Previously on Cartoon Brew

Disney

Remembering Joe Grant

Today is Joe Grant’s 100th birthday (or the 100th anniversary of his birth). Howard Green sent us these pix with a note, “He passed away …

Disney

Bolt Character Designs

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, but unfortunately, none of those words are appropriate for printing on this blog. Even …

Shorts

Orderly Confusion by Rob Bohn

I saw a lot of films that I enjoyed last week at the SVA student animation show. One of my favorites was Rob Bohn’s Orderly Confusion, a …

Music Videos

Portishead Videos by Nick Uff

Nick Uff’s new videos for Portishead songs “The Rip” and “We Carry On” are two of my favorite pieces of animation so far this year. This …

Ideas/Commentary

The Lure of Live-Action

Does the fact that cartoon channels like Cartoon Network and Teletoon are no longer interested in airing animation have any relation to …

Classic

Unpaid Stars of the Movies

This 1930 article from Popular Mechanics magazine (below) tries to explain the process of recording sound for animated cartoons in …

Animators

Inspired by Cartoon Brew

One of the most rewarding parts of running Cartoon Brew is hearing from artists who are inspired by the items that we post here. Here are …

Advertising

Christian Aid Week Spot

Richard Mitchelson writes in to tell me about a new ad that he animated in Flash for Christian Aid Week. Though created before any of the …

CGI

“Guernica” in CG

Lena Grieseke created this 3D “exploration” of Picasso’s famed painting “Guernica.” In the description of the project, Grieseke writes …

Animators

Bakshi in NY Mag

A short but fun interview with Ralph Bakshi appeared in last week’s New York magazine. I particularly enjoyed this exchange between the …

Shorts

Animated American

Former Disney 2D animators James Baker (Mulan, Tarzan, etc) and Joe Haidar (Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas) have directed a new …

Classic

Popeye meets Aladdin

One of the highlights of the forthcoming Popeye Vol. 2 DVD is the remastered print of the 1939 two-reel special, Aladdin And His …

Comics

The Argyle Sweater

Today’s The Argyle Sweater, Scott Hilburn’s new panel cartoon, recently launched in 130 newspapers by Universal Press.

Cartoon Culture

Mike Luckovich

Apparently the Clinton’s are watching the Looney Tunes Golden Collection on their flat screen in this Mike Luckovich editorial cartoon …

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