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VIEW POSTS BY “jerry”Cartoon Brew's home for up-to-the-minute, unedited announcements and press releases direct from industry sources.
November 8, 2007 2:15 pm
“Alvin and the Chipmunksâ€? Only three will be nominated. Care to take any guesses? 118 Comments » posted in Feature Film 
November 8, 2007 8:07 am
No one animator’s career covered the history of animation, with so many important cultural touchstones, as Grim Natwick. His work spanned the entire 20th Century, influencing and contributing to all the important studios, characters and films. When he died at age 100 (in 1990), Steve Worth was given the task of organizing the hundreds of pieces of animation artwork he had personally saved from his career. Worth is currently in charge of ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Archive and has now curated an amazing exhibit culled from this material. He has also created an on-line exhibit catalog, with much of the art and commentary outlining Natwick’s life story. But nothing compares to seeing this artwork in person. It will be on display at the ASIFA-Hollywood space on Burbank Blvd. for the rest of the year. I highly recommend you check this out if you are in the area. GRIM NATWICK’S SCRAPBOOK 6 Comments » posted in Animators, Classic
November 7, 2007 10:00 am
I’m en route to Columbus Ohio today to screen The Worst Cartoons Ever at the Wexner Center tomorrow night (11/8). The actual screening starts at 7pm. But join me first at 6:00pm for a book signing – I’ll have free Hornswiggle buttons and postcards to give away, and I’ll be bringing an advance copy of my new book The Hanna Barbera Treasury to show off. This will also be the launch party for my new DVD with Rembrandt Films, The Worst Cartoons Ever Made!. We shot video of me introducing these awful animated shorts in a big empty field during the picnic at the Platform Animation Festival in Portland. The video came out great – if you can’t get out to Columbus or the San Diego Comic Con, this is the next best thing. Order your copy today from Rembrandt. 10 Comments » posted in Events
November 7, 2007 12:05 am
ASIFA-San Francisco president Karl Cohen recently checked up on the whereabouts and condition of Alex Anderson (nephew of Paul Terry, Jay Ward’s original partner, creator of Crusader Rabbit, Dudley Do-Right, and Bullwinkle). According to his wife, Pat: “He had a little setback 3 weeks ago. He fell and severely bruised his hip. He is now using a walker and slowly progressing. He was very agile before that.” Get Well cards are greatly appreciated. His address is: Alex Anderson 5 Comments » posted in Animators
November 6, 2007 12:10 am
This week’s special guest on Stu Shostack’s internet radio broadcast is actress/cartoon voiceover leading lady, Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop, etc.). She’ll join Hanna Barbera cartoon expert Earl Kress and Stu to discuss her experiences as a Hanna Barbera super star. She and Earl will also take questions from callers. Here’s your chance to talk to a living legend. Tune into Stu’s Show starting at 4pm, Wednesday (11/7). 2 Comments » posted in Internet/Blogs
November 5, 2007 1:30 pm
Tomorrow night (11/6), at the Directors Guild (7920 Sunset Blvd.), Asifa-Hollywood is screening The Simpsons Movie – preceeded by a reception (at 6:30pm) and succeeded (at 9pm) by a question and answer session with the filmmakers. There are still a few seats available – RSVP to (310) 369-8033 I’ll have the honor of moderating a Q&A with creator Matt Groening, director David Silverman, writer-producers Al Jean, Mike Scully and executive producer James L. Brooks. I’ve never met Brooks before and that will be quite a thrill. He’s one of Hollywood’s greats (Broadcast News, Terms of Endearment, Mary Tyler Moore, Taxi and on and on… not to mention Carleton Your Doorman and The Critic). If you can’t make it tomorrow night – and keeping the questions strictly related to The Simpsons – what do you think I should ask Brooks, Groening, Silverman, Scully and Jean? 38 Comments » posted in Events
November 3, 2007 6:45 pm
What to make of Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf. Is it to be considered a pure animated film or a digitally enhanced live action feature? Is it of a piece with Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and Polar Express? Or does it end up in the company of 300, Sin City or Sky Captain and The World Of Tomorrow? I haven’t seen the film; I’ve only seen the trailers and clips. So far, I’m not impressed. And so far I’m having a hard time accepting this as an animated feature. Should this film compete for an Annie or an Oscar against Persepolis, Ratatouille and The Simpsons Movie? Buzz from the first public screenings this weekend is overwhelmingly positive (these screenings were in 3-D Imax). This film is shaping up to be huge at the box office. Early reviewers are blown away by both the filmmaking and the technical razzle dazzle. Even sourpuss film critic Jeffery Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere (no fan of animation nor sword & sorcery pics himself) has posted an ecstatic rave: “Robert Zemeckis’s Beowulf is an exceptional film on its own terms, but the 3-D version I saw last night is, no exaggeration, something close to stupendous… This film is obviously animated through and through. It deserves the Best Feature Animation Oscar, bar none. I don’t care what anyone says — this is not live-action except in the most rudimentary sense of the physical acting aspects, which represent, in my view, a relatively small portion of the whole.” I’ll decide for myself what camp this picture falls into after I actually see it. In the meantime, I’d be interested in hearing what our readers have to say. 96 Comments » posted in CGI, Feature Film, Ideas/Commentary, Robert Zemeckis
November 3, 2007 1:00 am
The You Thought We Wouldn’t Notice blog noticed this. An LA-based limited edition “lifestyle brand” company, The Hundreds, is ripping off the character of Holli Would from Ralph Bakshi’s Cool World for part of their upcoming winter collection. (The image above is on their site only on the initial screen if you refresh a few times.) 29 Comments » posted in Cartoon Culture
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