Tom Oreb’s MySpace

Guess who has their own MySpace now? http://www.myspace.com/tomoreb Poor guy has no friends though. Probably because he died in 1987. …

CHEWBONE ANIMATION

Wanted to point you in the direction of a small Chicago collective, Chewbone Animation, who are nearing completion of a 5-minute animated …

JANET KLEIN NEXT THURSDAY

An early plug for my monthly movie gig with Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys. As always, the live musical program will be preceded by a …

Lorelay Bove

I know two things about Lorelay Bove. 1.) She’s a character animation student at CalArts. 2.) She has some beautiful paintings on her …

Amid’s Notes from Ottawa 2006

The 2006 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival marked my fourth straight year that I’ve attended the festival. Instead …

THE LITTLE EXPLORER

The Little Explorer is an alternative band out of London. Aaron Bradbury is an animator from Derby. The Fool Looks at the Finger that …

KOMANEKO: Stop-Mo Cat Makes Stop-Mo Film

KOMANEKO, a theatrical cartoon series from Japan, is so nauseously cute and adorable it just might make you feel dirty. It’s about a …

Major Disney Exhibit in Paris

I’ve known about this exhibition for a while, but it didn’t occur to me that I should post about it until a friend mentioned that it …

Ottawa Winners

Here’s a complete list of the winning films from last week’s Ottawa International Animation Festival. I’ll have my thoughts on the …

Shane Prigmore

Shane Prigmore, a character designer on FOSTER’S and CURIOUS GEORGE and currently working on Henry Selick’s feature CORALINE at Laika, …

MARV NEWLAND’S GARAGE SALE

I had the pleasure of seeing my old friend Marv Newland (Bambi Meets Godzilla) up at the Ottawa Festival last week. He was handing out …

Michel Gagné’s Sensology

One has to admire artists like Michel Gagné who constantly experiment, push their limits and attempt different forms of artistic …

Sunday Treat

I’m not quite as industrious as fellow Brewer Jerry when it comes to posting Ottawa reports. I promise to report on it when I return to …

A REPORT FROM OTTAWA

So much to do at the Ottawa festival, and no time to blog.I am delighted to meet so many people who read Cartoon Brew up here. I’ve made …

JERRY IN OTTAWA

Today’s a travel day. I’m on my way to Ottawa to attend the International Animation Festival, this time as a spectator. Last year I was a …

HARVEY COMICS BOOK

Like the Famous Studios cartoons which inspired (and ultimately dominated) them, Harvey Comics has gotten little attention (or respect) …

POLAR PLAYMATES

Three nice cels from Polar Playmates (1946) are currently up for sale on ebay.Polar Playmates, directed by former Disney animator Howard …

SketchCrawl #11 This Saturday

Here’s a wonderful event that’s open to anybody and everybody, anywhere and everywhere throughout this planet. This Saturday, September …

I’ve been Barrier’d

In the world of animation, you can’t get Punk’d, only Barrier’d. For those who aren’t aware of the meaning of this new verb I just made …

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