Old Brew HE-MAN GETS A MAKE-OVER by Jerry Beck Thursday April 8, 2004 9:42 am From an MTV press release:On May 17th, the animated comedyseries “Ill-ustrated” will return to VH1. The half-hour series …
Old Brew ASIFA’S VIRTUAL ARCHIVE by Jerry Beck Wednesday April 7, 2004 5:37 pm The International Animated Film Society (aka ASIFA-Hollywood)has embarked on an ambitious project to expand the offerings of …
Old Brew DISNEY CLOSES JAPANESE STUDIO by Jerry Beck Wednesday April 7, 2004 12:28 pm As part of their worldwide effort to kill traditional hand drawn animation, Disney will fire its Japanese animators in June. …
Old Brew KILL BILL ANIME PREQUEL by Jerry Beck Wednesday April 7, 2004 5:54 am According to Internal Correspondence Vol. 2 (aka ICv.2) QuentinTarantino is planning to write and produce an anime feature …
Old Brew Proof That There’s No Greek Cartoon God by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 7, 2004 12:39 am Last night, during one of Lewis Black’s rants on THE DAILY SHOW, he did a great bit on the two deformed lumps that are serving …
Old Brew DOWNLOAD JAY WARD, UPA & HARVEYTOONS by Jerry Beck Tuesday April 6, 2004 7:31 am Movielink, the broadband video-on-demand service, announcedtoday it has launched a new “Cartoon Classics” section on its …
Old Brew DISNEY’S LAST DUD? by Jerry Beck Tuesday April 6, 2004 7:11 am Financial website Motley Fool has posted this editorial by RickAristotle Munarriz, which asks “Remember when Disney’s golden …
Old Brew The Next Big Thing… by Amid Amidi Tuesday April 6, 2004 5:59 am MUCHA LUCHA! creators Eddie Mort and Lili Chin have figured outwhat the next big trend in animation will be: Christian …
Old Brew The Death Of Hand-Drawn Animation (Again) by Amid Amidi Tuesday April 6, 2004 5:42 am SaveDisney.com has posted a fine new editorial by animatorMerlin Jones (a pseudonym obviously) who writes about how this …
Old Brew ASTRO BOY MONEY by Jerry Beck Tuesday April 6, 2004 12:03 am You’ve heard of Disney Dollars?In Japan, it’s AstroBucks!Tokyo’s Takadanobaba district will start using Astro Boy …
Old Brew At least he’s still pink by Amid Amidi Monday April 5, 2004 1:05 pm MGM apparently decided that the best way to celebrate PinkPanther’s 40th anniversary was to hire pop illustrator Shag to …
Old Brew The Making of Fritz the Cat by Amid Amidi Monday April 5, 2004 12:21 am Mike Barrier has posted the first part of a very long 1972article about Ralph Bakshi and the production of his first …
Old Brew EBAY FIND by Jerry Beck Sunday April 4, 2004 10:57 pm I’m not sure this is worth $60, but it sure is cool. A 1952letter from MGM Cartoon producer Fred Quimby, on nifty MGM Tom & …
Old Brew TODAY’S ANIMATED FEATURES by Jerry Beck Friday April 2, 2004 5:45 am It’s a big day in Los Angeles, as two oddball 2-D animatedfeatures open in local area theatres.HOME ON THE RANGE is …