A few days ago, I was thinking about my favorite Bugs Bunny cartoon. I bet you can’t guess, although it’s true most of my most beloved Bugs cartoons were directed by Chuck Jones. No, it’s not What’s Opera, Doc, considered by many, despite not winning the Oscar the year it was released, to be the …
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It’s the holidays again, which means I’m not only handling holiday shopping with ArtInsights, but my film critic and journalist hat is on for much of the time! I’m not only the lead contributor to the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and write for the Motion Picture Association’s The Credits, I’m also part of 3 …
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Disney’s Fantasia, rightly, is one of the most beloved and appreciated films in Disney history. It’s a film I have loved it my whole life. My experience as a gallery owner though is that it’s also been loved by some of my favorite clients at ArtInsights. So often, the smartest and most engaged kids I …
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A few days ago, I was thinking about my favorite Bugs Bunny cartoon. I bet you can’t guess, although it’s true most of my most beloved Bugs cartoons were directed by Chuck Jones. No, it’s not What’s Opera, Doc, considered by many, despite not winning the Oscar the year it was released, to be the …
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Imagine my surprise when I discovered NO ONE was having the official 50th celebration of one of my favorite Peanuts animation specials, Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown. The show premiered on January 28th, 1975, and went on to nominated for an Emmy, against two other Bill Melendez Productions studio releases, It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie …
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Disney’s Fantasia, rightly, is one of the most beloved and appreciated films in Disney history. It’s a film I have loved it my whole life. My experience as a gallery owner though is that it’s also been loved by some of my favorite clients at ArtInsights. So often, the smartest and most engaged kids I …
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It’s the holidays again, which means I’m not only handling holiday shopping with ArtInsights, but my film critic and journalist hat is on for much of the time! I’m not only the lead contributor to the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and write for the Motion Picture Association’s The Credits, I’m also part of 3 …
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The Joker is one of the most iconic characters in pop culture. He’s been leveraged by DC in nearly every merchandising campaign centered on superheroes of the comic company. He’s also been portrayed by some of the best and most talented actors in the many films and tv shows in which he appears. Folks who …
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To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, “it’s comin’ on to Halloween”. For film lovers, that means lots of great classic horror. There’s 1922’s Nosferatu, James Whale’s Frankenstein and the other wonderful Universal Monsters, seminal works of the 60s like Hitchcock’s Psycho, Romero’s Night of the Living Dead and the best Hammer horror, to 70s and 80s classics …
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Assuming you’re a Disney fan overall, your memories and appreciation of Scrooge McDuck, or Uncle Scrooge to his friends and family, largely depends on how old you are. Folks of the “Silent Generation”, all born before 1946, will remember him from his debut comic book in 1947, Christmas on Bear Mountain. Baby Boomers will remember …
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Yes, it’s true. I was an SDCC special guest for 2024, and for the geeky among you, it was indeed as cool as it sounds. But let me back up and give you come context about my history with SDCC… The first time I went to San Diego Comic-Con was almost 30 years ago. It …
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Talking about doing a “Christmas in July” show all began when we discovered there would be a new limited edition being released based on the Tree Lot scene in the classic and historic 1965 animated Peanuts TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas. In case you didn’t know, “CHRISTMAS IN JULY” is an actual thing, and …
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So, why talk about Alan Bodner, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Mid Century Mod Art, and the nostalgia of classic TV? Because there’s NEW ART to show and discuss! YAY! As many of you know, I love nostalgia. That’s how I wound up both owning a film and animation art gallery and writing about movies. My knowledge of …
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Ok, I’m aware that with this blog title, (ahem: Tom and Jerr) I’m giving a huge clue, but do you have any idea which cartoon character has won (by far) the most Oscars in film history? If you said Mickey Mouse, you’d be wrong. Only one cartoon, 1941’s Lend a Paw, a short in which …
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ANDREA ALVIN APPEARS ON THE POPULAR PROPS AND FILM ART PODCAST THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF: Recently, we posted a blog about the discovery and return of Blade Runner art used in the making of the poster for Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic. You can read about that HERE. As many of you know, …
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Recently, we travelled to LA for WonderCon to present the 10th Women Rocking Hollywood panel. The event is part of the other life of ArtInsights co-owner Leslie Combemale (that’s me!) as a film journalist, writing for the Motion Picture Association and on the Alliance of Women Film Journalist site. I am an enthusiastic supporter of …
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Long lost John Alvin Blade Runner art has been recovered in a settlement that represents a landmark win for illustrators and artists’ rights. As many of you know, not only do we sell Disney Fine Art and original production art from cartoons and live action films, Leslie of ArtInsights is also the official representative for …
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It’s actually officially spring, and so like the bear with very little brain, i was racking mine to think of the best idea for a blog that celebrated a Disney character that exists in a natural world we’d most enjoy in spring, and of COURSE I realized Winnie the Pooh is the perfect subject! Then …
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Those who’ve been reading my blog for a while, or who have collected art through ArtInsights are well aware that Franklin is my favorite HUMAN character…(Snoopy is my favorite creature, although i LOVE Woodstock!) I wrote a blog about Franklin about 3 years ago, which you can read HERE, about a lot of his history. …
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