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Ray Aragon, 1926-2009
Animation artist Ray Aragon passed away on Sunday, March 15, at the age of 83. He had been in poor health in recent months. Aragon was …
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Evil Toons
Director Fred Olen Ray: “So I’m sitting in this movie theater one day and I’m watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit and I see Jessica …
Coyote chasing Road Runner in Rose Parade
If you can pull yourself away from Cartoon Network’s New Years Day marathon of Looney Tunes, you might tune into coverage of the annual …
Road Runner makes the Rose Parade
If you can pull yourself away from Cartoon Network’s New Years Day marathon of Looney Tunes, you might tune into coverage of the annual …
The Spirit That Never Was
Thank you Mark Evanier for pointing us towards a must-read L.A. Times article by former Chuck Jones/Bill Melendez/Richard Williams …
Sundance Shorts Line-Up Announced
The Sundance Film Festival announced today their short film selections for the 2009 festival which runs January 15-25 in Park City, Utah. …
Woody Woodpecker Favorites
If you are reading this blog and didn’t purchase Volume 1 of Woody Woodpecker and Friends last year… well shame on you! You still can …
If Disney is Mickey Mouse… is Pixar Silly Symphonies?
Within the last two weeks I saw Disney’s Bolt and rewatched Pixar’s Wall•E (as well as moderating a Q&A with writer/director Andrew …
Notes on Bolt
Saw Bolt yesterday. Before the screening they gave everyone a promotional deck of playing cards featuring development artwork from the …
“In Our Talons” Music Vid by Alan Poon
“In Our Talons” is a stop-motion music video directed by Alan Poon (repped by Circle Productions) for The Bowerbirds. It has a lovely and …
An Appreciation of Marky Maypo
Animation master Eric Goldberg pens an appreciation of classic cereal commercials directed by John Hubley.
Sita Sings The Blues
Attention Angelenos! Nina Paley’s incredibly wonderful full length feature film Sita Sings The Blues will have its Los Angeles Premiere …
Annie Awards Call For Entries
ASIFA-Hollywood is currently accepting entries for consideration for the upcoming 36th Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards will be …
New United Airlines Animated Spots
United Airlines has unveiled five new animated spots for the Beijing Olympics. The commercial are elegant, visually-driven and beautiful …
A Celebration of Ollie
Disney exec Howard Green informs us that there will be an official Life Celebration for Ollie at the El Capitan Theatre on Tuesday …
Dick Sutcliffe, Jack Hanrahan, Mel Leven, RIP
Some animation-related deaths to report from the past few months: Dick Sutcliffe, the creator of Davey and Goliath, passed away on …
VOICST Music Video by Fons Schiedon
Dutch director and animator Fons Schiedon, previously featured on Cartoon Brew and quickly becoming a favorite director of mine, just …
Clampett originals at the Academy
Whoa! I got quite a shock as I entered the lobby of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills tonight. I attended …
The Art of Pixar’s Short Films
A while back I mentioned briefly on this site that I had been offered an opportunity to write a book for Pixar, and today I thought I’d …
The Disney Company on Ollie Johnston
(Above: Milt Kahl, Marc Davis, Frank Thomas and Walt Disney flank seated Ollie Johnston) Howard Green just sent over the official …
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