Cartoon Brew has a link to an article by Disney animator Andreas Deja (Gaston, Scar, Lilo) entitled, The Art of T.S. Sullivant. Sullivant was an early 20th century illustrator and cartoonist. His art had a profound effect and the animation industry upto and including Deja himself. Deja has also included some drawings of his own… Read More »The Art of T.S. Sullivant By Andreas Deja
Ever wanted to dine with ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host Ty Pennington? Well now’s your chance. Disney and Sears Charity Auctions has listed a dinner event on eBay with all the proceeds going to the National Military Family Association. The price is already over $11,200.00 with over a day left in the auction. If… Read More »Dinner with TV hunk Ty Pennington
If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favor and head on over the the New Yorker website. Woody Allen has written a hillarious version of the Ovitz compensation trial. Here’s a quick excerpt: Counsel: Is it true Goofy had a drug problem? Mickey Mouse: He was addicted to Percodan. C: How long had… Read More »This just in: Woody Allen is Funny.
The 40th Anniversary Mary Poppins’ DVD has been much anticipated. One of the highlights of the release is supposedly a new short animated film The Cat That Looked At A King. The film based on the PL Travers Mary Poppins’ stories. Animated-News.com has a sneak peek at the short with some lovely frame shots. It’s… Read More »New Mary Poppins Short
The Orlando Sentinel has an indepth look at Disney World’s trend away from hiring Full-Time Employees. It saves the company money on OT pay, health care costs and other benefits. But will it cost the company in the long run as the quality of its workers could be affected by turnover and lack of commitment… Read More »Disney’s Part-Time Future
From Scotland of all places, we have news of a new Toy phenomenom sweeping Japan and soon the world. Of course the article is silent on one important detail… what are these little buggers called? Any ideas? Andy Mooney, Disney’s global chairman of consumer products said: "We literally have a phenomenon exploding that just started… Read More »New Trend in Disney?
With the CALpers administrator out the door, the search for a new CEO well underway (we hope), and Eisner’s departure scheduled for June 2005 (or shortly there after), there has been precious little news from Roy Disney’s SaveDisney.com campaign. And now we know why. It turns out they are mostly content with the changes that… Read More »No Choice Election 2005
What is to become of Disney Animation? Is the brand already too watered down by the direct to video sequals and television quality animation passed off as feature animation? People are getting concerned. I’ll tell you why people are concerned. They think Disney’s lost its touch. Whether the Mickey Mouse company decides to hand off… Read More »Illuminating Fool