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The 3-D Onslaught
Coraline was the first time I’d seen a film in 3-D in a very long time, and while I enjoyed the film immensely, the 3-D technology was a …
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The Orphanage Shuts Down
Yesterday, Stu Maschwitz, the co-founder of San Francisco-based visual fx house The Orphanage, announced on his blog that they’re …
More Anger about Avatar
The image above is of Charlee, a fan of the Avatar series, who protested the live-action film’s racially questionable casting choices at …
Animation’s 2nd-Class Status
Film reporter Patrick Goldstein, in today’s LA Times, writes about movies that are long shots for the Oscar’s Best Picture nomination. …
Laika Lays Off 65; Scraps Jack and Ben
The big animation layoff news of the past week came out of Oregon-based Laika. The Oregonian reported that the studio laid off 65 people …
2008 Brew Holiday Gift Guide #1
Several animators have expanded beyond simply publishing their own sketchbooks and have moved up into creating personal illustrated …
Bolt: Storyboard vs. CG
AICN recently posted the above two images as part of a preview of Disney’s Bolt. So, as I understand the animation process at Disney, …
Year of the Fish: An Animated Feature?
As the line between live-action and animation blurs, there are more and more controversies about what qualifies as animation. Is A …
“Space and the Woods” Music Video
Another recent music video to point out. This one is for the band Late of the Pier and their song “Space and the Woods.” The video is …
Sailor Man
Sailor Man, billed as a “darkly comic tribute to the exploits of a beloved spinach-eating seaman,” will premiere Aug. 9-22 as part of the …
Ottawa ’08 Film Selections
Selections were announced this week for the 2008 Ottawa International Animation Festival (September 17-21). Four features and 101 short …
San Diego: JJ Villard
JJ Villard, who set the animation world ablaze a few years back with his amazing student films and then somehow ended up working at …
The Tale of Despereaux Trailer
Here is the trailer for Universal’s CG adaptation of the children’s book The Tales of Despereaux. Sam Fell (Flushed Away) is directing, …
The Influence of Ralph Bakshi
The latest issue of Arthur Magazine has an article by illustrator Arik Roper who recounts his personal memories of discovering the …
The Disney-Pixar Merger…Two Years Later
In yesterday’s NY Times there was a lengthy article about how things are going at Disney two years after its merger with Pixar. The …
Making Sense of Speed Racer‘s Failure
Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal attempts to make sense of the spectacular box office failure of Speed Racer, which raced to …
Peur(s) du Noir & Richard McGuire
Over the past couple years, I’ve mentioned the French animated feature Peur(s) du Noir, which is a collection of black-and-white horror …
Rare Terrytoon photos
That’s Gene Deitch (left) examining cels of Bert and Harry Piels (of the famed Piels Beer commercials) with director Connie Rasinski in …
Leonard Maltin’s Movie Crazy
If you haven’t been a regular reader of Leonard Maltin’s website or his quarterly newsletter – both named Movie Crazy – you should be. …
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