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Save The Treasures

Who’d ever have thought that CHIP AND DALE (1947) would be a more obscure Disney short than DER FEUHRER’S FACE (1943)? Or that THE TRIAL …

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Peter Kleinow (1934-2007)

Another of the old guard of animation, Pete Kleinow, has passed away. He was both a stop motion animator (with Art Clokey), and a renown …

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Upcoming ASIFA-Hollywood Events

Next week, on Wednesday January 10th, if you are in L.A. and are a member of ASIFA, you can join me at Nickelodeon Studios in Burbank …

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Prescott Wright (1935-2006)

Karl Cohen (president of ASIFA-San Francisco) reports that Prescott Wright, a co-founder of the Ottawa International Animation Festival …

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The Ultimate Iron Giant Collection

I don’t really collect anything (besides dust) so I’m always a bit in awe of people like this guy who’s amassed an unbelievably massive …

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DISNEY’S TRAIN

For Christmas of 1949, Walt Disney received a miniature ride-on steam locomotive from Santa, as seen in the first Disney TV special, One …

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More Kaj Pindal

Following our mix-up about Kaj Pindal, we received an email from Michael Carter, Pindal’s producer and partner on the new animated series …

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SUGAR, SUGAR

The Archie Show was one of the biggest hit TV cartoons of the late 60s/early 70s. And the Archie Comics company has been pretty good …

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GREAT TV ANIMATION: MINUSCULE

I wrote about the charming pilot for the TV series MINUSCULE back in September. MINUSCULE is a new CG series from France created by …

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Lasse Gjertsen

It’s a full-time job trying to keep track of all the emerging animation stars of the online world. One of the newest hit-creators is …

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Animation Still Key At Nickelodeon

While Cartoon Network continues to abandon cartoons in favor of live-action productions, this article in yesterday’s NY TIMES reaffirms …

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A DATE THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY

What are you doing on Pearl Harbor Day?This Thursday (tomorrow, Dec. 7th) John Canemaker will be in Hollywood, hosting a program to …

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SID RAYMOND 1909-2006

Mark Evanier is the first to note the passing of my friend Sid Raymond. Raymond was best known as the voice of Baby Huey and Katnip for …

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Classic Animation on Flickr

Today marks the launch of the Animation History Archive on Flickr, a new group I started where we can all share interesting visual bits …

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