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Notes from Northern California
A few notes from my trip to northern California last week… I visited Chronicle Books for a meeting with Alan Rapp, the editor of my …
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Hand Drawn and CG Working Together
This article at MILLIMETER reveals how Brad Bird was able to inject a hand-drawn sensibility into THE INCREDIBLES. Pixar developed a new …
THOUGHTS ON THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE
Saw THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE last night. It’s a kid’s flick, but a really funny, really good kids flick. I liked it a lot.I’m …
Quote of the Day
“There is a contingent of the digital-effects community to whom that is the holy grail – to create photographically real humans. To me …
Stalled Car?
The trailer for Pixar’s CARS is honestly one of the most perplexing pieces of animation I’ve seen in a long time. After the magnificent …
REVIEWS DERAIL POLAR EXPRESS
Manohla Dargis, in reviewing THE POLAR EXPRESS in today’s NY TIMES, makes a few good points worth posting here:”The Polar Express” is a …
Incredibles Tech
My interest in animation and my day job as editor of PC WORLD and DIGITAL WORLD usually don’t intersect much. Here’s a nifty exception: …
OSCAR QUALIFIED
According to Daily Variety, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has officially qualified 11 films for competition in the …
INCREDIBLE!
Saw THE INCREDIBLES tonight. The last time I felt this good was after seeing THE IRON GIANT.Brad Bird taps into my inner geek like no one …
Karl Cohen On THE INCREDIBLES
Animation historian and ASIFA-San Francisco prez Karl Cohen saw THE INCREDIBLES yesterday. Here’s what he thinks of it: Brad Bird is …
Ronnie and Enrico in LA
Pixar’s Ronnie del Carmen and Enrico Casarosa will be having an art show, “Fragments and More”, at Meltdown Comics (7522 Sunset Blvd) …
THE NEW “TOON BOOM”
Evidence that a new “toon boom” is upon us – with the highly anticipated release of THE INCREDIBLES, ROBOTS, CHICKEN LITTLE, MADAGASGAR, …
CANEMAKER ALERT!
This just in:Get the New York Times this Sunday (Oct. 3) or visit them online, for John Canemaker’s latest – a lengthy article on THE …
FRANK THOMAS (1912-2004)
Frank Thomas, the second-to-last surviving member of Disney’s “Nine Old Men” group of supervising animators, passed away on September 8, …
TOONFEST IN MARCELINE
If you happen to be wandering near Walt Disney’s hometown – Marceline, Missouri – on Saturday September 18th, you might stop in on the …
COMIC CON WRAP UP
I had a great time at the San Diego Comic Con this year.The convention is so big, so massive, so overwhelming – it’s like an annual …
THE INCREDIBLES AT COMIC CON
The fun starts in two days…Howard Green at Disney sent us this update on THE INCREDIBLES panel:Pixar Animation Studios offers a sneak …
Enrico & Ronnie in San Diego
One booth where I’ll be plunking down some cold, hard cash is that which belongs to Ronnie del Carmen and Enrico Casarosa (booth #1422). …
Amid’s Con Plans
Brew co-editor Jerry Beck has certainly plugged the San Diego Comic Con enough times already, but it won’t hurt to mention once more that …
The 2D Expo: Flash Panel Wrap-up
I was planning to post a summary of the Flash & TV Animation panel that I moderated a few days ago at ASIFA-Hollywood’s 2D Expo, but …
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