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.
Old Brew CHANNEL FREDERATOR by Jerry Beck Monday October 31, 2005 8:24 am Today Fred Seibert launches Channel Frederator, the world’sfirst cartoon video podcast, established to distribute …
Old Brew CANEMAKER ON BOTH COASTS by Jerry Beck Monday October 31, 2005 7:56 am John Canemaker will give lectures and screenings in both NewYork and Los Angeles to celebrate the revised edition of his
Old Brew JOBS CONSIDERS SELLING PIXAR – TO DISNEY? by Jerry Beck Monday October 31, 2005 6:42 am Trick or treat?Got $5 billion plus? Pixar may be for sale. It’sthe perfect gift for the media conglomerate that has everything!
Old Brew Uh Oh… by Jerry Beck Sunday October 30, 2005 9:57 pm A negative review of CHICKEN LITTLE in today’s
Old Brew KRAZY SATURDAY by Jerry Beck Saturday October 29, 2005 12:01 am Just a quick reminder that if you have any interest in thehistory of animation – and if you happen to be in Southern …
Old Brew Bill Peet Caricatures by Amid Amidi Thursday October 27, 2005 5:12 am Here’s a page of wonderful and inspiring caricatures by masterDisney story artist Bill Peet (1915-2002). Peet re-imagined …
Old Brew Is there a doctor in the house? by Amid Amidi Wednesday October 26, 2005 2:31 am Six animators at Pixar have banded together to start a (welltitled) blog named Spline Doctors. Besides animating, all these …
Old Brew TCM TO SCREEN MIYAZAKI by Jerry Beck Monday October 24, 2005 7:32 am ICv2.com is reporting that Turner Classic Movies will be running nine Miyazaki films in January 2006. This is the package of …