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TODAY’S OPUS

by Jerry Beck   Sunday April 10, 2005   7:56 pm

I don’t know if anyone else noticed today’s OPUS strip by
Berkeley Breathed – but it certainly caught my eye. (If anyone …

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Gene Hazelton, R.I.P.

by Amid Amidi   Sunday April 10, 2005   11:42 am

Animation designer/comic strip artist Gene Hazelton passed away
last Wednesday at age 85. For a thoughtful account of Gene’s …

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Weekend Thought

by Amid Amidi   Saturday April 9, 2005   7:26 am

Here’s a quote from a 1954 interview with UPA background
painter/experimental filmmaker Jules Engel. Though the Hollywood …

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CLAMPETT’S TWEETY

by Jerry Beck   Friday April 8, 2005   10:43 am

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DVNR: When Cartoon Restoration Goes Bad

by Amid Amidi   Friday April 8, 2005   3:00 am

There’s been a lot of griping and grousing recently on animation
message boards (HERE, HERE and HERE) about DVNR. What’s that …

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Brew 1000

by brewmasters   Thursday April 7, 2005   8:51 am

Our 1000th post on Cartoon Brew! It took us just over a year to
reach this mark. A huge thanks to all of our readers who …

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Kartoon Kocktail

by Amid Amidi   Wednesday April 6, 2005   3:32 pm

This sounds like a fun Bay Area event taking place this Friday,
April 8: Kartoon Kocktail 2005 is the second annual …

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Flight 2

by Amid Amidi   Wednesday April 6, 2005   8:28 am

FLIGHT 2 debuts this weekend at the Alternative Press Expo (APE)
in San Francisco. FLIGHT is, in short, one of the most …

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Bring me the bandwidth of Charlie Brown

by Amid Amidi   Wednesday April 6, 2005   5:33 am

Animehell.org, the host of Jim Reardon’s student film BRING ME
THE HEAD OF CHARLIE BROWN (originally linked HERE) had to take …

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OH YEAH! CARTOONS

by Jerry Beck   Wednesday April 6, 2005   12:17 am

Heads up all you creative types: Frederator Studios is calling
for new submissions for a fourth season of Oh Yeah! Cartoons …

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PIXAR! PIXAR! PIXAR!

by Jerry Beck   Tuesday April 5, 2005   11:17 pm

Brad Bird will be on Fresh Air with Terry Gross Wednesday, April
6th.Meanwhile, Dateline: Hollywood bets Pixar will sign up …

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JANET KLEIN

by Jerry Beck   Tuesday April 5, 2005   11:05 pm

Yessir, it’s that time again – the monthly plug for my
cartoon/short musical 16mm film show, as opening act for the …

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The Girls Productions

by Amid Amidi   Monday April 4, 2005   8:15 pm

The Girls Productions is a new animation company founded by
illustrator/painter Amanda Visell and writer Michelle Valigura. …

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Bring Me the head of Charlie Brown

by Amid Amidi   Monday April 4, 2005   2:01 am

BRING ME THE HEAD OF CHARLIE BROWN is an amusing late-’80s
student film parodying the Charlie Brown animated specials. When …

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POwerpuff Girls Z

by Amid Amidi   Monday April 4, 2005   1:45 am

From the “Isn’t This Incestuous Dep’t.”: At the recent Tokyo
Animation Fair, Toei Animation, Aniplex and Cartoon Network …