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First Reviews of Folman’s ‘The Congress’ Are In!

May 16, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Oscar-nominated director Ari Folman’s new pic The Congress opens the 45th Director’s Fortnight sidebar during the Cannes Film Festival on May 16. The sci-fi movie mixes live-action with animation and stars Robin Wright, Paul Giamatti, Jon Hamm, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston and Frances Fisher. The much-anticipated feature by the gifted [...]

Animation Stars Drawn to ‘Roger Rabbit’ Reunion

April 5, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

A special screening and 25th Anniversary Reunion of the cast and crew of Robert Zemeckis’ seminal feature Who Framed Roger Rabbit packed the house at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences theater in Beverly Hills on Thursday night (April 4). Beautifully moderated by Wreck-It Ralph director Richard Moore, the [...]

Academy Plans ‘Roger Rabbit’s’ 25th Anniversary Reunion

March 3, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is planning a special evening to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Robert Zemeckis’ Oscar-winning feature, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The event will take place on April 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. Among the panelists [...]

Animator Tissa David Passes Away at 91

August 22, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We were saddened by the recent news that New York-based indie animation artist Tissa David passed away last night at age 91 from a brain tumor. The news was first reported on animation luminary Michael Sporn’s blog who collaborated with her on many award-winning projects. Born in Kolozsvar, Hungary, Tissa [...]

Ziggy Creator Tom Wilson Dies at 80

September 19, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Tom Wilson, the talented illustrator who created the optimistic Ziggy character for American Greetings, passed away Friday from complications due to pneumonia at a hospital in Cincinnati. He was 80. Wilson first published Ziggy in 1969 in a cartoon collection titled When You’re Not Around. The strip, which was launched [...]

Faster Than the Eye Can See!

July 27, 2011 by Michael Mallory 6 Comments divider image

One individual animation drawing goes by faster than the eye can register. Animators have an abundance of funny ideas. Animators working in England frequently go to lunch in pubs and knock back a few, lubricating those funny ideas. To what do these three facts add up? To that fact that [...]