Old Brew Alfred J. Kwak by Amid Amidi Wednesday October 20, 2004 7:13 am I had the pleasure of meeting Harald Siepermann at Annecyearlier this year. He’s another one of those incredible …
Old Brew Cheap Laffs by Amid Amidi Wednesday October 20, 2004 6:52 am Miniature babies in celluloid peanuts, whoopee cushions andvibrating eyes. Cartoonist Mark Newgarden will be speaking about …
Old Brew Saturday Morning Stroll by Jerry Beck Wednesday October 20, 2004 4:41 am Saturday, July 31, 2004_________________________ Even thoughI’ve been here eighteen days (Christ, is that all? It seems …
Old Brew A Little Abstraction by Amid Amidi Tuesday October 19, 2004 12:54 am It’s not often that a trailer for an abstract/non-narrativeanimated short interests me enough to want to write about it, …
Old Brew INCREDIBLES WRAP PARTY Reports by Amid Amidi Monday October 18, 2004 10:12 pm Here’s a few journal comments from various Pixarians whoattended THE INCREDIBLES wrap party a couple weeks …
Old Brew Reykjavik Gourmet by Jerry Beck Monday October 18, 2004 6:06 pm Thursday, July 29, 2004_________________________ The alertreader will once again notice that six days have passed since my …
Old Brew Monday Inspiration by Amid Amidi Monday October 18, 2004 1:33 am A model sheet from the “All the Cats Join In” sequence ofDisney’s MAKE MINE MUSIC (1946). Drawings are likely by Freddie …
Old Brew Appreciating Hirschfeld by Amid Amidi Monday October 18, 2004 1:32 am Here’s a nice appreciation of caricaturist Al Hirschfeld written by fellow cartoonist Bob Staake. (via Shane Glines)
Old Brew THE CANEMAKER COLLECTION by Jerry Beck Sunday October 17, 2004 7:32 pm Attention – animation scholars, researchers, writers, students,and fans:Check out the revised Finder’s Guide for the John …
Old Brew Notes from Iceland by Jerry Beck Sunday October 17, 2004 5:03 pm Saturday, July 24, 2004_________________________ Afterhastily scribbling an alibi I hook up with Mark and Cole to grab …
Old Brew Gumby Documentary Tomorrow by Amid Amidi Friday October 15, 2004 8:45 pm GUMBY DHARMA is a new documentary about Gumby creator ArtClokey. It’s directed by Robina Marchesi, with new animation by …
Old Brew DREW CAREY’S GREEN SCREEN by Jerry Beck Friday October 15, 2004 9:00 am We are overdue in mentioning Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show.It’s been on for two weeks now (Thursday nights at 8:30pm on The …
Old Brew Just A couple of Oreb Drawings by Amid Amidi Thursday October 14, 2004 3:16 am I saw this drawing by Tom Oreb (character stylist on SLEEPINGBEAUTY and TOOT, WHISTLE PLUNK & BOOM) for the first time …
Old Brew Pixar and The Uncanny Valley by Amid Amidi Thursday October 14, 2004 1:06 am I stumbled across an interesting blog post over atRobotJohnny.com that again mentions the “Uncanny Valley” theory …
Old Brew This Holiday Season give your family nightmares by Amid Amidi Wednesday October 13, 2004 11:45 pm ‘Nuff said.