William Fischer is an author at Collider. Born and raised in Nebraska, he latched onto moviemaking at a young age and has been chasing it ever since. William holds a BFA in film from the University of ...

Cartoons have captivated and delighted children — and the young at heart — for generations. As the motion picture industry emerged, cartoons became a staple feature of the matinee. As television later ...

Although he died 34 years ago, Tex Avery’s impact on the animation art form remains a continuous presence. Without exaggeration, almost all animation today that emphasizes comedy and caricature bears ...

19 of the wildest shorts from animation’s Golden Age (by one of the medium’s greatest visionaries) are coming to Blu-ray from Warner Archive. One of the greatest pioneers of animation’s Golden Age of ...

Mark Evanier posted this Tex Avery-directed Raid commercial on his blog and I couldn’t resist linking to it as well. At the risk of offending pretty much everybody I know, let me say that I could ...

Creators Charlie Brooker and Mike Hollingsworth break down Netflix's new interactive special and violent slapstick cartoons. Before Netflix launched a gaming platform, they experimented with ...

Tex Avery's cartoons were funny 70 years ago, and they're still funny today. VERNON BRYANT/DMN Teacher Julie Yun's art students at North Dallas High are painting murals of characters created and ...

Over 30 years ago, Will Friedwald and I co-authored a book (actually two versions of the same book) detailing the plots of each and every Warner Bros. cartoon. It was tough work, but someone had to do ...

Tex Avery's cartoons were funny 70 years ago, and they're still funny today. Avery created the wise-cracking Bugs Bunny and awarded him the signature, "Eh, what's up, doc?" He first heard the line at ...

Longtime readers will know we hold a special place in our hearts for animation from Hollywood’s golden age. . . and earlier. While Blu-ray has spoiled us for Disney classics, Looney Tunes, and a ...

Tex Avery's cartoons were funny 70 years ago, and they're still funny today. Avery created the wisecracking Bugs Bunny and awarded him the signature, "Eh, what's up, doc?" He first heard the line at ...

Chuck Jones is the soulful genius of Hollywood studio animation, but when people think about "cartoon gags," they're most often thinking about Tex Avery. Avery's rowdy shorts for Warner Brothers and ...