Shorts Peter and the Wolf by Suzie Templeton by Amid Amidi Monday January 21, 2008 7:10 am Suzie Templeton’s contemporary stop motion retelling of Peterand the Wolf can be seen below in three parts. As we reported …
Disney The Salaries of Disney Execs by Amid Amidi Monday January 21, 2008 3:20 am While Disney artists bring their imaginations to life throughanimation, Disney executives are living a lifestyle that …
Cartoon Culture Patapon by Amid Amidi Monday January 21, 2008 12:26 am If I had a Sony PSP (or played video games for that matter), I’d be looking forward to the February release of Patapon, a …
Comics Brevity by Guy and Rodd by Jerry Beck Saturday January 19, 2008 3:00 pm A recently published panel cartoon by Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry. (Thanks, Steve Segal)
Cartoon Culture Allan Melvin (1922-2008) by Jerry Beck Saturday January 19, 2008 8:00 am Character actor Allan Melvin – the voice of Magilla Gorilla -has passed away at age 84. He provided numerous voices for …
Cartoon Culture Cartoons and Brew by Jerry Beck Saturday January 19, 2008 12:05 am Animator Dan Meth is hosting his second annual Drinking andDrawing event in both New York City and Portland Oregon next …
Ideas/Commentary The Hard Lessons of Kwicky Koala by Amid Amidi Friday January 18, 2008 11:40 am There are certain details of animation history that have alwaysbothered me. For example, how did Tex Avery, arguably the …
Books Cereal:Geek / Arf Forum by Jerry Beck Friday January 18, 2008 9:00 am I’m way overdue in posting, plugging and praising these two fine publications. In this day and age of blogs and dedicated …
Ideas/Commentary Gene Deitch On Motion/Performance Capture by Amid Amidi Friday January 18, 2008 7:30 am Serving as an appropriate complement to this earlier piece onCartoon Brew, animation legend Gene Deitch has written a piece …
Site News New Advertising Option on Cartoon Brew by brewmasters Friday January 18, 2008 12:04 am We are happy to announce that Cartoon Brew is now accepting adsfrom third-party advertisers (in other words, you) in our …
Disney Re-Examining Mary Blair by Amid Amidi Thursday January 17, 2008 11:23 am Folks in and around the Bay Area should make a point to checkout the “The Art and Flair of Mary Blair” exhibition which …
Feature Film Help Nina Paley Complete Sita Sings the Blues by Amid Amidi Thursday January 17, 2008 4:41 am Nina Paley’s offbeat indie animated feature Sita Sings The Blues recently was accepted into the prestigious 58th annual …
Shorts Animating The Chicago Spire by Amid Amidi Thursday January 17, 2008 3:37 am The Chicago Spire, a building designed by superstar architectSantiago Calatrava, is poised to become North America’s tallest …
Disney Anton Ego Plush Doll by Jerry Beck Thursday January 17, 2008 1:05 am As a follow up to my previous post on plush dolls (and I promise this will be the last one for the time being), I just found …
Feature Film Academy ignores animation for Best Foreign Film by Jerry Beck Wednesday January 16, 2008 12:00 pm Is anyone surprised that Persepolis wasn’t nominated for theBest Foreign Language Film Oscar? No foreign animated film …