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Glenn Martin, DDS Talkback
Nick-at-Nite’s new animated series, the one produced by Michael Eisner, made it’s debut tonight. Anyone catch it? I did, and despite the …
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Ottawa ’09 Competition Selections
The Ottawa International Animation Festival has announced their official selections for this year’s festival, which takes place between …
Who’s Afraid of Song of the South?
Song of the South, the one film The Walt Disney Company will not release on DVD, lives on. There hasn’t been much to report lately on …
This Week at the Movies
I was flipping through the paper today – the entertainment section – and came across a trio of the ugliest movie ads I’d ever seen. The …
LONDON: An Evening with Ian Emes
Awesome event coming up in London next Thursday, June 25: a retrospective of the work of British animation director Ian Emes, who created …
Lost Tom & Jerry title cards
Fellow animation historian David Gerstein is on a roll. He’s followed up his discovery of the lost ending to the Bugs Bunny …
Animation for Adults?
Animation is not strictly a kids medium, despite the general perception (here in the U.S.) that it is. Clearly – South Park, Adult Swim …
How To Shave Your Groin
In the spirit of past commercial/industrial/educational animation we’ve highlighted – Disney’s VD Attack Plan or The Story of …
I’m Just a Jitterbug (1939)
I always love an excuse to post an obscure Walter Lantz cartoon from the 1930s featuring swing music, rotoscoped dancers and un-P.C. …
Dreamworks Animation: 2010 through 2012
Dreamworks Animation announced its release slate today. Here’s what’s coming up:• How to Train Your Dragon will be released on March …
Mixed Reviews for Fleischer’s Superman
John McElwee over at the Greenbriar Picture Shows blog has posted a fascinating overview of Paramount’s Superman cartoons. Despite the …
“Mr. Wobble’s Nightmare” by Joel Trussell
Following this recent post, many readers demanded better animated and funnier fruit people. So I present to you Joel Trussell’s new Kid …
ASIFA-East Animation Festival Winners
The winners were announced last night at the 40th annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival. The top Best in Show prize was awarded to the …
Battle For Terra Talkback
Last night ASIFA-Hollywood held a membership screening of Battle For Terra which opens theatrically today in the United States. I saw the …
David Gerstein’s Blog
The blurry image above is a frame from the “lost” ending to the early Bugs Bunny cartoon Hare-um Scare-um. David Gerstein found the …
An Exclusive Excerpt from Friends, Fans and Followers
Fans, Friends and Followers: Building an Audience and a Creative Career in the Digital Age may be this year’s must-read book for anybody …
David Stainton’s Website
When one thinks of David Stainton, the former president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, what are the first two descriptive terms that …
MyToons No More
We heard last week that the MyToons site had shut down for good. MyToons, for those who don’t know, was a “social networking” site for …
The Upstate Four: An Interview with Fran and Will Krause
. The Upstate Four (viewable in two parts above) is an eleven-minute Cartoon Network pilot created by brothers Fran Krause and Will …
Notes on Coraline
One of the items on my infinitely long to-do list is to write some thoughts about the exquisite artistry behind Coraline. While the film …
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