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It's a really incomplete list of animated features, with too many direct-to-video films included, and I could spend the rest of the day writing up a more complete list, but I'll just follow the instructions and leave it at that.  Based on this list, it looks like I've got a few gaps in my Disney viewing (but nothing that anyone would consider "gems ( Read more... )

Here's the first batch of photos from our recent trip to Japan. Cheers to Facebook for changing their programming so that those of you who haven't joined the Facebook cult yet can still look at photos that are posted there.

Short explanation of our trip: In 2007, Shaenon and I curated an exhibition for the Cartoon Art Museum called The Art and ( Read more... )

Patti Martinson of Sequential Tart has been interviewing all of the Couscous Collective members (minus the elusive Konstantin Pogorelov, who lives in a small cabin in the woods with Bill Watterson, Steve Ditko and J.D. Salinger), and she's kicking off October with me and Shaenon.

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First up, there's a new installment of William Bazillion this week. You don't want to be in the dark when everyone's talking about it at the water cooler tomorrow, so read up.

Secondly, Shaenon and I now have our tentative travel dates for our big trip to Japan next month. We've been helping Studio Ghibli and Tokyo's Modern Art Museum get a big ( Read more... )

Two quick announcements: First up, I've got a new Fresh From the Festivals column up at Animation World Network, including a review of Glago's Guest, the new Disney short premiering with Bolt next month ( Read more... )

After many, many months of gearing up for it, we're now about one week away from the opening of the Cartoon Art Museum's newest exhibition, The Art and Flair of Mary Blair. More than fifty pieces of one of the all-time great Disney artists will be on display, many of which have never been seen by the public.

You can buy the book of the same name ( Read more... )

Back in March, I interviewed stand-up comedian, frequent King of Queens guest star and all-around nice guy Patton Oswalt about his role in the upcoming Disney/Pixar film Ratatouille. Several months later, the Disney/Pixar people approved the interview for public consumption, and now it's available for your reading pleasure at Animation World ( Read more... )