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Classic

WB Academy Award Animation Collection

I’ve neglected to acknowledge the release this week of Warner Bros. Academy Award Animation Collection. It came out last Tuesday and it’s …

Events

To Hell With Hitler!

Next Tuesday, 2/19, at 7:30 p.m., ASIFA Atlanta is putting on To Hell with Hitler, a program of WW2-era cartoons at the Plaza Theatre ($4 …

Feature Film

Kung Fu Panda trailer

Based on what little I’ve seen from this film, it looks awesome. Here’s the latest trailer from Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda.

Music Videos

Animated on Post-It notes

Directed by Andrei T. Bakhurin, this fun collaborative animation jam (Multfilm) from Russia (whose full title translates as St. …

Animators

Adventure Time T-Shirts

UPDATE: More details about new Adventure Time merchandise here. I was a fan of Pen Ward’s warped cartoon genius before I saw his two …

Animators

Max Hattler

Directors Notes offers a 16-minute audio interview with Max Hattler about his new experimental short Drift, which can be viewed here. …

TV

Spongebob Voice-Overs

One of the highlights of the Annie Awards last Friday night was a small video concocted by the cast of Spongebob Squarepants (M.C. Tom …

Events

Annie Awards coverage

Photos and article about the Annies at CGSociety.org. I enjoyed this excerpt from the article about Jerry receiving his award from June …

Events

Best. Birthday. Ever.

Yes, it’s me with my June Foray Award. I just got in from a wonderful night at the Annie Award ceremony, and yeah, it’s my birthday …

Internet/Blogs

Ain’t It Cool ‘toons

Harry Knowles (of Ain’t It Cool News) has posted a top ten list (with YouTube links) of his some of his all-time favorite animated films. …

Internet/Blogs

Script That Classic

With all the debate over scripts versus storyboards, animation writer Steve Marmel (Fairly Oddparents, Danny Phantom, et al) has jumped …

Animators

Brad Bird Interviews

Brad Bird has done a couple radio interviews in the past week which are worth a listen. The first interview refers to him as “Big Bird” …

Advertising

Prada’s Trembled Blossoms

Trembled Blossoms, a short film advertising the new Prada line, is worth pointing out not for its animation, which is a blend of awfully …

Classic

Mimiche

Here’s a rare treat—thanks to YouTube. Milton Knight discovered this upload of a rare 9.5mm silent home movie film featuring …

Shorts

Rhapsody Of Steel

ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Archive has post a complete Quicktime movie of John Sutherland’s industrial film Rhapsody of Steel (1959) on …

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