (below) is Martha Sigall’s Amazon.com).

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New Animation Books

Here’s some animation and cartoon-related books coming out in the next few months… Heard any good Mark Twain quotes lately? CHUCK …

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Ben Washam (Or Mike Fontanelli?)

No reason for this post, but I just wanted to share this cool caricature of animator Ben Washam by fellow Chuck Jones unit animator Abe …

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CONTEST #4

Once again I ask a simple question. The first two people with correct answers (or what I think is the correct answer) to hit my email-box …

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ANIMATION IN LAGUNA BEACH

Aubry Mintz of the Laguna College of Art & Design writes in to inform us about an exciting event there:I am the chair of an Animation …

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THE DAWS BUTLER BOOK

DAWS BUTLER: CHARACTERS ACTOR, the official biography of the voice of Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound, by Joe Bevilacqua and Ben Ohmart …

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THE PUMPKIN OF NYEFAR

Producer Todd Polson wrote in with an update on his film, the last animated film with contributions by Maurice Noble, THE PUMPKIN OF …

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Around the Web

It’s not often that a musician will animate his own music video, but Bob Schneider created this cut-out piece for his new song “Come With …

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