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“Matatoro” by Mauro Carraro, Raphaël Calamote and Jérémy Pasquet
Matatoro takes on “the hermetic world of bullfighting and its public, here reinvented and reinterpreted.” The short was made at …
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Disney’s Chief Bob Iger Scraping By With $28 Million
After learning about the obscene pay of Viacom’s top honchos, it saddens me to report that Disney’s CEO Bob Iger is barely managing to …
Early Tests of Pre-Tangled Rapunzel
We may never know what Glen Keane’s version of Rapunzel would have been like – but here’s a taste in a 2005 pre-viz demo (Watch it quick, …
Holographic Anime Pop Star
Hatsune Miku is the latest J-Pop star – with a twist: she’s not real. In fact, she’s an anime “holograph” (Actually, she’s projected onto …
Fantagraphics Announces Mickey Mouse Reprints
Big news out of San Diego: Fantagraphics announced that they will be publishing a complete run of Floyd Gottfredson’s “Mickey Mouse” …
LAT: Disney Restyles Rapunzel to Appeal to Boys
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the title Tangled isn’t the only thing being changed about Disney’s production of Rapunzel – it’s …
New Still from Disney’s Rapunzel
A new image from Disney’s Rapunzel. Click on it for the full image. If the goal was to fit every color, texture, and pattern known to …
CTN wrap up
One last post and a few more snaps from CTN yesterday: Peter De Seve signs copies of his new book A Sketchy Past for a huge crowd. …
Fantaisie in Bubblewrap by Arthur Metcalf
Arthur Metcalf let me know that his first film, the festival-fave Fantaisie in Bubblewrap (2007), is finally online at YouTube’s …
Do candy wrappers turn you on?
Are the cartoon images on these candy wrappers “pornographic”? Apparently some parents in England think so, according to this article. …
‘The Kinematograph’ by Tomasz Baginski
The latest film by Oscar nominee Tomasz Bagiński (The Cathedral, Fallen Art) will be released to theatres in Poland next month. The …
Laika Lays Off 65; Scraps Jack and Ben
The big animation layoff news of the past week came out of Oregon-based Laika. The Oregonian reported that the studio laid off 65 people …
Incredible Animation Budgets Interactive Graph
Not enough people talk about animation budgets and salaries and I think that’s a shame. It’s hard to produce good work without knowing …
Zoetrope Mag Art Directed by Marjane Satrapi
Brad Bird writes to say, “Just thought you’d like your readers to know that the latest issue of Francis Coppola’s Zoetrope All-Story …
Rumor Central: Lasseter Knocks Keane Off “Rapunzel”?
A local LA animation student who asks not to be named sends in this rumor that’s too juicy not to share: Just a bit of info from one …
Tony Benedict’s Online Scrapbook
Animation artist Tony Benedict (no relation to Ed) has a personal website that offers a mishmash of photos, gag drawings and ephemera …
Frank and Ollie at SIGGRAPH
Animation Mentor is hosting a tribute to the life, work and inspiration of Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston at SIGGRAPH 2008. Animation …
Pre-Code wrap-up
Mark Kausler blogged about the Pre-Code Cartoon show I presented at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles last Tuesday. It was a smash …
Snow White Scrapbook
In honor of the 70th Anniversary of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, Steve Worth has posted images from an an incredible scrapbook of …
Grim Natwick’s Scrapbook
No one animator’s career covered the history of animation, with so many important cultural touchstones, as Grim Natwick. His work spanned …
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