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BILL LIEBOWITZ (1941-2004)

The Los Angeles comics and animation scene lost a big man today – Bill Liebowitz, owner of Golden Apple Comics passed away this morning …

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HELP WANTED!

Two years ago I helped Kit Parker Films and VCI Entertainment put out a dvd compilation of Max Fleischer Color Classics, under the title

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LOONEY TUNES VOLUME 2

I saw a check disc a few weeks ago, but tonight I got a physical copy of the finished product in my hot little hands. The

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Gumby Documentary Tomorrow

GUMBY DHARMA is a new documentary about Gumby creator Art Clokey. It’s directed by Robina Marchesi, with new animation by Tim Hittle, and …

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ORIGINAL TITLES

Long time readers of my Cartoon Research website know that I’m absolutely fanatic over original titles. In fact I have a whole section of …

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DANGERFIELD (1921-2004)

One of my favorite comedians Rodney Dangerfield passed away today.I am a big fan of his work in several comedies, particularly THE …

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Watching Anime

Watching Anime, Reading Manga, and I highly recommend it. It’s hard to believe that this is technically Fred’s first book. (He’s …

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AN OPEN LETTER TO COMCAST

Sony officially announced it’s intent to buy MGM this week. To raise the billion-dollar plus asking price needed to make the purchase, …

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DISNEY CELS

My buddy Arnold Leibovit (The Puppetoon Movie) has a nice website called Sci-Fi Station which is dedicated to the great fantasy …

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BLUM BLUM

Every so often I see a piece of animation that completely knocks me out, a gem that I never even knew existed. This past weekend I saw …

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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, …

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CLASSIC CARTOONS

Very busy time for me this week.I’m hosting the John K. Classic Cartoon night, tonight, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Don’t miss …

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Top of the World, Pt. II

Wednesday, July 14, 2004 (Part II)_________________________ I know it’s going to be a crazy adventure. And a TON of work. My first day …

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THE PUMPKIN OF NYEFAR

Producer Todd Polson wrote in with an update on his film, the last animated film with contributions by Maurice Noble, THE PUMPKIN OF …

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LOONEY TUNES RADIO

There’s a website (tobaccodocuments.org) dedicated to information related to the tobacco company litigation of the past several years. …

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UPA COMPOSER PASSES AWAY

David Raksin, who scored several classic UPA cartoons in the 1950s, including The Unicorn in the Garden, Madeline, Sloppy Jalopy and …

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MORE ANIME

Catnapped!Several more obscure Japanese anime features will be having rare theatrical showings in Los Angeles in the next couple of …

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