Shorts Yulia by Antoine Arditti by Amid Amidi Monday March 1, 2010 4:19 am I saw Yulia in Annecy last year, and now everybody can view itonline at the filmmaker’s website AntoineArditti.com …
Cartoon Culture Man arrested for posting Dreamworks billboard in Hollywood by Jerry Beck Sunday February 28, 2010 6:30 pm Dreamworks’ How To Train Your Dragon got a little unintendedpublicity this weekend in Hollywood. A man alleged to have put …
Comics The Sunday Funnies (2/28/10) by Jerry Beck Sunday February 28, 2010 12:05 am From the top: Brewster Rockit (2/26/10) by Tim Rickard, and TheArgyle Sweater (2/27/10) by Scott Hilburn. (Thanks to our …
Books Spongebob Little Golden Book by Jerry Beck Saturday February 27, 2010 12:05 am Regular Brew readers are aware that I collect old Little GoldenBooks relating to animation and have frequently mentioned my …
Feature Film Bird Idol by Jerry Beck Friday February 26, 2010 10:30 am If you thought this week’s Speedy Gonzales news was bad…Warner Bros. has now teamed with Bollywood to create Bird …
Books A Free Animation Book Idea For You by Amid Amidi Friday February 26, 2010 4:01 am Concept art from John Hubley’s Finian’s Rainbow This repostof John Canemaker’s article about John Hubley’s unproduced …
Events Cartoons in Cinemascope by Jerry Beck Friday February 26, 2010 12:05 am Next Tuesday, at my usual monthly screening at The Silent MovieTheater, I’ll be running a great selection of 1950s cartoons …
Shorts Animated Review of Avatar by Amid Amidi Thursday February 25, 2010 3:01 pm Nobody’s come forward to claim responsibility for this elaborate animated review of Avatar. I particularly like how they …
Animators Bob Peterson Talks Dogs and Dug by Amid Amidi Thursday February 25, 2010 4:18 am Bob Peterson, the co-director of UP and voice of Dug, isinterviewed by Glenn Close about his affection for dogs. He …
Animators Rudy Larriva (1916-2010) by Jerry Beck Wednesday February 24, 2010 7:00 pm Variety is reporting that veteran Warner Bros. director RudyLarriva passed away last Friday Feb. 19 in Irvine, Calif. He was …
Events Beyond Yellow by Jerry Beck Wednesday February 24, 2010 3:00 pm The Animation Guild is hosting its second-ever art opening atits new Gallery 839, on Friday, March 5th, from 6 pm to 9 pm. …
Feature Film Clips and Reviews of Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist by Amid Amidi Wednesday February 24, 2010 9:44 am Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist easily tops my list for mostanticipated animated feature of 2010 (sorry Tangled). The film …
Events ASIFA-East Animation Festival Entry Deadline by Amid Amidi Wednesday February 24, 2010 9:03 am The deadline to enter ASIFA-East’s 41st Annual AnimationFestival is Monday, March 1. Entry forms are available on the …
CGI George Lopez to voice Speedy Gonzales in live action/CG movie by Jerry Beck Wednesday February 24, 2010 8:30 am From the story in today’s Hollywood Reporter:”We wanted to makesure that it was not the Speedy of the 1950s — the racist …
Ideas/Commentary James Cameron: “I’m not interested in being an animator” by Amid Amidi Tuesday February 23, 2010 11:56 pm In last week’s LA Times, James Cameron continued to assert hisposition that Avatar isn’t animation, though at least he’s …