How Old Were These Animation Directors When They Made Their First Film?
“Animation is a young man’s game,” Chuck Jones once said. There’s no question that animation is a labor-intensive art that requires mass …
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Rediscovering Walt Kelly’s Lost “Pogo” Short
If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Walt Kelly had had a regrettable experience making The Pogo Special …
What’s That Crazy Drawing, or How I Came To Know and Love Animation Smears
I didn’t really know about animation smears until college. It was a time when my passion for animation had just kicked into high gear, …
Dallas Opera to Hold the World’s Largest Screening of “What’s Opera, Doc?”
After drawing a crowd of 15,000 attendees to Cowboys Stadium for a live simulcast of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, the Dallas Opera aims …
How To Earn $70,000 From Looney Tunes Cartoons And Not Pay Warner Bros. A Cent [Updated]
Illustrator Rob Loukotka’s ACME Corporation Kickstarter project is worth writing about for many reasons besides the fact that he’s trying to raise money.
Maurice Noble Layout Tips Book Available To Pre-Order
Ready…set…pre-order Tod Polson’s book about legendary Warner Bros. layout man Maurice Noble. The book is called The Noble Approach: …
“Animating The Subconscious” at LACMA
I will be presenting a fantastic set of surreal cartoons at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art next Friday night. My show, Animating …
“90 Day Wondering” By Chuck Jones
The post about the 1955 Chuck Jones short A Hitch in Time was well received, so let’s complete the story. Jones made at least two more …
“A Hitch in Time” By Chuck Jones
A Hitch in Time is a new one for me: a 1955 propaganda short directed by Chuck Jones that encouraged U. S. Air Force personnel to …
Chuck Jones 100th Birthday Events
Legendary Warner Bros. cartoon director Chuck Jones was born on September 21st, 1912. He was the creator of characters like Pepe le Pew, …
John Lasseter helps CalArts celebrate Chuck Jones 100th Birthday
What’s up, Doc? California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) celebrates 100th Birthday of Director and Animator Chuck Jones Chief …
The Chuck Jones Centennial Celebration Film Festival Announced
The Chuck Jones Centennial Celebration Film Festival will be an evening devoted to honoring the artist who brought to life such famous …
The Chuck Jones Centennial Is A Perfect Time To Make $$$
What says “Chuck Jones centennial celebration” better than this kitschy painting of Bugs and Daffy riding motorcycles? According to the …
“Looney Tunes The Chuck Jones Collection Mouse Chronicles” Available on DVD and Blu-ray August 28, 2012
IT’S THE BIG CHEESE OF MOUSE COLLECTIONS WITH WARNER HOME VIDEO’S RELEASE OF LOONEY TUNES THE CHUCK JONES COLLECTION MOUSE …
A Must-Read Interview With Forgotten Animation Legend Phil Monroe
Golden Age animator Phil Monroe (1916-1988) is rarely discussed, even amongst animation cognoscenti, which is unfortunate because he had …
“Looney Tunes: Mouse Chronicles”
Our friends at TVShowsOnDVD have reported on Warner Home Video’s plans to release Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. …
The Chuck Jones Experience Opens Thursday
The Chuck Jones Experience opens Thursday at Circus Circus in Las Vegas. Just in time, too, considering that one out of three Americans …
The Best Halloween Costumes of 2011
Fear not! The dastardly Dan Backslide won’t win this round. The Dover Boys–Tom, Dick and Larry–have come to the …
Happy Father’s Day!
The quintessential Father’s Day cartoon, not to mention an extraordinary achievement in the art of cartoon animation: Chuck Jones’ A Bear …
“Chuck Jones: The Dream That Never Was”
To commemorate the 2012 centennial of Chuck Jones’s birth, IDW’s Library of American Comics will publish Chuck Jones: The Dream That …
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