Recent Reviews

The World Animation Celebration: Here It Comes

Joy Kennelly highlights the different events of the World Animation Celebration which will be held in Pasadena, California February 16-21.

Forbidden Animation: A Valuable Contribution

Mark Langer reviews Karl Cohen's new book, Forbidden Animation: Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators in America, a catalogue of censorship.

The Havana Connection

Cesar Coelho takes us to the most important film event in Latin cinema, The 19th International Festival of New Latin-American Cinema, held in Havana, Cuba.

Digital Cinematography: A Good Place to Start

Bill Fleming reviews Ben de Leeuw's Digital Cinematography, a book that discusses the art of storytelling in 3-D computer animation.

NATPE 1998: It's A Tough Market But Someone is Selling...

Heather Kenyon reports on NATPE 1998's animated shows and the attending companies' goals. It's not just a syndicator's show anymore.

His Mother's Voice: Dennis Tupicoff's New Documentary

Emru Townsend reviews Dennis Tupicoff's new animated documentary, His Mother's Voice, an exploration of an unexpected death.

The International Museum of Cartoon Art

Relocated from New York City, a unique collection of original cartoon art exists in Boca Raton, Florida. From comic books and strips to magazine illustrations, find out why it is worth the trip...

Cartoombria: Anime and Independent Animation

One of Italy's most popular festivals took on a serious subject this year. Chiara Magri offers her insight.

Digital Illusion - Entertaining the Future with High Technology

What can we do to gain some much needed perspective on the dizzying worlds of digital entertainment? For starters, there's a book we need to read, says Dan Sarto.

One Divided By Two: An Emotional Equation

Emru Townsend reviews Joyce Borenstein's new film that captures the pain of divorce through children's eyes by using both live-action and animation footage.