Old Brew South Africa’s First Big Screen Cartoon by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 8, 2005 8:18 am South Africa recently released its first live-action teen comedy STRAIGHT OUTTA BENONI, and the opening and end credits were …
Old Brew DEREK LAMB R.I.P. by Jerry Beck Monday November 7, 2005 11:57 am Janet Perlman reports:I have some very sad news. Derek passedaway last night, after having had cancer for a number of years. …
Old Brew KIA Spots by Pete Fowler and Passion by Amid Amidi Monday November 7, 2005 12:42 am These two Kia car commercials (bottom of the page) are from awhile back, but I hadn’t seen them before and think they’re …
Old Brew KIMBA THE WHITE LION by Jerry Beck Saturday November 5, 2005 10:04 am Next Thursday, November 10th, ASIFA-Hollywood is staging atribute to the pioneering anime series KIMBA THE WHITE LION at …
Old Brew Jamiroquai’s (Don’t) Give Hate A Chance by Amid Amidi Friday November 4, 2005 3:13 am Jamiroquai’s first-ever animated music video is an old-schooltribute to Osvaldo Cavandoli’s LA LINEA mixed up with mo-cap …
Old Brew ACADEMY EXAMINES LIVE ACTION & ANIMATION by Jerry Beck Thursday November 3, 2005 7:58 am With the recent SCOOBY DOO movies and the upcoming KING KONGremake, combining live action and animation has certainly come a …
Old Brew JANET KLEIN by Jerry Beck Wednesday November 2, 2005 12:14 pm As usual on the first Thursday of every month, I’ll be showingseveral 16mm films at the Steve Allen Theatre (at 4773 …
Old Brew Insanely Twisted Shadow Puppets by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 1, 2005 10:45 pm The ever-innovative Michel Gagné has posted the twelveINSANELY TWISTED SHADOW PUPPETS interstitials and bumpers that …
Old Brew A Response to the LA TIMES by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 1, 2005 10:11 pm Canadian cartoonist German Shible offers an eloquent visualresponse to TV critic Robert Lloyd’s clueless piece in the LA …
Old Brew Welcome to Cartoon Modern by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 1, 2005 1:23 am Today I’m launching a new blog, Cartoon Modern, dedicated solely to 1950s animation design. It is a supplement to my …
Old Brew Bugs Bunny vs. America by Amid Amidi Monday October 31, 2005 11:39 pm Jaime Weinman has posted some thoughtful insights on the BugsBunny films of Bob McKimson, and specifically REBEL RABBIT …
Old Brew Cartoons Get No Respect in LA TIMES by Amid Amidi Monday October 31, 2005 9:32 pm There was an article by TV critic Robert Lloyd in last Sunday’sLA TIMES about the upcoming BOONDOCKS animated series on …
Old Brew Chicken Little Belittled by Amid Amidi Monday October 31, 2005 4:37 pm SLANT MAGAZINE’s review of CHICKEN LITTLE begins: A better name for Chicken Little might have been My First Spielberg Movie …
Old Brew The Boy, The Beer and the Bus by Amid Amidi Monday October 31, 2005 4:20 pm What better way to document a film festival than to make a filmabout it? That’s exactly what Rita Street’s friend, Gayle …
Old Brew HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OLLIE! by Jerry Beck Monday October 31, 2005 3:11 pm Ollie Johnston is 93 today. Congratulations.