Books

Inside UPA Now Shipping!

Satisfied customer Daniel Stone was awesome enough to post this photo of himself and the book on his blog Good news just in time for …

Feature Film

“Beowulf” Blitzer

Two animated films led the U.S. Box office this weekend: Beowulf came in first place, and Bee Movie is holding strong in second …

Events

THIS WEEKEND: Michael Sporn at MoMA

Starting today and continuing through the weekend, New Yorkers will be treated to a three-part Museum of Modern Art retrospective of the …

Books

Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi

Here’s the cover to one of next year’s must-have animation books: Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi by Jon M. Gibson and Chris …

Books

Book Review: To Infinity and Beyond

To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios (Chronicle Books, 2007) by Karen Paik is exactly the type of book you’d …

Animators

Happy 95th to Ollie!

Happy birthday to animation legend Ollie Johnston who celebrates his 95th today! (Thanks, John Canemaker)

Books

More Schulz

In case you haven’t been following it, the debate over David Michaelis’ Charles Schulz bio rages on. Fresh comments from daughter Amy …

CGI

Now Playing: Iwerks’ Pixar Documentary

Starting today, Leslie Iwerks independent documentary The Pixar Story will begin a small Oscar-qualifying run in 14 select cities across …

Shorts

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 …

Events

From Avant-garde to Pop Culture

Historians Jayne Pilling (from London, editor of A Reader in Animation Studies, Animation: 2D and Beyond, among others) and Giannalberto …

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C.L. Hartman Animation Reel

The grandson of Golden Age Hollywood animator C.L. Hartman has posted a reel onto YouTube of commercials animated by Hartman at John

Books

Monte Schulz on the Peanuts Book

Charles Schulz’s son, Monte Schulz, has posted a new in-depth comment on Cartoon Brew detailing some of the family’s specific objections …

Events

Raggedy Ann Reunion

ASIFA-Hollywood is planning a special screening and panel discussion in honor of the 30th Anniversary of Richard Williams’ Raggedy Ann & …

Classic

Automania 2000 and Pan-Tele-Tron

YouTuber Phil Gray, who uploaded this rare Tex Avery documentary a while back, has posted more difficult-to-find pieces of animation …

Disney

A Disney Animation Filmography

At the Ottawa International Animation Festival last week, attendees recieved a unique little publicity piece. An eight-inch round …

Classic

TV Felix on DVD

I never thought I’d say this, but Classic Media’s new DVD collection Felix the Cat: The Complete 1958-1959 Series is better than it has …

Shorts

The World Is Your Canvas

Who needs pencil and paper? Italian graffiti artist and painter Blu paints his animation onto the ground and walls. His latest piece, …

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Human Flipbook

Animator Dustin Black and John Neerland recently completely a cable TV spot, for Northwest sandwich chain Erberts and Gerberts, in a …

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