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ANIME LOST & FOUND

Here in the U.S., the fine folks over at The Right Stuff are looking for several lost episodes (in 16mm) of the original 1963 ASTRO BOY …

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To Infinity and Beyond

I’m still in shock over the news of Joe Ranft’s death.Steve Segal introduced me to Joe sometime around 1986 or 87. I recall walking …

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MUSIC TIME WITH JANET KLEIN

Lest I forget, tomorrow night at 8pm in Hollywood I will be running several 16mm cartoons and vintage live action shorts – preceeding a …

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Just Wait Till Valiant Comes out

Now I don’t want to be a party pooper, because I know Disney’s already been saved and all, but has anybody else noticed that through July …

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FLEISCHER TRIBUTE

The Center For Jewish History in New York City is presenting A Tribute to the Fleischer Brothers, a screening and lecture by animation …

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Oh Yeah! Blogs

Anybody can start one blog. Been there, done that. But it takes some fortitude to launch thirty-nine blogs. That’s right, thirty-nine …

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WORST CARTOONS EVER

Super PresidentThe 2005 San Diego Comic Con was overwhelming. Huge crowds, movie stars, people in costumes… and, oh yeah, a couple of …

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COOKIE BOWERS UPDATE

Several readers including Galen Fott pointed out the Cookie Bowers listing on IMDB. Mark Mayerson found a February 9th, 1940 listing for …

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A MEATHAUS SKETCH BOOK

Those wacky cartoonists at Meathaus.com have created a 218 page sketchbook featuring 31 artists – including several pages by animators …

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JANET KLEIN

If you are in Hollywood tonight and are looking for things to do – I highly recommend you spend an evening with Janet Klein And Her …

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HAND PUPPETS

Andrew Young’s PuppetVision Blog has pointed out this website listing dozens of vintage cartoon character hand puppets. Making three …

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MEXICAN STAMPS – Part II

Thanks to the U.S. Government’s official denouncement of the Mexican postage stamps featuring Memin Pinguin, the stamps themselves have …

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BOSKO AT MGM

I love seeing publicity photos and behind the scenes images from classic cartoons. Ernesto Pfluger sent me two pages from a Spanish …

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BREWING

Nice still from Tex Avery’s final MGM cartoon CELLBOUND (1955). Note that background painter Vera Ohman and ink & paint supervisor Art …

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ANIMAL PLANET

Several months ago I was interviewed for a segment of Animal Icons, a series on the ANIMAL PLANET cable TV network. I just found out it …

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ALTERED STATES

Mark Kausler has made yet another discovery among his fabulous film collection…His nitrate print of Tex Avery’s 1945 cartoon THE …

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HUSH MY MOUSE

One of our readers has been privately sharing some images from his private cartoon art collection with me. But this one (above) is …

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MADAGASCAR

Dreamworks Animation’s MADAGASCAR is heading for a wonderful $40 million dollar plus opening weekend box office gross (ranking either #2 …

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