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2 days ago · Learn about the origins and development of animation techniques from ancient times to the present day. The first animated film was Pauvre Pierrot, created by Charles-Émile Reynaud in 1892, using his Théâtre Optique device.
6 days ago · Animation director and writer Vernon Stallings passes away in California. First working for Bray Productions in 1916 where he directed the Colonel Heeza Liar series of shorts and the Krazy Kat shorts, he invented "the glass disk in the center of the drawing board" in the 20s which eventually became known as the animation desk.
4 days ago · As a child, horror writer Stephen King was terrified of the Disney animated film Bambi.
Sep 11, 2024 · Nearly a decade before he co-directed “Pencil Mania”, George Vernon Stallings directed and starred in “Col. Heeza Liar, Detective” (J. R. Bray, 1/2/23), in which a cartoon creation of ink and paper uses the magic of the medium to rectify injustice in our own world.
5 days ago · A comprehensive list of 62 films produced by the American animation studio since 1937, including classics like Snow White, Pinocchio, and Fantasia. Find out the release dates, directors, writers, composers, and sources of inspiration for each film.
5 days ago · Learn which Disney VHS tapes are worth thousands of dollars on eBay, such as The Rescuers Down Under and Alice in Wonderland. Find out why these rare tapes are so expensive and how to identify them.
4 days ago · A comprehensive list of American films released in 1988, sorted by month and genre. Find the highest-grossing, critically acclaimed, and cult classics of the year, from Rain Man to School Daze.
