ANNIE AWARDS
Asifa-Hollywood’s 33rd annual ANNIE AWARDS event is coming up on Saturday February 4th. Tom Kenny (Spongebob Squarepants) will be hosting …
Old Brew
DreamWorks Bloggers
There’s something I don’t understand, and probably never will understand, about DreamWorks Animation. With so many incredibly talented …
LOCO ROCO
Video game animation isn’t a frequent topic of discussion on the Brew, but LOCO ROCO, an upcoming Sony PSP game from Japan, recently …
Eldon Dedini (1921-2006)
(click on image for larger version) A legendary magazine cartoonist with an inimitable style, Eldon Dedini, passed away last Thursday …
ROGER EBERT ON CHUCK JONES
Ebert on animation in today’s Chicago Sun-Times.
Elephants by Kricfalusi
Blackwing Diaries has posted some interesting John K. drawings of elephants which I hadn’t seen before. According to Jenny’s blog, these …
Why I Like Animation
People ask me on occasion why I like animation. It’s a difficult question to answer, and one that I’ve rarely (if ever) answered to my …
CARTOON BREW FILM OF THE WEEK: TIM TOM
I first saw this film back at SIGGRAPH 2003 so it’s not exactly new. But the film has stuck with me, and it holds up quite well. Now that …
Plympton vs. Gondry vs. Jittlov
Forget the whole Plympton vs. Gondry flap on the Kanye West video. Today, it’s Michel Gondry vs. Mike Jittlov. I received an email from …
JOHN CANEMAKER, JOHN CANEMAKER
If you live in Southern California you have two unique opportunities to meet animator and animation historian John Canemaker this week. …
FPS MAGAZINE #6 NOW ONLINE
Brew readers will enjoy the latest issue of FPS magazine (#6), edited by Emru Townsend. The latest issue of the on-line publication has …
NEGADON, THE MONSTER FROM MARS
There’s a new independent 25-minute CGI short from Japan called NEGADON, THE MONSTER FROM MARS, directed by Jun Awazu at Studio Magara. …
MAE QUESTEL INTERVIEW
Not the greatest interview but it’s short – and fun to listen to. Mae Questel (Betty Boop, Olive Oyl, Little Audrey, et al) recorded at a …
Plympton vs. Gondry
Remember a couple months back when Kanye West commissioned two music videos for the same song? One was from Bill Plympton, the other from …
A NEW TOM & JERRY
I highly recommend you catch the world premiere of Joe Barbera’s latest Tom & Jerry cartoon, THE KARATEGUARD, at 9pm Friday January 27th …
A Call for Web Designers
The call has been answered. Thanks!I did this a while back for another project I was working on, and I received some really good leads, …
MEET BRUCE TIMM
A one-night tribute to Bruce Timm will be mounted at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday January 29th at 6pm. Clips from Timm’s …
Unseen Animated Features
Wanna see a new animated movie voiced by Paul Giamatti, Brad Garrett, Sean Astin and Evan Rachel Wood? Then get yourself over to Belgium, …
WILLIAM STURM
Your history lesson for today: William Sturm (1906-1981) was a noted 20s-30s Fleischer artist and 40s Disney animator who later drew …
Blast 9: The Saga Continues
Last October I proudly announced that I had started working full-time on the oft-delayed ANIMATION BLAST #9. Well, that lasted a good …
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