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Posted on 08.18.08 by Widge @ 1:00 pm
Comments on this: 3 so far. Add your own.  Here's a new timesuck from Paul Dini (who writes a damn fine Batman), Misty Lee (who performs some damn fine magic) and their sock monkeys (who get into trouble quite a bit). All the members of their family are now animated characters on GoAnimate.com. And you can create your own animations starring them--all you have to do is sign up for free with the site. If you haven't met Rashy and his family, you should check out their official site. And if you didn't get the Colorforms joke then...ask your parents. Categorized as: Animation
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Posted on 08.09.08 by Widge @ 6:28 am
Comments on this: 2 so far. Add your own. So Paul sent me the second part of this and it got me thinking about Saturday morning...how it used to be cartoons all morning. But what if you had a Saturday morning cartoon lineup right after the incident of the Tower of Babel? (Yes, I really do think like this.) I've tried to find some classic cartoon bits jumbled up with various languages, so even our friends from across the ponds will be lost on at least one. First, Flash Gordon in Spanish. "No me gusta Flash Gordon, ja ja ja! Ay--un hombre de león!" "El grrrr!" Direct link for the feedreaders. If any of these turn out to be the foreign language equivalents of "I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!" then you have my apologies... Categorized as: Animation and Stimuli
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Posted on 08.04.08 by Widge @ 6:00 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. This is an anti-marijuana ad from 1970 created by Hanna-Barbera. Okay, so, I don't know about you...but what I take away from this is never hold hands with an anthropomorphic cigar. Because he'll lead you to the supporting cast of the movie Lifeforce. After you...um, gain briefly the powers of Lightspeed from Power Pack. And now you know why I've never taken drugs. Because we've discussed the inside of my head before and they're just not necessary. Direct link for the feedreaders. Categorized as: Animation
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Posted on 07.29.08 by Widge @ 12:38 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Harriet Burns, the first woman Disney Imagineer, has passed away at age 79. You know her work even if you didn't know her name, because it reads like a what's what of Disney parks: The Carousel of Progress, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sleeping Beauty's Castle, The Tiki Room, and others. She also worked on The Mickey Mouse Club's props and sets. According to Walt Disney Imagineering, she worked shoulder to shoulder with men in the model shop, wielding saws, lathes and sanders, and was still considered the best-dressed employee in the department. "It was the 1950s," she explained. "I wore color-coordinated dresses, high heels and gloves to work. Girls didn't wear slacks back then, although I carried a pair in a little sack, just in case I had to climb into high places." Remembrance at Jim Hill Media. Source: Variety. Categorized as: Animation
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Posted on 06.29.08 by Widge @ 9:32 am
Comments on this: just one. Add your own. Ray Harryhausen turns 88 today. Happy birthday to a guy who's responsible for stop motion as we know it today. And is there anyone alive today who didn't think the Sinbad movies were the coolest goddamn thing ever? Harryhausen gave us skeletons that got up and fought with swords and shields. What a genius. But he's not just in the full-on gloriously whacked out creature business. We'll get to that in a minute. First, let's look at 1946, for Mother Goose Stories: Direct link for the feedreaders. I realize that the quality on these is not great--so I recommend if you're a fan picked up the Early Years Collection. Categorized as: Animation
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