Animator Spotlight: Laverne Harding
The great Laverne Harding was not only an underrated talent, but a true pioneer in the Hollywood animation industry.
The great Laverne Harding was not only an underrated talent, but a true pioneer in the Hollywood animation industry.
What do Denis Villeneuve, Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg, Jean-Luc Godard, and Stephen Chow all have in common?
Simmons did some of his funniest and most characteristic work during his MGM stint, working under the great Tex Avery.
Cannon is best known for directing graphically groundbreaking shorts like ‘Gerald McBoing Boing,’ but his incredible work as an animator on the Warner Bros. and MGM films is sometimes overlooked.
To commemorate the release of ‘Migration,’ we’re revisiting some of our favorite ducks throughout cartoon history.
From red hot Twenties jazz to the contemporary stylings of Gorillaz, we pay homage to cartoon bands.
Hollywood tried hard to make theatrical cartoons less raunchy and fun, but animators still found a way to keep their work weird.
The Academy Awards have a long history of ignoring the greatest animated films and filmmakers. Here’s a survey of some classic snbs.
A playful riff on the experience of quarantine that combines Tex Avery and street art.
Here are the shorts that’ll be on the disc.
Vincent Alexander run us through the finest self-referential moments in animation, from Koko the Clown to “The Simpsons.”
The first volume will contain nineteen shorts.
Classic animation lovers, rejoice!
For the first time, every single black-&-white Porky Pig cartoon is being released onto home video.
The animation and design of ‘The Boss Baby’ is a deliberate throw-back to old-school styles.
“They don’t make animation like this anymore,” says Warner Bros. exec Mary Ellen Thomas.
The directors of “The Lego Movie” were honored for their achievements in the field of animation.
Clarence is headed back to the 1920s.
Today we’re thankful for many reasons, including classic animated shorts.
In this 1980 tribute to legendary animation director Tex Avery, fellow legendary director Chuck Jones shared six lessons that he learned about comedy from working with Avery in the 1930s. The advice remains essential to animation director working today.