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Buy the Home of a Disney Legend
The home of Disney Imagineering legend Fred Joerger is currently on the market for just under half a million dollars. It’s located in …
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Flea Market Discovery #2
This one is a real headscratcher. It’s a poster from 1972 called “The Art of Film” yet it has nothing to do with film. Rather it’s a …
The Sunday Funnies (5/2/10)
This week, the first three are editorial cartoons. From the top: Mike Peters (4/16) for the Dayton Daily News, Joel Pett (4/27) for …
UCLA Archive animation screening: From Inkwell to Desktop
Heads up on another screening I’m involved with next month in L.A.: From Inkwell to Desktop: A Selection of Early Hand Drawn and Digital …
Michael Pataki (1938-2010)
Veteran actor Michael Pataki passed away on April 15. The cause of death was cancer. Variety has his obituary. In addition to hundreds of …
Annie Awards webcast now online
Asifa-Hollywood has post the entire Annie Awards presentation from this past February 6th, from UCLA’s Royce Hall, on You Tube in 15 …
Pixar Canada is Open For Business
Pixar’s new studio in Vancouver, Canada officially opened its doors earlier today. According to this article, the studio will begin …
Carl Macek (1951-2010)
Mutual friend Bob Cabeen has just informed me of the passing of my former business partner Carl Macek. Carl died of a heart attack on …
Allen Swift (1924-2010)
Gene Deitch just informed us of the passing of his long-time personal friend Allen Swift. Swift (born Ira Stadlen) was best known for …
The Sunday Funnies (4/18/10)
Among the slim pickings this week: Rhymes with Orange (4/17/10) by Hilary Price; Blondie (4/13/10) by Dean Young and John Marshall; and …
The Sunday Funnies (4/11/10)
This week, from the top: Bizarro (4/8) by Dan Piaro, Reality Check (4/8) by Dave Whamond, Quigmans (4/6) by Buddy Hickerson, The Argyle …
Tom Ray 1919-2010
The Animation Guild is reporting the passing of animator Tom Ray. Ray started at Warner Bros. in 1937 and worked for MGM after WWII …
Cartoon Fight Club
For my Cinefamily animation screening this month we’re going twelve rounds with an all-star championship card that pits Tom vs. Jerry, …
The Ship That Never Came In by Kim Deitch
I don’t know how I missed this before, but I just found this 2003 animation (by John Kuromoto) of a Kim Deitch cartoon based on a Waldo …
The Sunday Funnies (3/28/10)
This week, from the top: Rhymes With Orange (3/24) by Hillary B. Price; Medium Large (3/21) by Francesco Marciuliano; Strange Brew (3/21) …
Long Drawn-Out Trip by Gerald Scarfe
The Lost Continent is a real treasure of a blog and has introduced me to lots of great British animation over the past few months, some …
Battle of the Sexes: Animated!
Bill Plympton and Signe Baumane will present the Battle of the Sexes on Monday, April 12, at the IFC Center (323 Sixth Ave. at West Third …
The Sunday Funnies (3/21/10)
This week’s Hi and Lois (3/18/10) by Brian Walker, Greg Walker and Chance Browne; B.C. (3/16/10) by Mason Mastroianni; Realty Check …
The Prowler at Film Forum
Beginning this Friday, a restored print of Joseph Losey’s film noir The Prowler plays for one week at the Film Forum in Manhattan. The …
C.O.R.E. Digital Shut Down This Afternoon
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, the Toronto-based CG/sfx house that produced Disney’s The Wild, shut down this afternoon. The studio has also …
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