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The new animated movie from Sylvain Chomet, who directed The Triplets of Belleville. This looks a bit more realistic, but just as jaw-droppingly beautiful.

I posted about this once before, but now there's more footage from the new Space Battleship Yamato movie. Here's wishing I could be in Japan on the first of December.

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Somehow, I had not previously seen Timon and Pumbaa recreate this classic song:

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Jerry Beck presents an 8 1/2 minute overview of how Superman was used in animation in the 40s and 50s, beginning with Fleischer but soon straying into odder territory.

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Pogo is a musician who takes snippets of movies (Harry Potter, Hook, Willy Wonka) and builts ambient songs around them. His latest is based on Pixar's UP, and got a mention on Pixar's FaceBook page. Here 'tis:

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As much of it as exists, anyway.

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IO9 posted this beautiful, twisted cartoon from The People's Republic of Animation about the evils that people visit on cats and what they do in return. It's narrated spookily by Nick Cave. This one is worth going to Vimeo to see full size.

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Bugs Bunny and pals bloopers.

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The Japanese guy who got to Mexico City on September 2nd and wouldn't leave the airport terminal has now returned home.

Here is a streaming video tour of the Ghibli Museum, which we got to see a couple of years ago. A must-visit if you are going anywhere near Tokyo.

Hello Kitty death cake.

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