Old Brew GIMMIE GIMMIE OCTOPUS by Jerry Beck Saturday March 18, 2006 11:18 am ASIFA-San Francisco president Karl Cohen sent me this link (also featured on BoingBoing the other day) to what may be the …
Animators Charles Solomon on Talky Cartoons by Amid Amidi Saturday March 18, 2006 7:37 am One of my biggest grievances against contemporary animation isthat characters won’t shut up. Too often in American …
Old Brew SPEEDY RACES VOLKSWAGEN by Jerry Beck Friday March 17, 2006 2:15 pm Speedy Gonzales may have been banned (at one time) from theCartoon Network, but he’s never been more in demand by the …
Animators Letterman by Amid Amidi Friday March 17, 2006 8:16 am Michael Sporn had the great luck of breaking into the animationindustry at John and Faith Hubley’s studio, Storyboard, in …
Old Brew CARTOONS IN TRIBECA by Jerry Beck Thursday March 16, 2006 11:07 am The prestigious Tribeca film festival is spotlightingindependent animation from the Big Apple. Included are the world …
Old Brew Grillo’s Inspiration by Amid Amidi Thursday March 16, 2006 7:36 am Master animator and artist Oscar Grillo has started a new blogdevoted specifically to drawings, paintings and other things …
Animators My Book Has a Cover by Amid Amidi Thursday March 16, 2006 5:36 am As folks may recall, I put out a call for help last Decemberasking readers to offer their suggestions on the cover for my …
Old Brew Setting the Record Straight? by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 15, 2006 8:06 am If you’re not reading John K.’s new blog, you’re missing one ofthe most entertaining animation blogs on the Internet. John’s …
Old Brew The Glamorous Lives of Pixar Directors by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 15, 2006 6:31 am Just another night on the town for John “Pimp Daddy” Lasseter.
Anime Eiko Tanaka Interview by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 15, 2006 5:51 am MIDNIGHT EYE has this interview with Eiko Tanaka, co-founder and president of Japan’s Studio 4°C, the company that …
Animators OVER THE HEDGE Better Than Its Trailer? by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 15, 2006 5:48 am “The Over the Hedge trailer is horrible,” says Jim Hull. Heshould know since he worked on the film. Jim has an interesting …
Animators FIRST FLIGHT by Jerry Beck Tuesday March 14, 2006 5:40 pm I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you,Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the …
Old Brew THE SOCIETY OF ANIMATION STUDIES by Jerry Beck Tuesday March 14, 2006 10:02 am The 18th Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas, at Trinity University from July …
Old Brew SYLVESTER THE JESTER by Jerry Beck Tuesday March 14, 2006 9:42 am Our friend Paul Dini informs us of a performance in Hollywoodthis Friday of human cartoon, Sylvester the Jester (aka Danny …
Animators JOT by Amid Amidi Tuesday March 14, 2006 1:02 am Animator Nate Pacheco has posted two must-see episodes of theearly-1960s cartoon series JOT. He calls it one of his biggest …