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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. …
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2009 Animation Book Preview
While the Internet has killed off the print animation magazine (or at least the demand for such publications), it hasn’t yet diminished …
LoC honors Harryhausen, Lye and a Disneyland home movie
Each year the National Film Preservation Board of The Library of Congress names 25 “culturally, historically or aesthetically” …
Open Season 2‘s Coloring Page Clumsiness
I’ve discovered over the years that studying a studio’s movie advertising and film promotion collateral is often a good way of gauging …
L.A. Critics say Wall•E Best Film of the Year
Variety is reporting that the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. has named Disney/Pixar’s “Wall-E” its best picture of the year, the first …
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 …
2008 Annie Award Nominations
The nominations for the 36th annual Annie Awards were announced today. Kung Fu Panda recieved 17 nominations including Best Animated …
Oscar Qualified Features
The Academy has released its list of animated features that qualify for Oscar consideration. 14 titles. Had Universal deemed to enter The …
Notes on Bolt
Saw Bolt yesterday. Before the screening they gave everyone a promotional deck of playing cards featuring development artwork from the …
New plans for Disney’s California Adventure
The L.A. Times reported yesterday on Disney’s new plans for the California Adventure theme park. The idea now is to redo the park so it’s …
No on Prop 8 Spot
Pixar story artist Adrian Molina created this after-hours animated piece to inform California voters about Proposition 8, a ballot …
Presto! Little Golden Book
Brew reader “George” has just informed me of the publication of a Presto! Little Golden Book. With art by Teddy Newton, George says “it’s …
SPARK Animation Festival
If you are anywhere near the Pacific Northwest this weekend, head on over to Spark Animation ’08, an animation festival and …
Weekend Inspiration
As we head into the long holiday weekend, I thought it’d be nice to take a moment and share some inspiring images I’ve run across this …
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Making Sense of Cars
Try as he might, illustrator Jake Parker couldn’t make sense of the world that Pixar created for Cars. He writes: And that leads me to …
Mid Year Survey
For those (like me) who keep score, it’s interesting to note that as of this week Pixar’s Wall•E and Dreamwork’s Kung Fu Panda are …
The Alchemy of Animation
Head’s up on Don Hahn’s new book The Alchemy of Animation, which will be available on October 7th. Hahn is, of course, the producer of …
San Diego: Bill Presing
Pixar storyboard artist and Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher co-creator Bill Presing will debut his new “cute cartoon girl” book Bookplate …
Presto Director Speaks
Spline Doctors, the animation education blog run by Pixar animators, offers up a new audio interview with Doug Sweetland, longtime Pixar …
Jerry at Comic Con
The San Diego Comic Con commences next week and I’ll be there. If you want to meet me and say hello, I’ll be signing copies of my book …
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