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Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation

Seth MacFarlane And Martin Scorsese Teamed Up To Save Classic Animated Shorts - "I’m so grateful to Seth MacFarlane for his enthusiasm and his support on these restorations," says Martin Scorsese.
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Cinema Retro

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22 hours ago
The Place Where Jack Pendarvis has a "Blog"

Of Mice and Dogs - Yesterday, when I was telling you the shameful story of how McNeil's grandfather stole a copy of PAL JOEY, I was looking for something to "link" via "hyp...
1 day ago
Greenbriar Picture Shows

An 85th Anniversary Surprise Booking ... - *Gone with the Wind* Blew Back Last Week A part of me is for shortening *Gone with the Wind* to simply *Gone*. And yet there are pockets that care, 1...
5 days ago
Scared Silly: Classic Hollywood Horror-Comedies

BE PART OF MY NEW HORROR-COMEDY PROJECT: DONATE TO ROBOT MONSTER COMICS IN 3-D TODAY!!! - That's right, Scared Silly fans... you can be in on the ground floor on a fantastic new project I'm editing and contributing some writing. Check out all ...
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Mr. Jinks vs Dog - Hanna-Barbera cartoons have been tarnished with a reputation of little real animation, with a lot of eye blinks and maybe an arm and mouth moving, the rest...
6 days ago
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Have You Seen These Cartoons? - Regular readers of this blog will likely know I’m a real fan of animated industrial films of the 1950s. Some fine artists who worked on theatrical cartoons...
1 week ago
Motion Picture Gems

If I were a co-screenwriter of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) - I went to see it in theaters over this past weekend and had a good time watching it! It was hard to keep me from the theaters because I've loved this movie...
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Out of the Past

New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (22) - New year, new books! 2024 is your year to read more film books and there are plenty of new ones coming out for you to enjoy. There is lots here for those o...
3 months ago
Classic Television Showbiz

An Interview with Peggy Webber - Part One - *Peggy Webber: You have Bob Denver on your shirt.* *Kliph Nesteroff: Yes, Gilligan’s Island.* *Peggy Webber: Was he a friend of yours?Kliph Nesteroff:...
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Thompson on Hollywood

The Academy Tightens Oscar Campaign and International Submission Rules - In the wake of "To Leslie," the Academy is cracking down on Oscar campaigning, restricting celebrity gatherings and social media promos.
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Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule

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Philip Mershon's Felix In Hollywood

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Mike Durrett: CONFIDENTIAL

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Hollywood Dreamland

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11 years ago
A Noodle In A Haystack

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Scenes from the Morgue: Retro-Pulp Movie Ads

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