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Cameron Bitter Because Oscars Snubbed Animated Characters
(Pocatar image by Chad Regan) An article from today’s Hollywood Reporter says that Avatar producer Jon Landau labeled the Oscars “a …
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Nutella goes Looney Tunes
Heads up, Jarheads! Here’s the scoop from our roving reporter Dave Filipi, direct from a supermarket in Philadelphia. Nutella, the bread …
Astro Boy‘s Abysmal Opening, and Imagi’s Sinking Ship
Imagi, an animation studio that thought it could compete with the big boys, has suffered a major blow after the abysmal opening of Astro …
The Continuing Media Bias Against Animation
And so it goes: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was the number #1 film in the country last week, grossing $30.1 million dollars in its …
Sony and Frederator to develop Animated Movies
Get your feature film pitches ready. The Hollywood Reporter just announced that Sony Pictures Animation and Frederator Studios have …
Monster Safari Heads to the Bigscreen
Awesome news from The Hollywood Reporter: Monster Safari, a project created by the boys at LA-based Screen Novelties–Mark Caballero, …
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 …
Pinocchio Trade Ad from 1940
While researching a book that I’m currently working on, I discovered a four-page ad published in the March 4, 1940 edition of The …
Jonny Quest: the Real adventures
It was announced several months ago that Warner Bros. is developing a live action feature based on Hanna Barbera’s Jonny Quest, with Zac …
Animation’s 2nd-Class Status
Film reporter Patrick Goldstein, in today’s LA Times, writes about movies that are long shots for the Oscar’s Best Picture nomination. …
New Animation Studio by Danny Boyle and Friends
Here is a message from Treat Studios co-founder Matt Layzell: Thanks very much for the attention but we’re not actually connected to …
Bill Melendez 1916-2008
Bill Melendez, the Mexican-born American character animator, film director, and film producer, best known for his animation for Warner …
Chomet’s Illusionist footage to debut at Cannes
(click for full-size image) The Hollywood Reporter notes that the first footage from Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist will debut this …
Mutt and Jeff being preserved
Among a cache of recently discovered American silent films from 1912-1927 was one cartoon, Mutt and Jeff in On Strike (1920). It, along …
Dave Stevens, 1955-2008
Comic artist Dave Stevens, creator of The Rocketeer, has passed away after a battle with leukemia. An extensive obit can be found at The …
His Pen-and-Ink Live For Laughter…
Below is an Eastman Kodak ad I spied recently in a 1950 edition of The Hollywood Reporter. I love the headline copy — “His …
San Diego Comic Con 2007
It’s less than two months away. Tom Spurgeon has posted a definitive guide to attending the Comic-Con on his Comics Reporter blog. …
Azur and Asmar Picked Up By Weinstein Co.
Twitch Film is reporting that the Weinstein Company has picked up Michel Ocelot’s French feature Azur and Asmar for distribution. As …
Predicting the Oscars
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER published a couple pieces recently about ’06 Oscar predictions for animated features and animated shorts. Jerry …
The Brizzi Brothers and Mick Jagger
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER reports that brothers Paul and Ga”tan Brizzi, most famous for directing the “Firebird Suite” in FANTASIA 2000, …
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