There’s two weeks of animation coming up at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood. The Egyptian is hosting a 4-Day tribute to legendary fantasy filmmaker George Pal starting Thursday night September ...

Nearly 90 years after George Pal pioneered the technique, the films are stunning: explosions of movement, color, and music, all depicted in wooden figures that seem to move magically across the screen ...

George Pal, known for his science-fiction films in the 1950s and 60s, was also known for making a series of animated shorts called Puppetoons in the 1930s and 40s. This short was made for Chuck Jones ...

George Pal came to America in 1940 with a contract to make animated shorts for Paramount. His Madcap Models (later Puppetoons) were a instant success, and Paramount played up, for publicity purposes, ...