Month: May 2020

Erica Hayes (2020) Longtime Rick and Morty storyboard artist Erica Hayes has been promoted to director this season. We take a look at her life’s journey up to this point (6 years ago she was working as a coffee barista). Then, she’ll break down her newfound responsibilities of overseeing the completion of animatics in season […]… Continue reading Rick and Morty — Hobo Moon Cartoons

In the early 1960s, at the height of Beatlemania, The Beatles had signed a three film contract with United Artists which resulted in A Hard Day’s Night (1964) and Help! (1965). The latter proved to be an unhappy experience for the band who felt like they’d been reduced to extras in their own film and […]… Continue reading Yellow Submarine (1968) — The EOFFTV Review

Who was the first African American Disney animator? Most Disney fans will answer “Floyd Norman” and until last week, I would have said the same thing. However, I am wrong (and you probably are, too). While Floyd Norman did work for Disney animation, he was never technically an animator and the title of first black… Continue reading Ron Husband, The first African American Disney animator — INFOCUS247

When a character’s popularity is this intense, give ‘im a series — it just makes sense! via Frozen’s Olaf to Get Own Series — Watch a Sneak Peek — TVLine

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zct1tPK1Zk0%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent I remember watching this great 1933 movie when I was 10 and loving every minute of it. I loved monster movies and this was a classic one. I was more of a Godzilla guy but King Kong was great. I always wondered where the model was…well there were four of them. Two survive today.… Continue reading Where is… the original King Kong model now? — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture

PRAGUE — Gene Deitch, an American Oscar-winning illustrator, animator, film director and producer has died. He was 95. His Czech publisher, Petr Himmel, told The Associated Press Deitch died unexpectedly during the night from Thursday to Friday in his apartment in Prague’s Little Quarter neighborhood. No further details were given. Deitch’s movie “Munro” won the […]… Continue reading Tom and Jerry director, animator Gene Deitch dies at 95 — myfox8.com

6 Shots From 6 Films is just what it says it is, 6 shots from 6 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 6 Shots From 6 Films lets the visuals do the talking! Rest in peace, Stuart Gordon. 6 Shots From 6 Films via 6 Shots From… Continue reading 6 Shots From 6 Films: RIP, Stuart Gordon — Through the Shattered Lens

I try and give people a motivational boost in these articles by talking about inspirational people. Subjects have typically been sporting greats that moved people in and out of the competitive field. However, today is a little different. I am going to talk about the inspirational greats of Japanese animation, in particular Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki […]… Continue reading What we can learn from the great Japanese animators — G-James-C