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POSTS FOR “November, 2008“Cartoon Brew's home for up-to-the-minute, unedited announcements and press releases direct from industry sources.
November 6, 2008 1:00 am
Your moment of Zen: Fleischer historian Leslie Cabarga put this Shockwave Flash (SWF) file together awhile ago from ALL the drawings in this scene from Sock-A-Bye Baby (most of which have been sold). Click Here! 15 Comments » posted in Classic 
November 6, 2008 12:40 am
There’s an art show going on at the Laguna College of Art and Design, Magic and Merchandise: The Art of Collectibles, the theme of which being merchandising artwork… either people who do it for companies like Disney or for those who do their own thing. The opening reception is tonight, but the show will be going on for a few weeks, through December 8th. Those who live in the LA/OC area might want to check it out just for inspiration. Artists Kevin Kidney, Jody Daily, Cynthia Petrovic, Liz Granger and Jason Bahret will be there! Dave Kuhn (he used to work at Disney, Warners, etc now works at the college) arranged it all. Very cool stuff! It’s at the Ettinger Gallery, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA – Info at (949) 376-6000 2 Comments » posted in Disney
November 5, 2008 12:15 pm
It was eighty years ago this month when Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie made its debut at New York’s Colony Theatre — and the history of animation was changed forever. I was rummaging through my movie files over the weekend and I came across this four page program for the Colony Theatre from 1927, a little more over a year before Mickey’s gala premiere. At the risk of going slightly OT, I thought I’d post this (below) for my friends J.B. Kaufman, Leonard Maltin, David Gerstein, Michael Barrier and the six other people I know who might find this fascinating. There are a couple of things to note. First off, it has a great cover illustration by C.E. Millard, and a logo which designates the Colony as “A Universal Theatre”. On page 3 you’ll see Disney’s The Ocean Hop, an Oswald Rabbit cartoon, is programmed to play after the feature (as a “chaser”?). Also note that cigarettes are provided free, and there is no tipping the hostesses. The final page features the theatre floor plan and indicates that the admission price is only 25 cents before 2pm. Ahh, moving-going in the 1920s. Click on thumbnails below to enlarge – and return to the way it used to be. 16 Comments » posted in Disney
November 5, 2008 8:17 am
We couldn’t let the historic events of last night pass without notice on Cartoon Brew. It was a crazy evening for anybody who experienced it, and this morning the entire Internet is talking about it, from Facebook and Twitter status updates to seemingly every blog and website. My personal cab ride home through Brooklyn last night was nothing short of surreal — the entire city was engaged in a spontaneous street celebration with cars honking their horns, cabbies yelling out of their windows, people dancing and shouting in the streets, and an electricity generally reserved for sports championships. We don’t inject off-topic posts into the Brew often, but this is a milestone moment in American history that transcends left-right politics. I know you’re all talking about it at work today and I wanted to create an OPEN THREAD for the animation community (both in the US and abroad) to share with the rest of the world their thoughts, feelings, drawings and artwork about last night’s events, Obama and the elections. 105 Comments » posted in Ideas/Commentary
November 4, 2008 5:30 pm
48 Comments » posted in Feature Film
November 4, 2008 12:59 pm
Today on Cartoon Brew TV: The Story of One-Eyed Ophelia Jackson directed by by Kat Morris. A cute story and crazy cool drawing. Kat is definitely an artist to keep an eye on; I’m sure we’ll be seeing more from her in the future. Watch Ophelia Jackson on Cartoon Brew TV. No Comments » posted in Site News
November 4, 2008 10:00 am
Yep, those are sketches of Baby Melman, designed by Craig Kellman, and featured in my brand new book, The Art of Madagascar, Back 2 Africa (on sale NOW!). In today’s contest, the first two people to post the correct answer in our comments section below will win a copy of this magnificent volume. Question: The Madagascar Penguins are being spun off into a series for Nickelodeon. Who is the voice of the lead penguin, Skipper? (Hint: he’s the co-director of the Madagascar films) Contest Closed! Winners announced in the comments section below. 120 Comments » posted in Books
November 4, 2008 9:53 am
As our financial markets continue to meltdown and our currency is in flux (I recently found myself staring blankly at a $14 Whopper at the Zurich International Airport), Mark Wagner seems to be having the time of his life. Wagner, a collage artist, has been busy cutting up thousands of U.S. one dollar bills and reshuffling the pieces into fantastic works of art. The meticulousness of these collages is awe-inspiring. Just one look and you can see what I am talking about. Here’s Riddle of the Sphinx: Click for a high resolution scan. In one of my personal favorites, Marxism, Wagner scrambles the portrait of George Washington into a portrait of Groucho Marx, a clever reduction of our founding father to the father of Duck Soup.
In Bout, George Washington is seen in a boxing ring fighting a shadow of himself, which is skillfully constructed by using the shaded parts of a dollar bill. It’s a fantastic piece, and I’m sure it’s hanging in some investment banker’s living room right now. Click for a high resolution scan.
I love thinking of Mark Wagner sitting in his studio, destroying money like a shredding factory. Just the artist, thousands of dollar bills, and a few X-Acto knives. It reminds me of that guy who discovered that pennies made before 1982 were 95% copper (as opposed to today’s which are 97.5% zinc), so he melted them down and sold the copper and made a fortune.* Of course, the government caught up with him, but there’s something similar going on here. Our money is worthless - more so every day – so Wagner cuts it up and turns it into art that sells for $20,000 a piece. I love it.  Detail, Waiting to Close the Deal *More on the bizarre worthlessness of our currency: Penny Dreadful from The New Yorker. |
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