Category Archives: Animation
Cartoon Brew 3.0 is Here!
Folks in love with animation have numerous places to congregate on the web. However, none seems to rally the people like Cartoon Brew. It’s hard to believe that it’s been around for over six years now and my how it … Continue reading
Of Mice and Magic
Cartoon Brew is pointing out that Leonard Maltin’s fabulous book, Of Mice and Magic is 30 years old. I must try and pick up a copy for myself.
Roger Ebert's Comments on The Last Airbender and Animation
It’s been established that I don’t really like film critics. It’s not a personal thing, for the most part, I tend to disagree with the way they review things. Having said that, I do hold certain ones in high regard, … Continue reading
Anomaly Appraisal: Neighbors From Hell
Yes, this is a tad late but I would rather have to wait and watch it online than cough up for cable every month. There were a few somewhat scathing reviews put out in advance of the show’s premiere a … Continue reading
Animation and Civil Engineering: The Similarities and the Differences
As you may (or may not have noticed), I am not an animator. Never have and have never really had any desire to be one either. Why I have such a deep passion for animation is still beyond me. I … Continue reading
The Economist on Pixar's Long Term Plans
I subscribe to The Economist, yes that one, the same "adult magazine" that Homer Simpson subscribes to. In last week’s issue, the regular column Schumpter discussed Pixar and the different way that Ed Catmull and John Lasseter had set the … Continue reading
The Return of Futurama…Again
What do I need to say that hasn’t already been said. Futurama is a show with more lives than a cat. Not only that, it is also, by far, my favourite animated TV show of all time. OK, I admit … Continue reading
Initial Thoughts: Dreamworks Developing Troll Movie
Some toys are notoriously subject to fadism, where they seemingly overnight become massively popular before rapidly fade into the background rarely to be seen again. Remember Furbys? Yeah, like that. It comes a as a bit of a surprise to … Continue reading
A Note on Marketing Animation to Adults
This is a brief post, but the TV was on in the background with Last Comic Standing on. Long story short, there was a tie-in promotion for the upcoming film Despicable Me (which I posted about just last week). There … Continue reading
Anomaly Approved: Asterisk Animation
Blogging, it’s a tough thing to get right at the best of times, heck, I screw it up on a fairly regular basis. There are a chosen few however that excel at the practise. Richard O’Connor is one of them. … Continue reading
The Animation Anomaly 