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Geri’s Game Remakes
Readers may recall that last year I posted about a group of Brazilian film students who had created a scene-by-scene live-action remake …
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Bakshi Talk
Tied in to the release of the new book about his life, BlackBook magazine offers a no-holds-barred interview with Ralph Bakshi. I’m not a …
Family Circus 3/13/08
Wink-wink, nudge-nudge… An in-joke in today’s Family Circus. The strip’s creator, Bil Keane, is Glen Keane’s father. Jeffy (aka Jeff …
Abe Levitow website
Roberta, Judy and Jon Levitow have created a new website devoted to their father, Abe Levitow. Levitow, a largely overlooked figure …
David Levy on The Rise of NY Indie Features
When I posted about my move to NYC last month, I alluded to the exciting trend of independent animated features being produced on the …
Family Circus
We already have enough problems identifying the sex of Tweety… Now this: Today’s Family Circus by Bil Keane (father of Disney …
Studio 4C’s Genius Party
If you are anywhere–and I mean anywhere–in the DC area on February 15 and 16, then mark your calendars for the American premiere of …
Allan Melvin (1922-2008)
Character actor Allan Melvin – the voice of Magilla Gorilla – has passed away at age 84. He provided numerous voices for Hanna …
Terrytoon voice actress, Jo Miller
Dayton Allen, Tom Morrison, Lionel Wilson, Doug Moye, Allen Swift… these are a few of the performers known to voice characters in …
Acme’s Show of Shows on DVD
If you have any desire to watch and own some of the best animated shorts of the last twenty years, Acme Filmworks has just released 18 …
More on the Schulz Book
There’s a lot more reaction appearing online to David Michaelis’ new book Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography. In the Wall Street Journal, …
Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
David Michaelis’ much awaited Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography, the first comprehensive bio of Charlez Schulz, is arriving into bookstores …
Rare Color Film of 1941 Disney Strike
I was organizing some dvds tonight and stumbled upon this rare color footage from the 1941 Disney strike. If I recall correctly, it’s …
San Diego Comic Con: Animation Programming
They’ve just posted the complete schedule of programming for the San Diego Comic Con, July 26-29. Below I’ve extracted the animation …
Woodpecker Update
Props to Ruben Procopio — who worked at Disney animation for many years, and whose father was a sculptor at Disney for 35 years — who …
Tezuka exhibit in San Fran
In the photo above, the guy on the left is yours truly, Jerry Beck, blathering on about the fine points of American animation to the guy …
Walt Disney Treasures live again!
It was announced late Friday and posted on several other websites since: the Walt Disney Treasures will go on. At least, for another …
Elbert Tuganov (1920-2007)
Pioneering Estonian animator Elbert Tuganov has passed away at age 87. Chris Robinson, author of Estonian Animation: Between Genius and …
REVIEW: El Tigre (Nickelodeon)
My introduction to Jorge Gutierrez’s work was at the 1999 CalArts Producers’ Show. It was a screening of his CG short Carmelo. If I …
PAPRIKA trailer
Click here to see the exciting trailer for the new film by Satoshi Kon (Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers), Paprika. Watching this …
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