Cartoon Culture Dad of “Simpsons” Creator Matt Groening Was a Filmmaker Too by Amid Amidi Sunday February 6, 2011 11:44 am Basic Brown Basic Blue (1969) is a recently unearthed short film directed by Homer Groening, the father of Matt Groening, …
Shorts “At the Opera” by Juan Pablo Zaramella by Amid Amidi Sunday February 6, 2011 10:06 am A perfectly short short: At the Opera from Buenos Aires-basedJuan Pablo Zaramella:
Events “How To Train Your Dragon” Sweeps Annie Awards by Jerry Beck Saturday February 5, 2011 9:50 pm Dreamworks’s How To Train Your Dragon swept the top honors atthe 38th Annual Annie Awards ceremony tonight at UCLA’s …
Animators “BOOBatary” by Leah Shore by Jerry Beck Saturday February 5, 2011 7:00 pm Something for your Saturday night viewing pleasure: Leah Shore’s new film, BOOBatary. Says Ms. Shore: “I just wanted to …
Comics The Sunday Funnies by Jerry Beck Saturday February 5, 2011 3:00 pm A monthly roundup of comic strips that made reference toanimated cartoon characters. Click thumbnails below to read an …
TV “Yoohoo and Friends” by Jerry Beck Saturday February 5, 2011 12:05 am Is this for real? Apparently it is — and it was createdby David Feiss (Cow & Chicken, I Am Weasel). Flava Flav as a …
Cartoon Culture Guillermo and Jeffrey Like Each Other So Far by Amid Amidi Friday February 4, 2011 10:29 am Last night at the Lakers game, Guillermo del Toro hung out withJeffrey Katzenberg. I guess this can be taken as a sign that …
Shorts “Catatonic” by Einar Baldvin by Amid Amidi Friday February 4, 2011 10:18 am Einar Baldvin created Catatonic as his thesis film for theCalArts Experimental Animation program. The film combines …
Site News SITE NEWS: Regular updates on CB Biz now by brewmasters Friday February 4, 2011 9:46 am The CB Biz section is now being updated regularly with newsreleases from around the industry. Email PR (AT) CARTOONBREW …
Events Len Lye Exhibit in Birmingham by Amid Amidi Friday February 4, 2011 7:28 am Only two more weeks to catch the Len Lye exhibition at the IkonGallery in Birmingham, England. The exhibit, “Len Lye: The …
Feature Film Hanna Barbera’s Lost “Rock Odyssey” by Jerry Beck Friday February 4, 2011 6:20 am Michael Sporn led me to a new blog by Frank Forte solely devoted to Hanna-Barbera’s oddest and rarest production: Rock …
Cartoon Culture Buy Al Hirschfeld’s Pink Manhattan Townhouse by Amid Amidi Thursday February 3, 2011 10:42 am If you missed purchasing Mary Blair’s house and Ward Kimball’shouse, don’t fret. The Wall Street Journal reports that …
Pixar Happy 25th Birthday, Pixar by Amid Amidi Thursday February 3, 2011 9:50 am Happy birthday to Pixar, which turns 25 years old today. Hard to believe it’s been that long, but it was on February 3, 1986 …
Events Puck, The Smallest Animation Cinema on Earth Is Back by Amid Amidi Thursday February 3, 2011 8:01 am The charming Puck Cinema Caravana is back for a new season. Theinvention of Spanish animator Carles Porta, the mobile Puck …
Student Now THIS Is How You Make a Demo Reel by Amid Amidi Wednesday February 2, 2011 11:06 pm We don’t typically post CG demo reels, but this one by Donoreally stands out from the pack. It even earned the attention of …