How this insane, wonderful cartoon was turned down is an absolute mystery to me. PS. Part 2 is here, in case it doesn't play automatically....

Posted at 12:03 AM in Animation

The jury's still out on whether this is an actual still from the film or simply a piece of production or concept art, but regardless, I'm actually rather taken by the look of Disney's upcoming Rapunzel. These are certainly...

Posted at 11:45 AM in Animation

One of the guiding lights behind the late 80s/early 90s Disney animation renaissance is dead. Roy E. Disney, nephew to Walt Disney and ever-present figure at the Walt Disney Company, passed away this morning at the age of 79. Disney...

Posted at 8:50 PM in Animation

Disney's return to hand drawn animation, The Princess and the Frog, opened in theatres in the US on Friday. In typical Disney fashion, its doesn't hit UK shores until February, but in the meantime I thought you might enjoy this...

Posted at 1:47 PM in Animation

In the animation world, Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi is a legend for many reasons, not least for bringing cartoonist-driven cartoons (what a radical concept!) back to television and for pioneering Flash animation. His pitches have also attained legendary...

Posted at 6:53 PM in Animation

The Art of the Title Sequence, a web site dedicated to celebrating - did you guess right? - title sequences in movies and television series, has put together a very interesting piece on the imaginative and rather artsy end credits...

Posted at 8:50 PM in Animation