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RIK MAKI AT VAN EATON GALLERIES
Rik Maki began his career as a baseball pitcher in the minor leagues for seven years before trading in his wooden bat for a wooden …
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DUMBO’S 65th ANNIVERSARY
On Thursday night, May 25th, the Walt Disney Company will celebrate the 65th anniversay of MY favorite Disney feature, DUMBO, with a two …
Fyn Stec Auction
We mentioned this last week: this Thursday, April 20th, there will be an auction at Cartoon Network benefitting Fyn Stec. Fyn is the …
ANIMATION BENEFIT AUCTION
On April 20th, Cartoon Network will be holding a silent auction to benefit Fyn Stec. Fyn is the young son of current Nickelodeon and …
ASTERIX AND THE VIKINGS
Maybe it’s me – or maybe I’m just nostalgic for an old fashioned hand drawn animated feature – but this Asterix and the Vikings looks …
COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA
Films by Jove, owners of the Russian Soyuzmultfilm Studios film library, has invested more than $3 million to digitally restore the 1,500 …
SPEEDY RACES VOLKSWAGEN
Speedy Gonzales may have been banned (at one time) from the Cartoon Network, but he’s never been more in demand by the public. Now Warner …
Tales of Worm Paranoia and Buy One, Get One Free
I’m not sure how many folks are aware of this, but there’s interesting and rare animation popping up almost daily now on YouTube. For …
Aardman and Canemaker Win Oscars
Congrats to our friend John Canemaker for winning the Best Animated Short Oscar, for his film THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED …
BEST OF THE REST
Next Thursday night I will be giving a talk at the Van Eaton Galleries, discussing and screening some of the best non-Disney cartoons of …
Do you believe in miracles? … Yes!
That’s sportcaster Al Michael’s famous call during the 1980 Winter Olympics, but it might as well apply to today’s events. The Associated …
Help Save Tony the Tiger
Nate Pacheco’s blog deserves a second mention in as many days. A couple years back, he tried to convince the Leo Burnett ad agency to …
MYRON WALDMAN 1908-2006
We’ve just received word that animator and director Myron Waldman died Saturday morning, Feb. 4, at the age of 97 at Long Island …
Disney’s The Wild
This recent GLOBE AND MAIL story reveals that the cost of Disney’s upcoming THE WILD was $80 million. Judging from the film’s nearly …
LADY & THE TRAMP
Disney recently restored its CinemaScope materials on LADY & THE TRAMP (1955) for a forthcoming DVD release. But to experience the film …
Happy 77th Birthday, Popeye
Above is a fun painting by Brew pal Tom Neely celebrating Popeye’s 77th birthday today. Popeye first appeared as a character in the …
HOODWINKED
Okay, it’s no Oscar nominee, the character designs suck and the animation (despite a few nice shots) is no where near Pixar’s polished …
The Boy, The Beer and the Bus
What better way to document a film festival than to make a film about it? That’s exactly what Rita Street’s friend, Gayle Ellett, did to …
MEET JANET WALDO
She was Josie, Judy Jetson and Penelope Pitstop…. to name but a few. Women In Animation is hosting a luncheon with voice actress Janet …
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