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The Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, will be presenting the 36th Annual Annie Awards a week from Friday, January 30, …
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Is Disney’s Bob Iger Worth $30 Million a Year?
Blogs were abuzz last week after it was revealed that Disney CEO Bob Iger took home $30.6 million in salary and bonuses in 2008. So what …
“I Can’t Stand Modern Animation”
That’s the headline in the Singapore based The Straits Times this morning. The outspoken Hayao Miyazaki was quoted by Hong Kong’s Sunday …
What Frank Zappa, Tex Avery and Monty Python have in common
Last week’s post about Frank Zappa, Tex Avery and the place of executives generated a lot of feedback, including this email from Bruno …
Animation Trends: 3-D Papercraft/Cut-out Animation
Recently three-dimensional paper sculpture/cut-out/origami has exploded as a major trend across multiple disciplines including animation, …
1970s Cracked Magazine accurately predicted 2009
This post is slightly OT, as I am discussing print cartoons, not animated cartoons. I received several old issues of Cracked Magazine …
2009 Animation Book Preview
While the Internet has killed off the print animation magazine (or at least the demand for such publications), it hasn’t yet diminished …
More Hubley Goodness
Remember when animation used to be lively? Full of verve? Even — dare I say it — playful? I’m back with another sterling example of …
How to Draw “Fleischer”
Comic art collector Eric Sack is an old friend who has perhaps the finest collection of original underground comix art in the United …
Christmas at the Kimballs
From 1959, Christmas morning at the home of Disney legend Ward Kimball along with his family–wife Betty and children Kelly, John and …
The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #9
Today’s entry from the UK is more curio than classic: the 1959 Halas and Batchelor cartoon The Christmas Visitor, directed by John Halas, …
The Spirit That Never Was
Thank you Mark Evanier for pointing us towards a must-read L.A. Times article by former Chuck Jones/Bill Melendez/Richard Williams …
Cartoon Brew 2008 Favorites: Amid’s Picks
This is the time of year that news and media organizations begin the avalanche of annual “best of” lists and the like. The thought of …
Raggedy Ann pencil test
Sorry this is a bit hard to see, but it’s an early pencil test of Tissa David’s “Candy Hearts” sequence from Richard Williams Raggedy Ann …
Sundance Shorts Line-Up Announced
The Sundance Film Festival announced today their short film selections for the 2009 festival which runs January 15-25 in Park City, Utah. …
Alphabetical Index of Warner Bros. Cartoons
A The Abominable Snow-Rabbit Acrobatty Bunny The Adventures Of The Road Runner Africa Squeaks A-Haunting We Will Go Ain’t Nature …
Ward Kimball Headstand
Among the discoveries in the newly available Life Magazine photo archives is this headstand by Ward Kimball during one of his steamups in …
2008 Annie Award Nominations
The nominations for the 36th annual Annie Awards were announced today. Kung Fu Panda recieved 17 nominations including Best Animated …
Bolt Doesn’t Strike Lightning
I’m no expert on the box office, but when Disney’s CG “blockbuster” Bolt opens with less than the studio’s throwaway live-action film …
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