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Shelter Stories
Speaking of animator Paul Fierlinger (as we did yesterday), The Animal Shelter Project and the Humane Society have brought Fierlinger …
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Popular Science/Fleischer App
Shields Pictures, the owners of the old Paramount Pictures Popular Science theatrical shorts, just recently released their very first App …
Block Party Rip-Off?
Speaking of things that may or may not be rip-offs, Adult Swim recently wrapped up a nation-wide block party tour that married live music …
1940 textbook predicts animated Penguins
I had a wonderful time in the City of Orange yesterday, guest speaking at Bill Kroyer’s class at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. …
Vanity Fair on Disney’s Ink-and-Paint Girls
Patricia Zohn writes about Disney’s ink-and-paint girls in this month’s Vanity Fair. She started researching the topic after speaking to …
Box Office Report
A Christmas Carol pulled in $30 million last weekend, falling short of industry expectations, which had ranged from $35 to $40 million. …
Stan VanDerBeek Retrospective in Ottawa
There’s a lot of good stuff happening at the Ottawa International Animation Festival this week. Eric Goldberg, Henry Selick, David …
Popeye sings Looney Tunes theme
Speaking of Popeye (as we were here)… his voice croons one of the greatest cartoon theme songs of all time. No, not “I’m Popeye The …
New Disney Strike footage
The folks at the John Basmajian Collection have just unearthed – and posted – a reel of rare 8mm film footage of the infamous 1941 Disney …
10 for Best Picture
It was announced yesterday that the Academy will now nominate ten films for Best Picture. From their press release:For more than a decade …
Coyote catches Road Runner
Speaking of Chuck Jones, an anonymous Argentinian Youtube user called “Lafacukur” recently uploaded a video of an edited version of the …
Harvey Talk
Next Friday you can meet me at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in New York City where I will speaking about the origins of Harvey …
The Harvey Girls
Going on sale sometime within the next month is the fifth volume (our last, for now) of my and Leslie Cabarga’s Harvey Comics Classics …
TV Guide on Clutch Cargo
I found this intriguing two page article on Clutch Cargo in that 1960 issue of TV Guide I mentioned yesterday. I’m a big fan of the …
Coraline sneak peek
I’ll keep it brief: Go see this film! I saw Laika’s Coraline tonight and, despite the publicists request to embargo reviews for three …
2008 Brew Holiday Gift Guide #1
Several animators have expanded beyond simply publishing their own sketchbooks and have moved up into creating personal illustrated …
Annual Chronicle Books Sale
My friends at Chronicle Books are having their annual “Friends and Family” sale. Through Friday, December 5, every book ordered from …
Aristo-Cat Food
I’m allergic to cats so I never wander down the pet food aisle. So imagine my surprise when I found a stack of Disney Aristocats brand …
Rocket Jo by Julien Charles
It’s plenty refreshing to see a CG character that is designed with a sense of caricature in both his appearance and physical movement. …
The Pogo Special Birthday Special
Speaking of Chuck Jones, as we were yesterday, here is his infamous 1969 TV special based on Walt Kelly’s classic comic strip Pogo. …
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