Cartoons
Bad Luck Blackie
We all know that cartoon genius Tex Avery was an utter madman in his animation. But BAD LUCK BLACKIE strikes me as the most bizzare and surreal example of his art that I've ever seen.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 20, 2009 -
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Category: Pop Art, Surrealism, Cartoons, Cats, Dogs, 1940s
Strange Russian Cartoon
If anyone has any idea what is going on in this cartoon, please tell the rest of us!Everytime I see a foreign cartoon like this, I am reminded of the parody of same once seen on The Simpsons.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 18, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Foreign Customs, Cartoons, Russia
Alexeieff’s NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN
The animation you are about to see was created entirely with pushpins in a board, by Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker.Let's let my pal, author and art expert Luis Ortiz, explain:
During the 1930s animators Alexander Alexeieff and wife Claire Parker invented a push-screen frame, basically a board with thousands of pins embedded into it. The pins were pushed into the board at various heights, using specially shaped tools, and lighted from different angles to create shadow pictures that could be filmed one frame at a time. I saw their version of Night on Bald Mountain, which preceded Disney's, back in the 1980s at film historian Cecile Starr's home (she owned a 16mm copy) and I remember being very impressed. But this unique method was too labor intensive (even by film animation standards), and for most of their later work the Alexeieffs used object animation.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 17, 2008 -
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Category: Music, Cartoons, 1930s
Cartoon from Dubai
You probably won't want to watch all seventeen minutes of this cartoon, an episode of FREJ, a Dubai cartoon for adults, especially since there's no English translation. But the opening credits are awesome, and the whole thing provides a glimpse into a mysterious other world.I love how women's veils have been depicted as these weird hockey-player faceguards.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 15, 2008 -
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Category: Foreign Customs, Cartoons, Middle East
Peace on Earth
Mankind replaced by squirrels? See it all in this famous cartoon.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 13, 2008 -
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Category: Animals, Armageddon and Apocalypses, Destruction, War, Cartoons, 1930s
Sweet Dreams
See three more videos by Kirsten Lepore here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 07, 2008 -
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Category: Art, Surrealism, Food, Nutrition, Sexuality, Video, Cartoons
Soggy, Mushy and Toughy
Who needs Iron Man or The Dark Knight, when you can watch Snap, Crackle and Pop battle their evil counterparts?
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 01, 2008 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Food, Movies, Cartoons, Children, 1930s, Fictional Monsters
The Adventures of Junior Raindrop
What were they huffing at the Forest Service the day they came up with this?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 12, 2008 -
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Category: Cartoons, Documentaries, Weather
Happy Halloween!
What's weird about this cartoon?Answer after the jump!
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Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 31, 2008 -
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Category: Paranormal, Cartoons, 1950s, Halloween
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