2012 Los Angeles Animation Festival Lineup Announced
LOS ANGELES, CA — The beloved Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF) returns for its 3rd annual event with new screenings of animated …
LOS ANGELES, CA — The beloved Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF) returns for its 3rd annual event with new screenings of animated …
For generations of animation fans there is no greater legend than Chuck Jones. The creator of the famed Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies …
As blu-ray catches on with consumers, more and more vintage animation is getting a hi-def make-over. Disney has been releasing its …
As much as I love classic animation, I rarely (if ever) enjoy modern-day revivals and tributes to classic animation styles. I shudder …
Warner Home Video has launched a Facebook page that is worth a look – and a “Like”. WB Classic Animation went live late yesterday and the …
Last year, The Simpsons commissioned an opening couch gag from British street artist Banksy that contained a cockeyed look at the working …
That’s Earl Kress (above left) with me at the Van Eaton Galleries in May 2010. My friend, animation writer and Hanna-Barbera …
The work of animators has brought joy, laughter, and excitement to countless audiences ever since this lively art first flickered onto …
It’s Gene Deitch’s 87th birthday today – Happy Birthday, Gene! – and to celebrate, Deitch has started a new blog based around his latest …
(Toronto, ON, August 5, 2011) — The paws come out on TELETOON Retro as Canadian fans voted online for their Top 5 animated animals of …
Burbank, Calif., July 29, 2011 — Nickelodeon, the number-one kids’ brand and largest producer of television animation in the world, …
NEW YORK , July 25, 2011 — Small Potatoes, the newest short-form preschool series from Josh Selig and Little Airplane Productions, is …
At a special Comic Con panel today in San Diego, Warner Bros. Senior VP George Feltenstein announced the forthcoming release of the first …
I’ll be down in San Diego later this week, splitting my time six ways (and probably pulling my hair out) running all over Comic Con where …
BURBANK, Calif. (July 15, 2011) — ASIFA-Hollywood invites you to stop by its booth (#1534 near the small press pavilion) at the …
For those of us stuck in L.A. and not attending Annecy this year, take heart. I’ll be hosting a rare 35mm screening of the 1976 Bruno …
(This post is an example of the unedited press releases we now feature every day, compiled by Chris Arrant, on our new CB BIZ page. …
I’m not much for compiling lists of favorites, but if I had to ever list my favorite cartoonists, there’s no question that Robert Osborn …
Big news: ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest ASIFA chapter in the world, has chosen a new president and vice-president. Veteran artist and …
Few people in the animation community take the Oscars seriously as a barometer for what is cutting-edge or innovative in animation, and …