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Russian viral ads Versus
A series of Russian cartoon ads for some sort of crunchy snack called Xpyc Team have been posted on You Tube. The stick figure animation …
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Winsor McCay’s Hell House, Part Deux
This is a follow-up to a story that we first mentioned here a couple months ago about the decrepit state of cartoon legend and animation …
Mighty Mouse on again at Paramount
This isn’t really new news; we’ve posted about this in 2004 and 2006. But once again, the LA Times is reporting that Mighty Mouse is back …
Most Unpaid Internships Are Illegal
A piece about internships in yesterday’s New York Times has been making the rounds, and it’s worth a peek for all animation students. It …
Free Animation Book Idea #2
Picking up where we left off last month, here’s another book idea that’s free for the taking. The proposal is rather straightforward: a …
David OReilly Enters Sesame Street Competition
Filmmaker David OReilly has entered the Sesame Street-AniBoom competition, despite signing our no-spec letter that promised he wouldn’t …
James Cameron: “I’m not interested in being an animator”
In last week’s LA Times, James Cameron continued to assert his position that Avatar isn’t animation, though at least he’s acknowledging …
An Evening with Richard M. Sherman
There’s something special going on in Hollywood this weekend, especially if you love classic Disney music as much as I do. Disney’s …
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 …
Dear Sesame Street
Dear Sesame Street, We, the undersigned, would like to register our concern over the contest you are now conducting with Aniboom. We …
The Man Behind the First Tom & Jerry
A decade before Van Beuren’s Mutt & Jeff-like rubber-hose human pair, and many decades before Hanna-Barbera’s Oscar-winning cat and …
Kung Fu Magoo emerges on DVD
It’s been over a year since we heard anything about Classic Media’s attempt to revive Mr. Magoo in something called Kung Fu Magoo. Our …
Animal Drawing Workshop with David Colman
Character designer and story artist David Colman (who is also the author of The Art of Animal Character Design) will be holding a weekend …
No Way!: Disney Exec on Fantastic Mr. Fox‘s Oscar Chances
“It’s not even a contest,” was the response an unnamed Disney exec gave the NY Times when asked to comment on Fantastic Mr. Fox’s Oscar …
You Look Familiar
I’m a sucker for retro-styled animated music videos. So despite the fact this video has been featured on several other websites, I felt …
Help the Hodges Charity Auction
The son of animation artist Tim Hodge (Mulan, Brother Bear, VeggieTales) was in an auto accident last August. The situation is difficult …
Ghibli Museum goes Fleischer
I don’t read Japanese, but apparently the Ghibli Museum Library is hosting a tribute screening and exhibit celebrating Max and Dave …
The Sunday Funnies (12/20/09)
Our weekly survey of recent comic strips and editorial cartoons that reference animation characters. Mike Peters in the Dayton Daily …
Charity Auction
We usually don’t plug this sort of thing, but the array of talent assembled here is worthy of note. Thomas Brillante (The Art Institute …
Interview: Chris Dainty and Super Star Tap
As the iPhone user base continues to expand, smaller animation studios and indie animators are discovering a promising new distribution …
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