Video of the Day: David O”Reilly
We were cruising along the other day and came on this site (via the WFMU blog), presenting mostly-animated videos by someone named David O'Reilly. In particular, we liked this, which is one of...
Gorillaz Autobiography
Cartoon band Gorillaz are releasing an autobiography with lots of illos by Jamie Hewlett:
‘Rise Of The Ogre’ will be written by the band themselves, and is set to be over 300 pages long, filled...
Things learned this weekend
If you purchase a pair of slim black trousers from the Gap, you will look JUST LIKE AUDREY HEPBURN!
This week's VENTURE BROTHERS episode, written by Ben "The Tick" Edlund, was one of the most...
Cartoon Network exposure sells manga!
ICv2 notes that since BLEACH starting airing on the Cartoon Network, manga sales have soared.
The BookScan list of graphic novels sold in bookstores for the week ending September 17th displays the effect of the...
The heartache of Tugger: The Jeep 4×4 Who Wanted to Fly
Over the weekend we got a mailing from animator Mark Simon leading to a story in the Orlando Sentinal about an animator named Jeffrey Varab who it is claimed has defrauded hundreds of people....
PERSEPOLIS stills on line
Sony Pictures Classics has up some still from the PERSEPOLIS animated film which is due out in 2007. Creator Marjane Satrapi wrote the script and co-directed along with Vincent Paronnaud. The film is being...
Otomo meets Cup Noodles!
Coolest thing ever for today. A site promoting Nissen for the 35th Anniversary of Cup Noodles presents an animated video by Katsuhiro Otomo (AKIRA.)
Ad Age explains (via sneaky Google cache):
Hence, the Freedom Project....
Japanese toon biz update
Earlier in the week we told you about Itochu and Comic Book Movies possibly teaming to make a CYBORG 009 movie. But that is not all that's been going on in Anime-land this...
Sony Pictures enter CGI glut
Speaking of CGI, earlier this week, the LA Times thoroughly examined Sony Pictures' new animation unit, and their debut production OPEN SEASON, based on the cartoons of IN THE BLEACHER'S Steve Moore. It's just...
Who Buried Roger Rabbit?
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? is a film still fondly remembered by some. Melding animation and live action back when it was hard, the Robert Zemeckis-directed movie also had fine performances by a cult-friendly cast...
Cartoon Friday @ The Beat!
As we continue to swim around in our flotsam-filled observation tank, we've collected a bunch of links that have nothing to do with comics. Yes, yes, we hear you saying. "The Beat never posts...
Grace Reading Series returns with cartooners
The Grace Reading Series, a monthly multi media mix focusing on women writers, returns with a series of readings by cartoonists. The series kicks off October 4 at Mo Pitkins in NYC with Megan...
