Korgoth of Barbaria

I don’t like to use the term “genius” a lot, but if there’s anybody working in the current industry scene who can be classified as such, …

THE ULTIMATE DISNEY COLLECTIBLE

Here’s a one-of-a-kind item currently listed on ebay you might like. Scuptor Pete Carsillo is offering a life sized wax figure of Walt …

NORMAN… IDENTIFIED!

We figured it out. Thanks to some slick detective work by Brew reader Brian Nelson, we have identified the mystery photo of “Norm”. It’s …

Fleet Street Scandal

I don’t usually plug non-animation artists here on Brew, but the work of Kevin Dart and Chris Turnham really appeals to me. They have …

Amid in Annecy

Just a quick note to let European folks know that I’ll be at the Annecy Animation Festival next week from June 5-10th. If you want to get …

NORM?

“To Sally, from one of her men – Norm”Norm who? Any ideas? Norm McCabe? Collector Gordon Reid found this still (click on it for larger …

CANEMAKER GETS AROUND

Our favorite Oscar winning animation historian John Canemaker has quite a busy schedule this summer. John will appear at the Zagreb …

JANET KLEIN PLUG

Regular Brew readers already know that once a month (the first Thursday of each month) Jerry Beck shows vintage 16mm musical shorts and …

C’MON GET HAPPY!

Don’t barf!A groovy new blog called Mondo Daddykin is posting the bubblegum soundtracks to 1960-70s series like Partridge Family 2200 …

SGT. DAVE MONAHAN

In honor of Memorial Day, we are happy to once again highlight this link to Sue Larkin’s tribute blog to her dad, Warner Bros. storyman …

ALEX TOTH (1928-2006)

Comic book artist and legend Alex Toth passed away on Saturday, May 27th, at age 78. Toth contributed significantly to animation – …

TEN TURNING POINTS

I was asked to write an article for today’s Variety on the top ten “turning points” in animation history. The idea was to celebrate the …

LASSETER “DEFINITELY DOING HAND-DRAWN”

The last thing you need to read right now is another interview with John Lasseter. However this one, published today in Australia’s The …

Animation Blast #9 Update

There’s now an accurate contents listing for BLAST #9 posted on the newly redesigned AnimationBlast.com. Below is the wraparound cover …

THIS SUNDAY: JOHN K. AT THE AERO THEATRE

If you are stuck in Southern California over the Memorial Day weekend, hop on over to the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica on Sunday to see …

SPRITE ANIMATION

Sprite Animation Studios has set up shop over at the Howard Hughes Center in West Los Angeles. The image above is from their first …

CITY PARADISE

I have to admit that I didn’t quite “get” Ga”lle Denis’s film CITY PARADISE when I first saw it, but maybe that’s just me. The film, …

PRINCESS IRON FAN (1941)

If they post it, I will link it! Here’s an excerpt from the rare 1941 Chinese animated feature PRINCESS IRON FAN. It’s interesting for a …

BUGS BUNNY WW2 INSIGNIA

Way back in March 2005, I first posted about Brew reader Michael Brown’s contining efforts to identify the specific US Air Force squadron …

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