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POSTS FOR “August, 2009“Cartoon Brew's home for up-to-the-minute, unedited announcements and press releases direct from industry sources.
August 21, 2009 4:38 am
Today’s 22nd episode of Cartoon Brew TV is a special one as we present an exclusive preview of Disney’s return to hand-drawn animation, The Princess and the Frog. This behind-the-scenes clip, courtesy of The Walt Disney Company, discusses the villain of the film, Dr. Facilier. The piece, entitled “Conjuring the Villain,” includes comments from supervising animator Bruce Smith and voice actor Keith David about their work on the character. Click over to Cartoon Brew TV to catch an early look at Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. No Comments » posted in Site News 
August 20, 2009 6:00 pm
This new R-rated trailer for Rob Zombie’s Haunted World of El SuperBeasto still doesn’t show how depraved it really is. The DVD goes on sale September 22. 36 Comments » posted in Feature Film
August 20, 2009 4:20 pm
Following up on the report of Robert Zemeckis’ plans for a mo-cap remake of Yellow Submarine, Brew reader Chris Smigliano points out that the Yellow Sub characters have ALREADY been done in CGI for a thrill ride that opened in Berlin and Tokyo in the year 2000. There was a pre-ride intro, as well as four diffrent ride variations, each with the same beginning and ending but with a different middle (Sea of Holes, Sea of Time, Sea of Science). You can watch all of them on You Tube. Is this what we’re in for? 31 Comments » posted in Bad Ideas, Robert Zemeckis
August 20, 2009 12:05 pm
JibJab production designer Ian Worrel has posted his Cal Arts thesis film. Preliminary sketches and design elements are posted here. 20 Comments » posted in Shorts
August 19, 2009 6:30 pm
We interrupt our bashing of Variety is reporting that Robert Zemeckis is about to remake Yellow Submarine for Disney, in motion capture. Read all about it here. Someone tell me this isn’t true. (Thanks, Kent Butterworth) UPDATE: That was quick! A Facebook group called “Don’t let Robert Zemeckis remake and ruin The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine”. 137 Comments » posted in Bad Ideas, Mo-Cap, motion capture, Robert Zemeckis
August 19, 2009 1:00 pm
What do you think? I much prefer this imaginative fan made video by Gabe Askew (below) over the official, professionally produced one posted on You Tube. (via Motionographer) 16 Comments » posted in Music Videos
August 19, 2009 7:13 am
Haven’t done this in a while, so here are a few artist blogs worth your time: Animator Sandro Cleuzo’s blog is just over a week old, and it’s already filled with rare material, including work from unproduced Disney projects like Sweating Bullets and My Peoples. His credits also include Fantasia 2000, The Emperor’s New Groove, Tarzan, Home on the Range, Enchanted, Anastasia, Curious George, Asterix and the Vikings and the upcoming The Princess and the Frog. Check Sandro out at his cleverly titled Inspector Cleuzo blog. Illustrator and Ice Age character designer Peter de Sève is also new to the blogging scene. I found it interesting to read a personal perspective on his forthcoming monograph, which I announced here last week. Visit him at PeterdeSeve.blogspot.com. Dexter Smith has been working in animation since the groundbreaking Batman, the Animated Series. Since then, he’s worked on Superman, Samurai Jack, Johnny Bravo, My Gym Partner’s a Monkey, Clone High, Freakazoid, and a bunch of other stuff. I liked seeing the artwork and hearing the development story about his personal project True Romance. More at Dexter-Smith.blogspot.com. 5 Comments » posted in Animators, Internet/Blogs
August 19, 2009 12:05 am
Bob Clampett was a genius. And if you need further proof, the long-awaited Beany and Cecil: The Special Edition Vol. 2 dispenses it in spades. I just received my copy of this DVD and I cannot praise it highly enough. If you are a Clampett junkie like me, you’ve been Jonesing for this (no pun intended) for at least ten years (when the equally incredible Vol. 1 was first released). First off, let me state that the Beany and Cecil cartoons are personal favorites of mine. They are among the funniest, and best, TV cartoons ever made – and still hold up great today. There are eleven beautifully restored B&C cartoons here, all from 35mm master elements, looking better than I ever recall them. A 12th cartoon included is a rarely seen alternate version of Beanyland (which was featured on Vol. 1). I’d normally pick a few to highlight, but they are all terrific cartoons—Cecil Meets Cecilia, Davey Cricket, Strange Objects, Ben Hare, etc. These alone would be worth the retail price. But they only represent about 1/5 of the disc’s programming. The rest of the content is Bonus Material – so much so, I can’t even list it all. The biggest thrills for me: Storyboards (and a cut scene) from Bob’s 1947 Republic cartoon It’s a Grand Old Nag, two more Time For Beany kinescopes, more audio recordings of Bob discussing his influences and even reading a Milt Gross story! There’s also a reel of home movie footage, of Bob walking around New York City in 1945, filming Times Square billboards – including an Otto Messmer/Douglas Leigh animated billboard! A complete list of the disc’s contents is posted here. Beany and Cecil the Special Edition Volume 2 officially goes on sale September 8th. However, you can buy Volume 2 right now, along with the long out-of-print Volume 1, from the Beany and Cecil web site. A limited supply of Volume 1 was found unopened in the family’s warehouse and they are being offered, one per customer, to anyone who buys a copy of Volume 2. Volumes 1 & 2 (purchased together) sell for $54.95 + Shipping. Do this today – you won’t be sorry.
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