How NOT To Make An ‘Art Of’ Book
I’d been forewarned that the art of book for Coraline was not very good, but that didn’t prepare me for the publishing disaster that is …
I’d been forewarned that the art of book for Coraline was not very good, but that didn’t prepare me for the publishing disaster that is …
Today’s entry from the UK is more curio than classic: the 1959 Halas and Batchelor cartoon The Christmas Visitor, directed by John Halas, …
David O’Reilly has built a very cool animated walk cycle that takes advantage of the iPhone’s motion sensitivity. O’Reilly …
New Orleans movie critic David Dubos is now writing for, and podcasting about, movies each week on NewOrleans.com. He’s recorded me twice …
While DreamWorks debuted its umpteenth cookie-cutter ‘hip’ animal comedy, Kung Fu Panda, at the Cannes Film Festival this past week, it’s …
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 …
The UCLA Film and Television Archives has an ongoing series of screenings entitled The Movie That Inspired Me, in which leading …
Speak Up has in-depth interviews with the director and producer of the forthcoming part-animated feature-length documentary Pablo, about …
Getting screwed at the gas pump does seem to have one slight upside: oil companies are now flush with money to blow on frivolous ad …
It’s funny how movie title sequences have now been moved to the back of the film. But that hasn’t stopped filmmakers from producing the …
Let’s remake a classic hand-drawn animated commercial… in CGI… Are ad agencies so deprived of original thinking that …
We don’t usually report on anime releases (we leave that to others more qualified like Anime News Network and the like), but this one is …
I saw this film at a free screening today so you don’t have to. And I urge you not to. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for …
You won’t find a funnier commentary about the pathetic creative state of American animated features than this short called OUTSIDE THE …
Meet my new friend, Dave White. In his commentary published on MSNBC.com today – titled “Talking-animal movies are ruining my life” – he …
KOMANEKO, a theatrical cartoon series from Japan, is so nauseously cute and adorable it just might make you feel dirty. It’s about a …
Animation Guild president Kevin Koch has written a fascinating post on the Guild blog about how to predict an animated film’s final box …
QUEER DUCK was one of the funniest internet cartoons in those golden years before the dot.com boom went bust. Now Queer Duck: The Movie …
Yesterday’s LA TIMES published a case study that explains how incompetent Hollywood types make animated features. Worthwhile reading. (If …