Round-up: What the Bloghorn saw
Bloghorn is sad to report that caricaturist and political cartoonist Richard Willson has died. Willson enjoyed a long career that included a 31-year stint at The Times, and the paper has paid tribute to him here (payment required). His passing has also been noted in touching obituaries by two of his other regular clients, The […]
Cartoons are about ideas, not tools
Traditional animation: Disney’s The Princess and the Frog You may have read about the new Disney film The Princess and the Frog, which is out this week. What you may also have read is that it is “a return to hand-drawn animation”. Bloghorn would like to dispute this by pointing out a simple fact: cartoons […]
Donald Duck hits 75
Disney cartoon character Donald Duck recently celebrated his 75th birthday. He made his first appearance in the 1934 short The Wise Little Hen, and has gone on to appear in more than 128 films (more than Mickey Mouse) including a series of WWII propaganda films. In 2005 he finally received a star on the Hollywood […]
Early animated cartoons screened
While you’re waiting for the Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival, here’s another event to consider. Slapstick 2008 must surely be one of the first festivals of the year, of any variety, as it takes place from January 17-20. If you’ve not heard much about it, that’s possibly because it’s a festival of silent comedy. Now in […]