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Two new books you MUST buy!
If I can make each and every one of you buy a book this week, it would be one or both of these – Simply put, these are two of the best …
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Six Rare Pieces of Animated Ephemera
Here are six good and rare animation-related clips I discovered on Critical Past, a stock footage house that specializes in films from US …
New Book Round-Up
Haven’t posted a book review in a while, and I’m pleased to report I have several new acquisitions that are well-worth talking …
“How To Train Your Dragon” Sweeps Annie Awards
Dreamworks’s How To Train Your Dragon swept the top honors at the 38th Annual Annie Awards ceremony tonight at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The …
Mobil Ads by Ward Kimball
For nearly thirty years, animation legend Ward Kimball contributed a cartoon page called “Asinine Alley” to the bi-monthly magazine …
“Winnie The Pooh” teaser poster
Disney has released this classy teaser poster for the forthcoming Pooh hand-drawn feature, opening in the US on July 15th, …
“Beauty and The Beast” and “Lion King” coming in 3D
Disney Home Entertainment announced its plans to release 15 movies in 3D Blu-ray in 2011. Among the fifteen are a pair of 3D-conversions …
PREVIEW: 2011 U.S. Animated Features
2011 promises to deliver a brand new slate of American animated features. But how new is it? Our list of sixteen features below reveals …
Cartoon Brew’s 2010 Holiday Gift Guide
Looking for holiday gifts for that special animation someone…or maybe just for yourself. Look no further than Cartoon Brew’s 2010 …
Comment of the Day: Annie Uproar
Our post announcing the nominees for the 2010 Annie Awards generated a lot of controversy with people alternately pointing fingers at …
Next week in Burbank: CTN Expo
This is the Burbank Marriott tonight. It will look nothing like this next week – Friday November 19th through Sunday the 21st – when the …
Weekend Brew Review
For some unknown reason, people are always asking me for advice on pitching a series or getting a job in animation. If I knew how to do …
Interview with John Canemaker about Two Guys Named Joe
John Canemaker’s eagerly anticipated book, Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant & Joe Ranft, will arrive in stores …
Betty Kimball, R.I.P.
Betty Lawyer Kimball passed away last Thursday evening at the age of 97. She died from natural causes. Betty (birth name: Mary …
The CalArts Story
Fascinating 1964 promotional film created by Walt Disney that lays out his vision for CalArts. Sadly, Walt’s dream never came to …
BOOK REVIEW: Studio Cards
One of my recent book purchases is Studio Cards: Funny Greeting Cards and People Who Created Them (2004). I needed the book for research …
Gul by Adnan Hussain
Adnan Hussain’s short film Gul (Flower) draws the viewer in with its striking impressionistic CG imagery, but keeps the viewer engaged …
Animation Legends and Facebook
I spent some time on Facebook last night compiling data that shows who the most popular classic animation artists are on the social …
The Best Animation Books of 2009
Here are my picks for the best animation books of 2009. The Colors of Mary Blair –A catalog for an exhibition that happened …
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