Events

Annie Award Nominations 2011

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for its 39th Annual Annie Awards, recognizing the …

Animators

Corny Cole (1930-2011)

Beloved animator, graphic artist, book illustrator, painter and teacher Cornelius “Corny” Cole has passed away. His close friend, …

Games

More “Epic Mickey”

I’m not sure how this 2D clip from the upcoming Disney game, Epic Mickey, fits with the rest of the game and clips we’ve seen, but it’s …

Animators

Bob McIntosh, R.I.P.

Bob McIntosh passed away on June 17, 2010 at the age of 94. Born on March 11, 1916 in Vallejo, California, and raised in Stockton, Bob …

Animators

Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood

Set your Tivos! Next Tuesday, March 24, is the premiere of Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood, a half-hour documentary on Turner Classic …

Disney

Uh-Oh! Disney Princess Spaghettios?

Eat your heart out, Andy Warhol! I saw this ad (click thumbnail below) in the Sunday newspaper coupon section (yes, I clip coupons). I …

Books

Seaweed and the Cure for Mildew

Ben Balistreri, currently a storyboard artist at Dreamworks on How to Train Your Dragon, and a character designer and board artist for …

Internet/Blogs

Script That Classic

With all the debate over scripts versus storyboards, animation writer Steve Marmel (Fairly Oddparents, Danny Phantom, et al) has jumped …

Classic

Columbia’s Barney Google

One of the “Holy Grails” amongst us cartoon historians is the series of four Barney Google cartoons produced in Technicolor by Columbia …

Old Brew

BOB BOYLE’S NEW SHOWS

Welcome to the Boyle-Age of cartoons!Last week I was invited to breakfast on the Disney lot and had a look behind the scenes of Toon …

Old Brew

SGT. DAVE MONAHAN

In honor of Memorial Day, we are happy to once again highlight this link to Sue Larkin’s tribute blog to her dad, Warner Bros. storyman …

Old Brew

ANIMATION AT REDCAT

If you live in L.A. and can’t get to Ottawa next week – several screenings at Disney Concert Hall’s REDCAT Theatre in October might help. …

Old Brew

VAN BEUREN SCREENING

Reminder: Saturday afternoon (9/25) Mark Kausler and I are hosting an Asifa Hollywood screening of classic Van Beuren TOM & JERRY …

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