“Mykonos” Video by Sean Pecknold
“Mykonos” is a visually mesmerizing paper cut-out music video for Fleet Foxes, directed and animated by Sean Pecknold with artwork by …
Amid Amidi
Disney Artists Write Home During WWII
During World War II, dozens of Disney artists were drafted into the US military. Today I’m sharing letters written by three of those …
Zodiac Race by PandaPanther
NY animation studio PandaPanther, whose work I quite enjoy, completed a quirky three-minute short called Zodiac Race for the Onitsuka …
“Densya Kamo Shirenai” by Kondoh Akino
This music video by Japanese artist Kondoh Akino (gallery website in English) constantly surprised me with its playful use of the human …
“St. Trinian’s” Titles
The Submarine Channel’s subsite Forget the Films, Watch the Titles has posted the opening titles to the recent live-action film St. …
The Life of a Disney Secretary
Disneyana collector and historian David Lesjak has done a remarkable bit of investigation into the life of Carolyn Kay Shafer. Who you …
Hunger Like the Wolf by Eun-Ha Paek
Toby Barlow, author of the book Sharp Teeth, let me know about a beautiful viral created by Eun-Ha Paek to promote his book. There are …
Mister Trash Can
Every year, US households and businesses throw out 251 million tons of trash and our second biggest export to China is trash! Good …
Review Copies of The Art of Pixar Short Films
Just a quick note: if you’re part of the media (print or online–US/Canada) and would like a review copy of my new book The Art of Pixar …
Tomorrow: A Celebration of the Life of Bob Winquist
Tomorrow, Saturday, January 31st at 4pm, there will a celebration of Bob Winquist’s life in the Palace at Calarts. Winquist, who passed …
PictureBox Book and Comic Sale
PictureBox, a fine Brooklyn-based book publisher who I’m currently working with, is holding a sale on nearly every item on their website. …
“Without You” by Paul Greer
Paul Greer created this viral for part of a Nizlopi song called “Without You.” Though it’s not a recent piece, I thought it …
Vintage Mickey Mouse Kimono
I think I’ve finally found a reason to have a kid: this traditional 1930s boy’s Japanese kimono decorated with images of Mickey is a …
CONTEST: Toe Tactic Tickets @ MoMA
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL WHO PLAYED! We’re giving away three pairs of tickets to this Friday’s screening of Emily Hubley’s …
Bart Simpson Promotes Scientology
Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, has taken Bart out of Springfield and plopped him into the real-world by using the iconic …
Five Questions for Emily Hubley
Director and animator Emily Hubley is embarking on a nationwide screening tour of her live-action/animation feature film debut The Toe …
Falling Short of God’s Glory Through Sin by Bob McKnight
Appealing religion-oriented animation is hard to come by–Jot excepted–so I had to share this brief but well-done piece for the …
Imagi Halts Production on Astro Boy
Rumors start making their way around the Internet last night, on websites like FirstShowing.net and the Animation Guild blog, that the LA …
How NOT To Make An ‘Art Of’ Book
I’d been forewarned that the art of book for Coraline was not very good, but that didn’t prepare me for the publishing disaster that is …
More Anger about Avatar
The image above is of Charlee, a fan of the Avatar series, who protested the live-action film’s racially questionable casting choices at …
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