Events Who’s Going to Ottawa? by brewmasters Wednesday October 20, 2010 11:02 am This week Cartoon Brew is traveling to the enchanted land ofCanada, home of Officer Bubbles and many other magical …
Ideas/Commentary The End of the Creator-Driven Era in TV Animation by Amid Amidi Tuesday October 19, 2010 10:34 am The Hub, a network owned partly by toy company Hasbro, launcheda little over a week ago with new animated series including …
Feature Film Brenda Chapman No Longer Directing Pixar's "Brave" by brewmasters Monday October 18, 2010 1:54 pm Crazy rumors floating into our offices this afternoon fromreliable sources. We hear that Brenda Chapman, the first woman …
Classic Animation Ads by Jerry Beck Monday October 18, 2010 12:30 pm John McElwee’s movie blog is always a must-read if you are alover of classic movies. He’s done several vital posts about …
Classic Columbia Classics by Jerry Beck Monday October 18, 2010 9:00 am Following in the footsteps of Warner Home Video and UniversalPictures, Sony has started a new Columbia Classics archive …
Bad Ideas Toronto Cop Sues YouTube Because He Doesn’t Like Animation by Amid Amidi Sunday October 17, 2010 5:19 pm Constable Adam Josephs, whose nickname has become “OfficerBubbles” after he was filmed harassing and threatening a woman …
Comics The Sunday Funnies (10/17/10) by Jerry Beck Sunday October 17, 2010 12:05 am Rhymes With Orange (10/14) by Hilary Price; Sally Forth (10/13)by Francesco Marciuliano and Craig MacIntosh, created by Greg …
Disney Will nothing STOP Robert Zemeckis? by Jerry Beck Saturday October 16, 2010 4:00 pm Disney’s second animated release of 2011 (following Gnomeo andJuliet) will be the latest Robert Zemeckis/Imagemovers film, …
Books Weekend Brew Review by Jerry Beck Saturday October 16, 2010 9:00 am For some unknown reason, people are always asking me for adviceon pitching a series or getting a job in animation. If I knew …
Shorts “The Big Winner” by Greg Sharp by Amid Amidi Friday October 15, 2010 10:57 pm Last month I wrote about a new studio in Melbourne called Rubber House which I thought was doing some fun and creative drawn …
Shorts “Playing With Light” by Louis Thomas and Theo Guignard by Jerry Beck Friday October 15, 2010 1:00 pm So what did you do on your summer vacation? Louis Thomas, asecond year animation student from Gobelins, made Playing With …
TV Superb Episode of “Adventure Time” Leads Off 2nd Season by Amid Amidi Thursday October 14, 2010 6:01 pm “It Came from the Nightosphere!” is an exceptional episode ofCartoon Network’s Adventure Time that combines inventive …
Shorts “Pillow Peter” by Nigel Clark by brewmasters Thursday October 14, 2010 1:32 pm Pillow Peter is a junior year film made by Nigel Clark at theSchool of Visual Arts in New York. It’s an eccentrically drawn …
Classic Lost Disney “Laugh-O-Grams” at MoMA by Jerry Beck Thursday October 14, 2010 1:00 pm I’m not sure even Disney knows about this… Thanks to animation historians David Gerstein and Cole Johnson, The Museum of …
Pixar Toy Grit by Jerry Beck Thursday October 14, 2010 10:30 am A clever mash-up of Toy Story 3 visuals and dialogue from theupcoming Coen Brothers’ True Grit. (Thanks, Gary Meyer)