Favorite Animated Features 2000-09

Spirited Away, Hayao Miyazaki, 2001
The Triplettes of Belleville, Sylvain Chomet, 2003
The Incredibles, Brad Bird, 2004
Sita Sings The Blues, Nina Paley, 2008
Kung Fu Panda, Mark Osborne/John Stevenson, 2008
Idiots and Angels, Bill Plympton, 2008
Up, Pete Docter, 2009
Coraline, Henry Selick, 2009
Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson, 2009

The Waif of Persephone by Nick Cross

The Waif of Persephone from Nick Cross on Vimeo.

Bill Plympton Pencil Tests

Andrew Staton on Story

Teeny Little Super Guy (school)

Charlie Chaplin in The Matrix

International Animation Day

Happy International Animation Day - On Oct 28, 1892 Émile Reynaud opened his Théâtre Optique at the Musée Grévin (Paris) presenting publicly for the first time an animated movie (using his Projection Praxinoscope).
Wikipedia Entry

In honour of IAD one of favourite films - Norman McLaren's Neighbours (NFB, Canada), 8:06



For more NFB Animation:
http://www.nfb.ca/playlist/get-animated-online-programming

Yellow Cake - Nick Cross

Yellow Cake from Nick Cross on Vimeo.

Adam Elliot (Director of Mary & Max) Q & A, Portland Oct 3rd

Q&A following Screening of Mary & Max with Director Adam Elliot, Sat. Oct 3rd Cinema 21

Hothouse 5 (NFB) - Orange

link

Art and Copy by Doug Pray

http://www.artandcopyfilm.com/

Classic Commercials on iTunes

Link

Library of Congress - American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment (iTunes)

Link

NYT - Uploading The Avant-Garde

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/magazine/06FOB-medium-t.html

New Jeff Scher - Summer Retreat

http://scher.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/summer-retreat/

The Forest - David Schraf

http://www.huesforalice.com/the-forest/
http://www.huesforalice.com/

Why are artists poor? Self promotion and making money in the new digital economy

Link

The Do It Yourself Cartoon Kit - Bob Godfrey

The Lonesome Stranger - All-Monkey Western!

The Wolfman - Joe Johnston

Glad to see Joe Johnston back

Saul Bass Documentary

THE LOST TRIBES OF NEW YORK CITY

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature - John Hubley

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs

Archive.org

The House That Jack Built - Ron Tunis (NFB)

The Grickle Channel: Change of Scenery

The best thing on You Tube, Graham Annable's Grickle Channel

Bill Plympton Documentary

"Adventures in Plymptoons!" A new documentary on Bill Plympton by Alexia Anastasio, currently in production for debut at the San Diego Comic Con 2010

Chiodo Bros are CREEPY