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Oscar ’07: The fallout from the “Happy Feet” win
Happy Feet won. Does it matter? The sad fact is, it may. I won’t deny that Happy Feet was a well made, entertaining film. I liked …
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Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life
Man, I can’t wait for this one! Ammo Books is getting ready to release what could become one of the must-have books of recent times: a …
Bgs From Le Roi Et L’oiseau
Aeron has posted an inspiring collection of backgrounds from the animated feature LE ROI ET L’OISEAU here and here. Last August, we …
Music At The El Cap
Starting tonight, The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood is running a sing-a-long revival of MARY POPPINS for the rest of the month. The El …
Chris Sanders No Longer Directing American Dog
The Internet started buzzing last Thursday when the blog Newlywed in Dubai reported that Chris Sanders (LILO AND STITCH) had been “fired” …
Terry Teachout on Why YouTube Rocks
Despite some missteps on YouTube’s part, like the unnecessary removal of dozens of public domain cartoons from its site, I’m still a huge …
“The Studio of Tomorrow” by Teddy Newton
Yes, that’s me as “Scientist #3” in Teddy Newton’s new film, THE STUDIO OF TOMORROW. I’ve been spending the last few days helping Teddy …
Bernard Wolf (1911-2006)
Animation veteran Berny Wolf died last week at the age of 95. He had incredible success in the field, with work ranging from pioneering …
Art Babbitt’s Wife in the NY TIMES
Holocoast survivor Dina Gottliebova Babbitt, who was the second wife of legendary animator/director Art Babbitt, is profiled in this …
LE ROI ET L’OISEAU
Studio Ghibli has released Paul Grimault’s classic French feature LE ROI ET L’OISEAU onto dvd in Japan. The production story of this film …
PIXAR STORYTELLING
The annual Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles (October 19-22) is turning its focus to Pixar this year. The conference will have a whole …
Dick Van Dyke And Terrytoons
Dick Van Dyke. The star of Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bye Bye Birdie and Diagnosis Murder. He was “Chairman of TV LAND”, …
BITTER FILMS DVD
Don Hertzfeldt writes us:I thought the cartoon brewery might like a heads-up about the big Bitter Films dvd due for release this summer. …
PARK FOOT BALL by Grant Orchard
With the World Cup in full swing now, it’s a perfect time to share Grant Orchard’s two-minute masterpiece PARK FOOT BALL (2005), which …
FIRST FLIGHT
I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you, Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the trailer, that Amid …
The New Yorker Cover That Wasn’t
This story is more about illustration than cartoons, but Bill Joyce is a familiar face in animation nowadays. He was the production …
Disney/Pixar: Artists Speak
We asked yesterday evening for artists to send in their thoughts about the Disney/Pixar deal. Below are a select number of the responses …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Charles Harper
This Flickr collection of 1950s bird illustrations by Charles Harper, courtesy of Eric Sturdevant, is incredible…so many interesting …
castleBERDskillz
Gabe Swarr and I first met Marc Deckter when we had a booth at the San Diego Comic-Con a few years back. When Marc whipped out his …
Guy Ritchie, the next Richard Rich?
A backhanded compliment if ever there was one. Live-action director Guy Ritchie says he was so inspired by Brad Bird’s THE INCREDIBLES …
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