TUNES FOR TOONS – REMINDER
Tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, April 29th, ASIFA-Hollywood is holding a special film program focusing on the music in classic Hollywood …
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SPANKING TOONS
If the goodie-goodie Harvey Comics aren’t punishment enough for you, then this news ought to brighten your day. Apparently the …
‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Filmmakers In Conversation With Cartoon Brew (Exclusive Video)
Nick Park and his longtime collaborate Merlin Crossingham review the craft, technique, and stop-motion performances of Netflix’s latest Oscar-nominated feature.
MORE UNCLE REMUS BLUES
The debate over Disney’s SONG OF THE SOUTH rages on. Though it’s not much of a debate… everyone wants it released on home video. …
1940s Columbia Cartoons
Thad Komorowski has posted three classic Columbia cartoons on his blog Identifying Animators and Their Scenes: THE FOX AND GRAPES (1941, …
LA TIMES Festival of Books
The largest literary festival in the US, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, takes place this weekend (April 29-30) at the UCLA …
Animation Blast #9 Update
Any day now ANIMATION BLAST 9 should be wrapped up and sent to the printer. I’ve passed my biggest personal hurdle on the issue – the …
ADULT ANIMATION
The Onion’s A.V. Club has posted a list of 15 Animated Films for Grown-Ups.The A.V. Club also just posted an interview with Matt Groening.
Rick Goldschmidt sings!
I have no idea if this new CD by animation historian Rick Goldschmidt is any good – but any excuse to post some new artwork by animation …
MOUSE TRACKS
Oh boy! I’ve been waiting for this one. Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records by Tim Hollis and Greg Ehrbar is coming out next …
QUEER DUCK – THE MOVIE
QUEER DUCK was one of the funniest internet cartoons in those golden years before the dot.com boom went bust. Now Queer Duck: The Movie …
UTSU-MUSUME SAYURI
Don’t say I didn’t warn you. UTSU-MUSUME SAYURI (THE STRIKING DAUGHTER SAYURI) is a delightfully bizarre CG short from Japan. I first saw …
Conspiracy Theory Rock
This weekend, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is airing an episode comprised entirely of Robert Smigel’s animated SATURDAY TV FUNHOUSE shorts. But …
1944 POPULAR SCIENCE ARTICLE ON “THREE CABALLEROS”
The posting of the January 1940 Popular Mechanics article on Disney’s PINOCCHIO last week has inspired me to dig out this September 1944 …
DISNEY DOUBLE
This Russian website documents, with frame grabs, some of the many times Disney animators recycled animation from one film into another. …
Tenggren’s GREMLINS
This magnificent painting appears in the current Illustration House “Illustration Art Auction” catalog. The title of the piece is …
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING Titles
Check out these nice opening titles for the live-action film THANK YOU FOR SMOKING. It’s more motion graphics than animation, but I think …
UPA EVENT ON DVD
Many readers of this blog have written in to ask about getting a recording of the big UPA Event at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood last …
TUNES FOR ‘TOONS SCREENING
Next Saturday, April 29th, ASIFA-Hollywood is holding a special film program and lecture illustrating the world of music as seen through …
SPUMCO LIVE!
Spumco cartoons, the way they were meant to be seen: on the big theatre screen!Jot this down: John Kricfalusi will be making an …
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