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POSTS FOR “July, 2009“Cartoon Brew's home for up-to-the-minute, unedited announcements and press releases direct from industry sources.
July 8, 2009 4:00 am
Recorded off a video screen at Anime Expo this past weekend. This is the 2010 release from Imagi Studios, with a script by Paul Dini (who was at my Tashlin screening last night – thanks Paul!): 22 Comments » posted in Feature Film 
July 7, 2009 7:04 am
A couple months back, I offered praise for Nullsleep’s music video “Dirty Rom Dance” directed by Plasticflesh (aka Stieg Retlin). Pleased to report that it’s now online. Retlin applies the visual tropes of 8-bit style graphics and glitch textures towards the creation of an energetic, propulsive piece of animation storytelling. It’s refreshing to see an honest expression in digital animation that isn’t rooted in traditional animation conventions. 20 Comments » posted in Music Videos
July 7, 2009 6:24 am
This Saturday, July 11, in Minneapolis, the Pink Hobo Gallery (507 E. Hennepin Ave.) will host an art show “The Art of Yo Gabba Gabba!” featuring artwork from the Nick Jr. TV series. Among the items on display: never-before-seen original drawings and sketches from the show’s creator and lead designer Parker Jacobs, props used in the show, and original production artwork from the show’s guest artists including King Mini, Mark Mothersbaugh, Option-G, Panda Panther, Megan Brain, Aaron Stewart, Mitch Loidolt, Tim Sievert, Julia Vickerman, and Tanya Haden. The opening is between 5pm and 1am. The show will continue to run after this weekend, but beware that the gallery doesn’t keep normal hours because it’s located in the offices of the production company Puny Entertainment. More details are available on this Facebook invite. 7 Comments » posted in Events, TV
July 7, 2009 6:00 am
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants (who first appeared on July 17th, 1999), VH1 will premiere Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants, on Tuesday, July 14 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). This is an original SpongeBob TV documentary from producers Creadon O’Malley (Wordplay, I.O.U.S.A). From the Viacom press release: Commissioned by Nickelodeon to commemorate the anniversary of the series’ first episode, the documentary chronicles the beloved character’s journey to international pop culture icon status and showcases the series’ impact on everyone from President Barack Obama, kids across the globe and San Quentin inmates who readily sing its catchy theme song. The one-hour documentary, features an opening song from Avril Lavigne and commentary from creator Steve Hillenburg, cast and crew members, industry experts, fanatics and celebrities like LeBron James, Ricky Gervais and Rosario Dawson. It also features several comments from yours truly – I wonder if I’m considered an “industry expert” or a “fanatic”? Tune in and find out.
9 Comments » posted in TV
July 7, 2009 12:05 am
One more tiny plug for my cartoon screening tonight in Hollywood. I’m presenting a full program of classic Frank Tashlin Cartoons at the Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax Ave., Tonight (July 7th) at 8pm. Join us! For more information, visit The Silent Movie website. 13 Comments » posted in Events
July 6, 2009 6:49 am
A couple years back, Montreal-based animator Malcolm Sutherland picked up a copy of my book Cartoon Modern at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. He wrote to tell me that, “A year or so later it inspired a short film as a present to my mom for Christmas, called Great Ambition.” The short is based on a vintage recording called “The Arizona Yodeler” performed by the DeZurik Sisters (aka the Cackle Sisters), and it’s a lovely example of how to capture the spirit of stylized Fifties animation using contemporary production tools: Sutherland just completed a short called The Astronomer’s Dream, which is in a different style that is more lush and illustrative. A description of the film: “When a hungry astronomer falls asleep while working on a problem, he discovers a solution not in outer space, but in the surreal food-chain of his subconscious mind.” Viewers who enjoy the film below can purchase a DVD of ten of his animated shorts plus bonus materials, directly from his website. 13 Comments » posted in Animators, Cartoon Modern, Shorts, Malcolm Sutherland
July 6, 2009 12:05 am
Here’s a rare treat. Ralph Bakshi and Don Bluth discuss the future of animation on Nightcap, a literary roundtable hosted by journalists Studs Terkel and Calvin Trillin. Here Bakshi and Bluth are joined by Larry Elin, who represents computer animation. All have great things to say, much of it still relevant — except for Elin, who essentially claims that computer animation will never create real characters. It’s a great peek into the animation mindset of 1982. What a blast to see Bakshi and Bluth on the same set, grilled by two of America’s most noted writers, talking about, among other things, Saturday morning cartoons. It’s also a reminder of how intelligent talk shows used to be — and perhaps, could be again. Nightcap aired weekly on the forerunner of A&E, ARTS – when the channel aired as the nighttime programming block of Nickelodeon (pre-Nick-at-Nite)! The whole show is about 26 minutes. I split the episode into three parts for YouTube, but for your viewing pleasure, I’ve compiled them into a playlist below: (Thanks, Mark Kausler) 37 Comments » posted in Animators
July 5, 2009 6:00 pm
Once again, Chogrin and his art group, The Autumn Society are holding a gallery show (their fourth) at Brave New Worlds Comics in Philadelphia. The theme this time is golden age of comics and animation. They’ve got many guest artists from the animation industry like Bob MckNight, Oscar Grillo, Brianne Drouhard, Mike Collins, and Tara Billinger. That’s artist Matt Cavanaugh’s contribution above. And for those who cannot make it to Philly, here is a gallery of pics taken at the opening last Friday, and here are several of my favorite pieces in the show (click thumbnails below to enlarge): Bob McKnight doing the Fox and Crow, Hammerson interprets the Fleischer Universe, Chogrin presents Popeye vs. Superman, Tara Billinger does Oswald, Mike Collins imagines Captain Felix, and Guayapizco gives us his version of Popeye. There are many many more great pieces on display there all month.
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