Fine Weekend Reading
Taylor Jessen points out THIS PIECE that he wrote for the 20th anniversary of the animated feature TWICE UPON A TIME. His much longer …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Why CG Humans Look Creepy
Interesting SLATE article that discusses why realistic CG humans often look creepy in video games. What the author is saying could also …
How A Legendary Disney Songwriter Pushed Andreas Deja To Make His Directorial Debut With ‘Mushka’
‘Mushka’ was little more than an idea when a lunch reunion with Richard Sherman inspired Deja to bring that concept to life.
Animation Done Well
What did Dominique Monfery, the French director of the short film DESTINO, do after Disney shuttered its French animation studio (Disney …
CONTEST WINNERS
This morning we held a trivia contest in which the first five winners (Marc Crisafulli, Joe Queen, Chad Erekson and Jay Smith and Josh …
Set the TIVO
Turner Classic Movies is without contest my favorite cable channel so it’s a pity that I rarely have reason to plug them here on Cartoon …
BAKSHI’S SPIDER-MAN
Ralph Bakshi discusses his role with the 1960’s SPIDER-MAN TV cartoons in the Toronto Globe and Mail.
CUTTING EDGE CLASSICS
Shout Factory has released a second set of animated shorts from the Spike & Mike Festival archives,
Arthur De Pins
Here’s a name to start watching closely. I mentioned in my Annecy Festival report a few weeks back that De Pins’ funny and stylish …
MY LITTLE WORLD Presentation
Tomorrow evening, June 30th, the Animation Co-op will present the program “Mike Nguyen on MY LITTLE WORLD.” Animator/director Nguyen will …
SELICK & BURTON ARE BACK
Henry Selick has big plans for Will Vinton Studios. Five films are being developed – but first up, Tim Burton’s THE CORPSE BRIDE.Johnny …
The 2D Expo: Flash Panel Wrap-up
I was planning to post a summary of the Flash & TV Animation panel that I moderated a few days ago at ASIFA-Hollywood’s 2D Expo, but …
ANIMATED IN IOWA
If you live in Iowa, or are planning to drive through it during the next month – check this out: “From Mickey to the Grinch – Art of the …
FELIX AT THE FAIR
Brew reader Chris Merritt has posted this gallery of vintage Felix the Cat merchandise pictures:”I’ve been doing a lot of research on old …
2-D EXPO WAS GREAT!
Just walked in the door from all day at Asifa-Hollywood’s first 2-D Expo.It was a blast – and for us, a big success. I just want to thank …
2-D EXPO! 2-D EXPO! 2-D EXPO!
This is a re-post and update on the Asifa-Hollywood 2-D EXPO which Amid and I will participate in tomorrow, Saturday, June 26th, in …
Annecy Snapshots
Wow, here’s a HUGE LOAD OF PHOTOS from this year’s Annecy Animation Festival. They’re courtesy of Joseph Gilland, a fine chap who I hung …
GO! SPEED RACER GO!
Excerpted from today’s Daily Variety:”DodgeBall” star Vince Vaughn has gotten Warner Bros. revved up again about “Speed Racer,” a live- …
Mike Judge Speaks
Nice new interview with Mike Judge HERE.
Worth a Read
Two interesting articles at AWN.com. First, a very useful SURVEY by Chris Robinson that asks independent animators a simple, yet crucial, …
Garfield Wants You To Live
Will Campbell has a funny story at blogging.la about working with the late Lorenzo Music, the animated voice of GARFIELD, at a suicide …
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