Month: May 2005

  • The Niche: Friday the 13th Style

    Rochester jam band The Niche played a gig in Plattsburgh on Friday. My buddy Ryan DeClerck did a groovy Friday the 13th themed poster for the show. Just thought some folks would get a kick out of it, so I’m posting it here: For more of Ryan’s psychedelic artwork, visit http://www.aliencountry.org/

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  • E.R. gross-out of the week: Scalp in a Bucket

    Nothing bleeds like a head wound. E.R. cranked up the ick-factor last night, perhaps to make up for the last two episodes, which were relatively bloodless. The gratuitous moment of the night involved a man, writhing in agony, who had some sort of accident with fire or chemicals or something. (That’s the sort of detail […]

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  • An interview with… me!

    Last week former Animatus intern and RIT student Jeremy Galante asked if he could interview me for a paper he’s writing. As someone who’s worked at an animation studio for several years, he wanted my thoughts on the state of 2D animation. I said sure, and he sent off a list of questions. It turned […]

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  • Donald Duck’s Family Tree

    I was looking up Carl Barks the other day (mostly because I mentioned him in my interview) and found this great Donald Duck Family Tree. It was actually done by Don Rosa, who based it on Barks’ notes about Donald’s ancestry. My brother and I used to talk about the mysteries of the Duck family. […]

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  • Movies on a Shoestring: RIFF 2005

    This year I managed to attend every screening of the Rochester International Film Festival, organized by Movies on a Shoestring. That’s 8 hours of shorts in 3 days, for those of you keeping track. It was a good time — I met plenty of filmmakers and saw some excellent work. I’m more determined than ever […]

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