The Influence Of Looney Tunes On Live-Action Filmmakers
What do Denis Villeneuve, Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg, Jean-Luc Godard, and Stephen Chow all have in common?
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GLAS Animation Festival Unveils First Slate Of Programs For 6th Virtual Edition
Terry Gilliam, Peter Chung, and Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis will be among the guests at the virtual festival, which takes place on April 5–11.
This Weekend In NYC: Animation First, A French Animation Festival
From “Lastman” to “Fantastic Planet,” an extensive survey of French animation will take place in New York City this weekend.
The Brothers Quay Take Christopher Nolan’s ‘Quay’ Documentary On Tour
“Inception” director Christopher Nolan is helping people discover the animated films of the Quay brothers.
‘Almost Anything’ Will Star Monty Python Alum as CGI Aliens, Robin Williams As A Dog
Robin Williams also stars, in what appears to be one of his final performances, as a horny talking dog.
Happy Birthday, Terry Gilliam!
A collection of animation work by Terry Gilliam on the occasion of his 74th birthday.
Book Review: ‘Gustave Doré: Master of Imagination’
Although I haven’t seen the exhibit “Gustave Doré (1832-1883): Master of Imagination,” currently at the National Gallery of Canada, I can say that the catalog is beautiful, informative, and opened up Doré’s career in ways I had not anticipated.
How to Look At Ad Reinhardt, The Cartoonist Who Was A Fine Artist
Ad Reinhardt (1913-1967) was an artist’s artist, renowned among critics and curators, but hard for the general public to warm up to. His most famous fine art works are his Black Paintings, from the 1960s, which at first glance appear to be solid black, but on closer inspection turn out to be blocks of black and almost-black shades. Important, but challenging.
Let’s All Dig Through Terry Gilliam’s Archive
Imagine that animator/film director Terry Gilliam had a daughter. Imagine that daughter dug through her dad’s archives. Imagine that she …
Terry Gilliam Teaches Cut-Out Animation
Wow, here’s something I’d never seen before: Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam discussing his animation techniques on Bob Godfrey’s …
Trailer for Rosto’s “The Monster of Nix”
An intriguing trailer for The Monster of Nix, a new half-hour animated short by Dutch director Rosto (Jona/Tomberry). He describes the …
Two new books you MUST buy!
If I can make each and every one of you buy a book this week, it would be one or both of these – Simply put, these are two of the best …
Stan VanDerBeek Retrospective in Ottawa
There’s a lot of good stuff happening at the Ottawa International Animation Festival this week. Eric Goldberg, Henry Selick, David …
The Twelve Animated Days of Christmas, #4
An irreverent take on the holidays by Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam. This piece originally aired in 1968 on the TV series Do Not …
Stan VanDerBeek
(Photo © Amy Drown) I’m currently fascinated with the work of avant-garde filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek (1927-1984). There seems to be …
Terry Gilliam’s Storytime
Storytime (1968) was the first film directed by Terry Gilliam. The visual style should be familiar to all Gilliam fans. (via …