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Animation Legends and Facebook
I spent some time on Facebook last night compiling data that shows who the most popular classic animation artists are on the social …
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Performance Capture Technology circa 1966: AnimaScope
Mo-Cap, Shmoe-Cap! Move over Robert Zemeckis – your ideas are old hat. Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope in 1917 and, thanks to …
The two heads of Gulliver
Last night I had a great time catching up with one of my favorite animated features of all time, Max Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels …
Dance Stars of American Animation
New Yorkers, here’s a heads-up on a free program this week at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. …
The Last Screen Song
The cartoon below isn’t very good, but it’s been rarely seen — and that’s usually good enough for me. And it’s somewhat historically …
Uncensored Animation from the Van Beuren Studio
Steve Stanchfield is back, doing the Lord’s work at Thunderbean Animation, restoring and releasing rare cartoons from the 1930s on DVD. …
Cartoon Brew TV #18: Superman’s Secret Cartoon History
This week we open the Brew Vaults to examine the various ways the world’s first super-hero was animated, portrayed and even lampooned in …
Gulliver’s Travels on DVD
Though Max Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels in public domain and widely available on several home video formats, the film has never been …
Cab Calloway in Cartoons
In case you were wondering if anyone has started archiving all the caricatures of Cab Calloway in classic Hollywood cartoons… I suggest …
Betty Boop Broadway Bound?
The New York Times, Playbill and several other news sources are reporting on plans, just announced, for a Betty Boop musical supposedly …
Serge Bromberg in New York
Attention New Yorkers! This Saturday, November 1st, master film collector Serge Bromberg returns to the Big Apple, and will present rare …
Sita Sings The Blues
Attention Angelenos! Nina Paley’s incredibly wonderful full length feature film Sita Sings The Blues will have its Los Angeles Premiere …
Disney’s first channel
Once again John McElwee has an intriguing post about animation on his Greenbriar Picture Shows blog. This time he reminisces about the …
A rare frame from Popeye Vol. 3
I admit it. I love seeing classic animation I’ve never seen before. I particularly go nuts for original title sequences of cartoons that …
Silent Cartoons on Matinee At The Bijou
The Matinee At The Bijou blog has just posted an informative three-part interview with animator, animation historian and film restoration …
Ray Pointer on Stu’s Show
Animator, filmmaker, and cartoon historian Ray Pointer will be dispensing his wealth of knowledge for two full hours on Stu’s Show all …
Comic Book Comics
Comic book writer Fred Van Lente and cartoonist Ryan Dunlavey have teamed up to create Comic Book Comics, a concise illustrated history …
Art Deco In Animation Presentation
The American Cinematheque and the Art Deco Society are presenting a lecture by David Pacheco, Walt Disney Art Classics creative art …
Popeye Vol. 2 Bonus Materials
Last week Warner Home Video announced the release date (June 17th) of Popeye Vol. 2. One of the bonus materials mentioned on the …
Ain’t It Cool ‘toons
Harry Knowles (of Ain’t It Cool News) has posted a top ten list (with YouTube links) of his some of his all-time favorite animated films. …
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