Lovely animation here, courtesy of Stashmedia.

Let this be a lesson: get out there, and throw some flowers at neighboring planets!

Well there are some marvelous new characters at Creature Discomforts... disability ads from the folks that brought about Creature Comforts a few years back.

And, you know, Wallace and Gromit and all that lot.

Thanks to Animated News for the flag.


















Sylvain Chomet has a secret life. Lo! (click on Directors and then Sylvain Chomet... really.)












Eh... Cartoon Brew brings us an astonishing series of animation tit-bits, including this stimulating documentary about Russian animation. Please do look.

Does everyone know that my chum Damon Wellner over at the mighty Probot Productions is making a feature-length film,

THE GIBBON,

with Dan Milano (from Greg the Bunny and Robot Chicken)? Hot dog.





















And also... BE KIND REWIND by our friend Michel Gondry is on the horizon!

If you haven't seen Science of Sleep yet, you can borrow my copy.

O, I know, I don't really post anything anymore... but lookie.

Thanks, Drawn blog!

I can't remember the last time I recommended the Singeon site.

Please check in there, and give my regards.

Hey that's really something, Cartoon Brew!

Your chance to get caught up with the paintings of Vsevolod Ivanov here at English Russia blog. Amazing? It is for you to decide. But the answer is yes.















I never thought one mortal could say all there is to say about the Weebles Haunted House, but I was wrong.

Thank you, Kirk at Secret Fun Blog. your artistry exceeds, again!

Well this is the first time my kids have directed me to something interesting... this French Halloween videogame is perfectly goofy and spooky. And my six-year-old daughter won. Don't ask me how.

from Cartoon Brew


from Drawn!


from YouTube

According to Animated News, one of Hayao Miyazaki's favorite movies is a Russian film by Lev Atamanov called the Snow Queen. Which is available on DVD at eBay, with a little work.

HI!



I'm so sorry. I've forgotten where this came from. Thanks, whoever originally pointed me to this! Music is by OOIOO and the song is called "UMO." You may like this video for Sea and Cake, too. It's paperrad-ilicious!


Joel Trussell, you rascal! Why are you so always magnificent?!





Did you know people were taking pictures of Russia back in 1550?

No?

Check this 'un.




I seen HONKFEST making a ruckus in Harvard Square and it looks like big ol' fun. I'm glad I googled this phenomenon tho, cause I was a little scared that there were so many horn-playing schizos living so near my house! Apparently they came from all over for the HONKFEST and now they are gone. Whew!



I hope everyone knows about Hayao Miyazaki's Gake no ue no Ponyo, what is coming out next year. Hooray! I mean look at that picture! Gracious.













Plus, Seth Scriver still rulez!