Don Hertzfeldt Launches His 2012 Tour

On February 1st, indie animation rockstar Don Hertzfeldt kicks off a coast-to-coast 13-state US tour. The main event is the debut of It’s …

Cartoon Brew’s 2012 Oscar Survey

With no clear frontrunners in either the Best Animated Feature or Short categories, it’s time to call upon the wisdom of the animation …

The Oscars: Animated Feature Nominees

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Nominated for BEST ANIMATED FEATURE were: A CAT IN PARIS – Jean-Loup Felicioli, …

MONDAY: “CARTOON DUMP” w/ Patton Oswalt

As many of you know, every month (on the fourth Monday evening) I co-produce a live comedy/cartoon show, Cartoon Dump, at the Steve Allen …

The Chuck Jones Experience Opens Thursday

The Chuck Jones Experience opens Thursday at Circus Circus in Las Vegas. Just in time, too, considering that one out of three Americans …

Meet Michael Sullivan, Robot Pornographer

Last week at an animation screening in New York, the MC of the event, Bill Plympton, invited a member of the audience to take the stage …

The Greatest Cartoons EVER! (Part 2)

Looking for something to do after all the presents have been opened and all the parties are over? On Monday, December 26th at 2 & 7 pm, …

Jerry’s Cartoon Holiday Events!

The holidays are upon us – but that’s no excuse to stop watching cartoons on the big screen in Los Angeles! Ye olde Brewmaster (Jerry …

Annie Award Nominations 2011

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the nominations for its 39th Annual Annie Awards, recognizing the …

The Oscar Short-List

Tweety made the cut! So did Pixar, William Joyce, Wendy Tilby and the NFB. Here’s the official short-list of the ten qualified animated …

Animation Breakdown begins!

Cartoon Brew is co-presenting Animation Breakdown at the Cinefamily this weekend. It kicks off Thursday night with Don Hertzfeldt in …

The CARTOON DUMP Xmas Special

The final Cartoon Dump of 2011 is here! Your last chance this year to see some of the worst cartoons ever made, and also dive into the …

“Icons of Animation” Auction

I just received Profiles In History’s latest auction catalog: Icons of Animation and its pretty incredible. Above are a few of the …

“Animation Breakdown” trailer

Yes, I plugged this last week and will be plugging it frequently the next ten days… Cartoon Brew’s first animation festival starts …

CTN Expo starts Friday

My buddy Oscar Grillo will be attending the CTN Expo this weekend. That alone will be worth the the trip from anywhere. Oscar is one of …

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