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Pixar President Ed Catmull Reveals His Favorite Books of 2013
Taking part in a "Wall Street Journal" survey, Pixar and Disney Animation president Ed Catmull shared his two favorite books of 2013.
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This Week In Amsterdam: Klik! Animation Festival
The Klik! Animation Festival begins tomorrow in Amsterdam and continues through the weekend. The quirky animation gathering has …
Tissa David 1921-2012
Very sad news today: New York animation legend Tissa David passed away last night at age 91. Michael Sporn broke the news on his blog and …
Jean “Moebius” Giraud, RIP (1938-2012)
RIP, French comic artist and illustrator Jean “Moebius” Giraud, who has passed away from cancer at the age of 73. This is a good …
“Sprite Boy” model sheet
You never know where you’ll find animation history. The Coca-Cola website has just posted this obscure model sheet of their Sprite Boy …
Anime Sensei to Student: “Get A Life!”
Veteran anime director Yoshiyuki Tomino (Brave Raideen, Mobile Suit Gundam) gave a realistic, yet somewhat harsh response to a student’s …
Epic Mickey update
Back in July we posted about a new Nintendo game in development, Epic Mickey. Now, the November issue of Game Informer magazine has the …
Zemeckis to ruin “Yellow Submarine”
We interrupt our bashing of Cartoon Network to get upset about something else: Variety is reporting that Robert Zemeckis is about to …
Lorax and Nimh going CG
What hath Disney’s G-Force wrought? Thanks to its huge opening weekend box office gross, Paramount is fighting back with the Rats of …
3-D is a Fad
I love 3D movies. Thanks to a pair of 3-D film festivals held in L.A. several years ago, I’ve been lucky enough to see perhaps 95% of …
The Whitewashing of Avatar: The Last Airbender
A lot of people online are talking about the forthcoming live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated TV series Avatar: The Last …
Peanuts Animated Comics
Warner Bros. Motion Comics division has created new series of Peanuts Animated Comics to bring a group of Charles Schulz comic strips to …
Justin Wright (1981-2008)
Sad news out of Pixar. Story supervisor Ronnie del Carmen reports on his blog that newly minted Pixar story artist Justin Wright passed …
Mark & Earl on Stu’s Show
A quick plug for Mark Evanier and Earl Kress who will be live on internet radio today at 7pm Eastern (4pm PST). They’ll be on Stu’s Show …
Jerry Beck in Person!
“Here we come, walking down the street, get the funniest looks from, everyone we meet…” Hey, Hey.. I may be comin’ to your town in …
Sony Animation in LA TIMES
With the upcoming release of OPEN SEASON, all eyes are on Sony and whether its CG feature animation division will be a hit or a flop. The …
Freddie Moore Slandered Again?
Jeff Lenburg’s new book WHO’S WHO IN ANIMATED CARTOONS apparently continues to perpetuate one of the big lies of animation history: that …
ANIMANIACS/PINKY AND THE BRAIN TRIVIA CONTEST
Are you a PINKY or a BRAIN?We had a contest this morning and the first ten readers who answered any one of the questions below won a DVD …
COMIC CON RECAP #2: BECK INTROS SMIGEL
One of the highlights of the San Diego Comic Con this year was my chance to play straight man for comic genius Robert Smigel. That’s me …
SDCC: EVANIER, KRESS AND SHAW!
Our blogging buddies Mark Evanier, Scott Shaw!, and Earl Kress are moderating (or appearing) on several panels of note at the San Diego …
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