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An Urgent Question About ‘The Black Cauldron’

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Rebecca LongComments Off on An Urgent Question About ‘The Black Cauldron’

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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‘Birthday Wonderland’ Is Pure, Gorgeous Chaos

July 17, 2019August 25, 2019 Marley CruschComments Off on ‘Birthday Wonderland’ Is Pure, Gorgeous Chaos

But the film, which was screened at Fantasia 2019, suffers from not having a clear direction.

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‘Your Name.’ Is the Ultimate Missed Connections Movie

May 2, 2017April 19, 2023 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on ‘Your Name.’ Is the Ultimate Missed Connections Movie

Makoto Shinkai’s masterpiece may be the most compelling movie about missed connections ever made.

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Why My Parents Banned the ‘Ed, Edd n Eddy’ Catchphrase ‘Buttered Toast’ From Being Uttered in Our Home

By John Maher

Because I never! stopped! saying it!

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Why Harley and Ivy’s Love Is Love Is Love

By Siena Koncsol

A Valentine’s Day ode to—yes—the best supervillain couple.

Titmouse Brings ‘5 Second Animation Day’ to Twitch in Wake of Coronavirus

By Marley Crusch

A jolt of energy to your #quarantoon diet.

“Big,” A Poem for Peridot of ‘Steven Universe’

By John Maher

A pantoum in which Peridot, one of the toughest gems on ‘Steven Universe,’ reflects on her new life on Earth.

A Beer Here, a Page There: D+L Talks with Moe Szyslak

By Michael J. Seidlinger

You know him as Moe's Tavern's bitter bartender. But do you know his writing? The Dot and Line sits down with Moe Szyslak so he can tell it to us straight.

Behind the Scenes at AnimationFest 2019

By Elly Belle

The Savannah College of Art and Design is hosting a new kind of animation festival.

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Dorothy Elias-Fahn Looks Back at Meryl Stryfe 20 Years Later: Exclusive

By Wyatt Erchak

The voice of Trigun’s gun-toting leading lady recalls her unforgettable role.

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Communist China’s Animators Made Traditional Ink Painting Into Cartoons

By Isabel Galwey

Even in communist China, traditional arts informed budding ones—and ink painting informed some of the greatest Chinese animations of all time.

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