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Mouse Heaven
Here is a rarely seen film by Kenneth Anger (best known for the book Hollywood Babylon and his landmark avant-garde film, Scorpio …
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Jerry Beck meets Joan Rivers
Not the most embarassing moment in my life, but it comes pretty close. By popular demand, and as a Brew 4th Anniversary special, here’s …
Earliest Anime found
A pair of animated films, discovered last year at an antique market in Osaka, have been identified as two of the earliest cartoons ever …
Paul Dini on Contemporary Animated Films
Do you hate the pedestrian state of storytelling in today’s animated features? Probably not as much as Paul Dini does. Dini, best known …
Oscar Possibilities
Circulating amongst the animation blogs this past week was a very shortlist of possible nominees in the Animation Short Film category. …
New Pixar Little Golden Book
I’ve been going ga-ga over the Disney and Pixar Little Golden Books for several years now. Jenny Lerew tipped us off to the new …
THIS MONDAY: Mr. Magoo Screening in NY
UPA theatrical cartoons on the big screen are a rarity nowadays which is why I’m happy to point to an East Coast screening of Mister …
“Birth of the Cool” Exhibit and Book
I completely forgot to plug the “Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury” exhibit which just closed at the …
Hans Bacher’s Dream Worlds
A happy note to close out this year’s animation book releases: Hans Bacher’s eagerly anticipated book about animation production design, …
Holiday Gift Ideas: Thunderbean Animation Classics
Steve Stanchfield is one of the unsung angels out there who does the important work finding and restoring lost pieces of our animation …
UPA VP Hated Terrytoons
Several years ago, when Playhouse Pictures closed its Hollywood office, cartoonist Mike Kazaleh purchased some old files being sold off …
Anime Tours
My friend Ben Applegate is working for Digital Manga, a Japanese comics publisher that owns a tour outfit called Pop Japan Travel. They …
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 …
What Makes Mickey Move? (1934)
Our friend Charles Shopsin has unearthed yet another vintage article about animation in the 1930s from the pages of Modern Mechanix. This …
Sound Tricks of Mickey Mouse
Once again our friend Charles Shopsin posts another great animation article from his collection of vintage Modern Mechnix magazines. This …
UPA at MoMA, 1955
UPDATE: Let’s try this again. I apologize that the post didn’t appear on the Cartoon Modern blog last night. A funky accident deleted the …
Disney’s Feng Shui
Notice anything animated about this room? According to Drexel Heritage, this is furniture inspired by Walt Disney! The Disney …
Bill Littlejohn Interview
Above: Bill Littlejohn at Playhouse Pictures in 1962 Whenever I’m depressed about the state of contemporary animation, I think about …
Jack Zander Interview
Animation World Magazine has an interview with 99-year-old animation veteran Jack Zander whose career includes stints at studios like …
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