Feature Film $9.99, Delgo and Dragon Hunters open today by Jerry Beck Friday December 12, 2008 1:30 am Big animation day in L.A. – three (count ‘em, three) animatedfeatures open to qualify for an Oscar nomination: • …
Internet/Blogs Google Magazine Search by Jerry Beck Thursday December 11, 2008 1:45 pm Check out this great article on Hanna Barbera from the September 1960 issue from Popular Mechanics (that’s Carlo Vinci above …
Feature Film Golden Globe nominations by Jerry Beck Thursday December 11, 2008 10:30 am The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (aka a group ofanonymous journalists who cover Hollywood for international …
Ideas/Commentary Cartoon Brew 2008 Favorites: Jerry’s Picks by Jerry Beck Thursday December 11, 2008 12:05 am Favorites of 2008? Cartoon Brew co-editor Amid certainly choseseveral that could have/would have made the top of my list. …
Business Adobe vs Toon Boom by Amid Amidi Wednesday December 10, 2008 9:30 pm There’s a war brewing in the animation software world andCartoon Brew is right in the thick of it. In fact, I only became …
Ideas/Commentary Cartoon Brew 2008 Favorites: Amid’s Picks by Amid Amidi Wednesday December 10, 2008 5:09 am This is the time of year that news and media organizations begin the avalanche of annual “best of” lists and the like. The …
3-D More on Beauty and the Beast 3D by Amid Amidi Wednesday December 10, 2008 3:21 am Disney is prepping Beauty and the Beast for a 3D release in2010. Producer Don Hahn spoke to SlashFilm.com about why and how …
Feature Film Raggedy Ann pencil test by Jerry Beck Wednesday December 10, 2008 2:26 am Sorry this is a bit hard to see, but it’s an early pencil testof Tissa David’s “Candy Hearts” sequence from Richard Williams …
Feature Film L.A. Critics say Wall•E Best Film of the Year by Jerry Beck Tuesday December 9, 2008 4:21 pm Variety is reporting that the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. has named Disney/Pixar’s “Wall-E” its best picture of the year, …
Cartoon Culture The Flinstones on Broadway by Jerry Beck Tuesday December 9, 2008 1:30 pm And you thought the live action movies were the end of it? Think again! I don’t know how I missed this news item buried …
Books A Century of Stop-Motion Animation by Amid Amidi Tuesday December 9, 2008 11:17 am Has anybody gotten their hands on this book yet? A Century ofStop-Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman is co-authored by …
Music Videos Sour Videos by Jerry Beck Tuesday December 9, 2008 10:00 am This isn’t new, but I feel the videos from the Japanese pop band Sour are certainly worthy of Brew attention. Hangetsu, …
Cartoon Culture Cartoon Sushi by Amid Amidi Tuesday December 9, 2008 8:28 am No, we’re not referring to MTV’s old animation show; this isreal cartoon sushi. Anna the Red creates aesthetically …
Animators Oliver Postgate, RIP by Amid Amidi Tuesday December 9, 2008 5:23 am The BBC reports that British animator and TV show creator Oliver Postgate has passed away at age 83. He’s responsible for TV …
Site News Cartoon Brew TV: Adventures in Broccoli by Amid Amidi Tuesday December 9, 2008 12:16 am It’s our 13th episode and we’ve got Adventures in Broccoli, a2008 Pratt graduation film created by Dan Mountain. It’s a …