Michael Mallory

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Working with a Genius Genie

Michael Mallory - August 14, 2014

As these words are being written, the world is still reeling from the shocking news of Robin Williams' death. Virtually every tribute to the...

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Talking Villainy With Ian McKellen

Michael Mallory - July 31, 2014

Those who have had a long-term relationship with the San Diego Comic-Con, whose 2014 incarnation wrapped last week, know that what began as a...

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The Early Hanna-Barbera, a la Benedict

Michael Mallory - July 24, 2014

San Diego Comic Con is once more upon us, offering a virtual Roman coliseum packed with all things pop culture. For baby boomer toonheads,...

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The Man Who Liked Eddie Selzer!

Michael Mallory - July 10, 2014

Having been lucky enough to have met and spoken with many pioneering artists from the Golden Age of cartoons over the decades, I've picked...

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The Other Animated Bugs

Michael Mallory - June 26, 2014

With so much discussion of border crossings in the news lately, I could not help but be reminded of one of the more unusual...

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A Jolie Holiday from the Usual

Michael Mallory - June 12, 2014

Given all the reporting that has been done on Disney's Maleficent, the studio's revisionist take on the former doyenne of animated evil queens, one...

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Everything Old Is New Again, Part 3: ‘X-Men’

Michael Mallory - May 29, 2014

I doubt that anyone is surprised that X-Men: Days of Future Past opened huge and promises to become one of the biggest hits of...

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Everything Old is New Again, Part 2: ‘Godzilla’

Michael Mallory - May 15, 2014

In a summer filled with old, familiar characters getting high-tech, big-budget, cinematic reboots, the venerable Godzilla looks to stand fire-breathing-head-and-shoulders above just about everyone....

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Everything Old Is New Again, Part 1: Captain America

Michael Mallory - May 1, 2014

The venerable Captain America has lately been burning up the box office through the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which is not a...

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Remembering Sol Sigall

Michael Mallory - April 17, 2014

I was saddened to get a call a few days ago from Martha Sigall informing me that her husband Sol had passed away. Sol...

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Along Came A Spider

Michael Mallory - April 3, 2014

Maybe you haven't heard, but something called The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is going to be released in theaters in a few weeks. It is...

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Five Toon Trivia Facts You Don’t Know (And With Good Reason)

Michael Mallory - March 27, 2014

When Howard Djadouin passed away last year at the age of 108, few in Hollywood mourned, chiefly because no one knew who he was....

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A Tale of Two Walts

Michael Mallory - March 20, 2014

This weekend is the 20th anniversary of the passing of Walter Lantz, creator — or at least producer and sometime director — of Woody...

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In Toon With The Universe

Michael Mallory - March 13, 2014

For a long time I've opined to anyone who would listen that I would regain hope for humanity when Neil deGrasse Tyson had his...

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Firsts Among Equals

Michael Mallory - March 6, 2014

I doubt anyone was really surprised last week when Frozen was announced as the winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, though...

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The True Tale of Br’er Oscar

Michael Mallory - February 27, 2014

Every year around Academy Award time, I think about a particular film, one that despite its polarizing controversy broke new ground for both Hollywood...

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