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Ed Benedict (1912-2006), RIP

Earlier this evening I received word from Van Partible and David Sheldon that animation legend Ed Benedict passed away in his sleep this …

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ANIMANIACS DVD CONTEST!

Narf! Tomorrow morning (Tuesday) we will give away a few copies of the brand new ANIMANIACS and PINKY AND THE BRAIN dvds to several lucky …

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LITTLE MAN = BABY BUGGY BUNNY

I noticed the similarities to the current feature film LITTLE MAN to a particular Bugs Bunny cartoon when I first saw the trailer back on …

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FAIRY BERRY

FAIRY BERRY was one of the student films in competition at Annecy. It’s a CG work by Thomas Guittoneau, Yacine Sefsaf, Virginie Giroux …

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OSCAR SHORT NOMINEES

And the nomineees are:Badgered (A National Film and Television School Production) Sharon ColmanThe Moon and the Son: An Imagined …

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Back from Ottawa

Four words: OTTAWA WAS A BLAST! I’m still recovering (sleep, man, sleep) and will write more about the festival in a bit. If you post …

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CONTEST TIME!

Who wants to win a Hanna-Barbera dvd set?Once again, starting tomorrow at nine a.m. (unless we oversleep) we will post a brain twisting …

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Song Cut From the Oscars

This story appeared in several papers today – but since subscription is required, we’ll post it complete below:Cut From the Oscars: …

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Rare Earle on DVD

Christmas is over, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the following holiday-themed dvd: Ernie Ford’s THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS. It can be …

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All I Want For Christmas

This holiday season, the Walt Disney Company is offering twenty of their greatest animated classics on DVD, for less than $1 per film. …

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NY DISPATCH #3

I’m back from NY. The last week of the trip was unbelievably nuts, including a final stretch of 36 hours without sleep. Upon arrival in …

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THE POLAR EXPRESS

Mo-CrapThis isn’t so much a review than it is a rant.I saw THE POLAR EXPRESS today, and my immediate take is: It’s awful. The INCREDIBLES …

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A SPACE CADET DIES

Mike Mallory dropped us this note:Ed Kemmer, star of “Space Patrol” on TV and the cheesy sci-fi film “The Spider”, has died at 84. …

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INCREDIBLES PREMIERE PARTY

I was invited at the last minute, last night, to attend the world premiere party for THE INCREDIBLES. Antran Manoogian (president of …

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Just A couple of Oreb Drawings

I saw this drawing by Tom Oreb (character stylist on SLEEPING BEAUTY and TOOT, WHISTLE PLUNK & BOOM) for the first time yesterday. I’m …

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Home, Sweet (Icelandic) Home

Friday, July 23, 2004_________________________ The alert reader will notice that there was no description of yesterday’s events. We …

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First Day at the Office

Thursday, July 15, 2004 (Part II)_________________________ I arrive at the studio, where I’m issued an electronic badge with my …

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