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Why Animation on TCM is Important
Regular readers to this site are well aware by now that I’ll be part of a six-hour presentation of classic animation on TCM (Turner …
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October 5th in LA: David Weidman Art Show
Tomorrow evening, David Weidman will be having a show of his vintage serigraphs at the Animation Guild’s Gallery 839 (1105 N. Hollywood …
Adults In The Dark: Avant-Garde Animation at MAD
It all kicks off on September 27th at New York’s Museum of Art and Design (aka MAD) with a screening of the works of James and John …
Tissa David 1921-2012
Very sad news today: New York animation legend Tissa David passed away last night at age 91. Michael Sporn broke the news on his blog and …
This Thursday in NYC: “Animation as Artistic Practice” Show
A prominent group of East Coast experimental animators will present work at the “Animation as Artistic Practice” show curated by Phyllis …
A Must-Read Interview With Forgotten Animation Legend Phil Monroe
Golden Age animator Phil Monroe (1916-1988) is rarely discussed, even amongst animation cognoscenti, which is unfortunate because he had …
UPA’s “The Sailor And The Seagull” (1949)
The complete output of animation produced by UPA may never be definitively collected, as they produced a large quantity of material for …
Deitch’s Unproduced “Charlottes Web”
If you ever hated (or loved) the Hanna Barbera feature length Charlotte’s Web (1973), you owe it to yourself read the latest two entries …
Movies Unlimited Releases “UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection”
Movies Unlimited “Does It Again” with UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection, A Compendium of Cartoons Not Seen for Years Long-awaited by …
LACMA: Paramount Cartoons and Oskar Fischinger
Thursday and Friday this week, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is running two great evenings of animated art. First, I’m …
Mark your calendar: 3 Animation Events in LA
Three, count ’em Three (3), animation events hosted by yours truly, all within a week of each other and coming up soon. Please consider …
LACMA in April: Alice, Fischinger and Paramount Cartoons
The spectacular sold out UPA program at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) last week marked the beginning of even more …
Exclusive Excerpt from “Walt’s People”
Over the last seven years, with quiet persistence and unwavering dedication, French animation historian Didier Ghez has been publishing …
UPA Cartoons Are Coming to DVD
Here they come – at long last. Columbia Pictures classic collection of UPA cartoons will soon be available as you’ve never seen them …
“An Abstract Day” by Oerd van Cuijlenborg
An Abstract Day is a 2009 experimental short by Dutch animator Oerd van Cuijlenborg that has just been posted on-line. The film uses …
Gene Deitch’s new blog
It’s Gene Deitch’s 87th birthday today – Happy Birthday, Gene! – and to celebrate, Deitch has started a new blog based around his latest …
New Brew Revue
Spent the weekend going over some new book acquisitions (and one DVD) and surprise! most were pretty good – and a couple were really …
NYC’s Big Screen Project Announces Slate of Animation Screenings for April
The Big Screen Project is happy to celebrate a month-long celebration of original animation from celebrated names in the New York …
The 6 Most Unforgivable Animation Oscar Moments
Few people in the animation community take the Oscars seriously as a barometer for what is cutting-edge or innovative in animation, and …
“Totally Tooned In”
Here’s some news I’ve literally waited ten years to report. Sony’s syndicated classic-cartoon show Totally Tooned In is now being shown …
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