I Got Opinions
Incredible eye candy in this new animated music video by Watermark, an illustrator’s collective based in New Zealand and Australia. With …
Jerry Beck
First 1/3 of Princess and the Frog
I dropped into the big D23 Disney Fan Expo in Anaheim today, attended Bob Iger’s talk and watched the Disney Legends ceremony. The big …
Sony and Frederator to develop Animated Movies
Get your feature film pitches ready. The Hollywood Reporter just announced that Sony Pictures Animation and Frederator Studios have …
More Rabbit Tales
I don’t have the mp3’s of these recordings, but the sleeves are too cool not to share. Click thumbnails below to see larger images. …
9 Talkback
Shane Acker’s feature version of his UCLA short – “9” – opens today in theatres nationwide. What did you think? This talkback is set up …
Looney Tunes liqour
I’m all for aiming cartoons towards adult audiences, but here’s one of the strangest Looney Tunes items ever licensed. Currently on ebay …
Luxo sues Pixar/Disney
Poetic justice – or inevitable? The Los Angeles Times reports that the Norwegian lamp maker is suing over non contractual uses of its …
E. Michael Mitchell R.I.P.
Artist and beloved CalArts instructor, E. Michael Mitchell, passed away early this morning. He was incredibly influential to many now …
Metropia
Here’s an intriguing trailer for a new, adult animated feature coming out of Sweden. Metropia, directed by Tarik Saleh, uses still …
Mother Goose and Grimm
Mike Peters takes a few shots in our direction this week:
The Cat Piano by Eddie White and Ari Gibson
We’ve mentioned Eddie White and Ari Gibson’s stylish short The Cat Piano on the Brew several times before. They’ve just posted the entire …
King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934)
I will be off the internet for most of the next four days, enjoying my holiday weekend at Cinecon (the classic movie festival at the …
Lutas
I ragged on an upcoming Brazillian production last week, but have since been alerted by several of our South American readers of a more …
Johnny Cupcakes goes Looney Tunes
Is this anyway to rebuild a brand? Hmmmm…. Could be! Warner Bros. Consumer Products has entered into a licensing agreement with …
Tim Hollis collects cool stuff
Author and historian Tim Hollis (Mouse Tracks, Hi There Boys and Girls) allowed a local news camera crew to shoot a story about his …
Artists bless the Disney-Marvel marriage
Didn’t take long. Jason Peltz, who has worked for Marvel Comics, Disney Consumer Products and Disney Feature Animation in Orlando, …
Disney buys MARVEL COMICS
Move over Uncle Scrooge! Disney will now compete with Hollywood (and in particular, Warner Bros. the owner of DC Comics) buy …
Technicolor Tuesday
Join me at the Silent Movie Theatre on Tuesday (September 1st) for an entire orgy of 35mm Technicolor cartoons from the 30s, 40s and 50s. …
Do candy wrappers turn you on?
Are the cartoon images on these candy wrappers “pornographic”? Apparently some parents in England think so, according to this article. …
Film Review: Walt and El Grupo
Walt and El Grupo is the new feature length documentary about the two month tour of South America that Walt and his staff (which included …
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