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HOWARD MORRIS 1919-2005

Another classic cartoon voice has left us. Comedian-actor-director Howard Morris passed away Saturday afternoon. An announcement was …

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MR. T

I am moving from my apartment this week and into a new one. Thus my posts through next week will be even less frequent than usual.As …

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JANET KLEIN

If you are in Hollywood on Thursday night – and are looking for things to do – I highly recommend you spend an evening with Janet Klein …

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HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

I’ve always had a hard time deciding which of Hayao Miyazaki’s films I like best. Between Castle of Cagliostro, My Neighbor Totoro, …

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LOONEY TUNES EXHIBIT

If you happen to be in Bucks County Pennsylvania sometime in the next two months, It would be well worth the effort to get over to James …

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THE ART OF TEENAGE ROBOTS

I had a blast last night hosting an Asifa-Hollywood behind the scenes look at MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT at Nickelodeon Studios in …

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TAX TIME = EBAY TIME

Looks like I owe a little more than I thought this year – so it’s time to check the archives and put some of my excess materials on …

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CHUCK JONES: CONVERSATIONS

I’ve been neglect in mentioning the forthcoming publication of Maureen Furniss’s wonderful collection of Chuck Jones interviews, Chuck …

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INTERNATIONAL SCRAPPY DAY

April 30th has been declared International Scrappy Day by Asifa-Hollywood. That’s when an officially sanctioned Scrappy-Con – dubbed …

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CARTOON RECORD RARETIES

A friend of mine, record collector & music historian Michael Kieffer, sent me some scans of some animation related rareties in his …

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Song Cut From the Oscars

This story appeared in several papers today – but since subscription is required, we’ll post it complete below:Cut From the Oscars: …

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CALVIN & THE COLONEL SCREENING

A reminder that tomorrow afternoon (Saturday February 26th at 3pm) I am hosting an Asifa-Hollywood program devoted to the rarely-seen ABC …

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CALVIN & THE COLONEL

CALVIN AND THE COLONEL ran on ABC in primetime from October 3, 1961 through September 22, 1962. It was on Tuesday nights at 8:30. Today …

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ROBOT CHICKEN

Cartoon Network sent me a screener tape of their new Adult Swim series, ROBOT CHICKEN. Our buddies at Screen Novelties had a hand in it …

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ALEXEÏEFF PINSCREEN FILMS

Alexandre Alexeieff, the Russian-born French filmmaker who invented the pinscreen method of animation – with his wife/collaborator Claire …

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JANET KLEIN

Thursday night I’m once again showing several musical shorts (and cartoons) at the Steve Allen Theatre in Los Feliz. This is my monthly …

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TASHLIN / OSCAR CARTOONS

Frank Tashlin was great.His live action films were hilarious – but, as we know, his print cartoons and animated films were even funnier. …

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A Fiesta in S, M, L and XL

Animation director/designer dynamo Jorge Gutierrez has released a new line of T-shirts which are guaranteed to make you the envy of all …

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