Harman & Ising VD film
As long as we are exploring The Smoking Gun – check out this mainly live action, somewhat campy, obscure educational film by Hugh Harman …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Mug Shots
The Smoking Gun presents an assortment of iconic American cartoon stars depicted on the shirts of these recent arrestees. (Thanks, …
Janice Nadeau’s ‘Harvey’: A Boy Recalls The Spring Day When His World Turned Upside Down
It’s been a whirlwind year for Quebec animator Janice Nadeau since the premiere of her animated short Harvey at Clermont-Ferrand.
Paradise by Jesse Rosensweet
The NFB has already released one terrifically original stop-motion film this year—Madame Tutli-Putli—and next …
Afterworld
Fascinating story in yesterday’s LA Times about Afterworld, a new CG animated series which premieres online this week at MySpace. The $3 …
The Pixar Story
Starting today, an Oscar qualifying one week engagement of Leslie Iwerks new feature documentary The Pixar Story will be screening at …
Tom McKimson’s paycheck, 1944
If you love Looney Tunes even the little details are interesting. Warner Bros. uber-art collector Eric Calande recently added this item …
A Tweety Boutique
Who says Cartoon Brew isn’t up on the world of fashion? Warner Bros. Studio Stores may be a thing of the past, but that hasn’t …
Augenblick Animates The Ten
Animation Magazine has a good article about the new art house movie The Ten and the Flash-animated sequence in it produced by Augenblick …
Dead Animators on MySpace
A bit of a curious trend worth noting is the growing number of MySpace pages dedicated to legendary animation artists. While the pages …
Brew Radio Today!
Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be broadcasting again, live on Shokus Internet Radio today, Wednesday August 22nd from 4pm to 6pm Pacific time …
Olive Oyl sells sauce
A live action-animation TV commercial starring Olive Oyl has caught my eye. It’s currently airing as part of an advertising campaign for …
CARTOON DUMP – LIVE!
Starting next Tuesday, Frank Conniff and I will presenting our live comedy show, Cartoon Dump, once a month at the Steve Allen Theatre in …
More Alice
There is something fascinating about watching the early silent films from Walt Disney’s studio. Knowing where Walt was headed and what he …
More about the Death of Paul Boyd
The CBC has a followup article about the tragic police shooting of Vancouver animator Paul Boyd, mentioned here yesterday. The article …
‘Karnival’ by Jun seo Hahm
Karnival is a series of super-short animated pieces created by Jun seo Hahm at Portland commercial studio Bent Image Lab. The first two …
Michael Bierut on Charley Harper
Todd Oldham’s new monograph on Charley Harper (1922-2007), mentioned here last February, is a winner in every sense of the word. From the …
Monday Morning Maurice
Not sure why I’ve never linked to this before but here is an illuminating 1991 interview with legendary animation background designer …
Terry Gilliam’s Storytime
Storytime (1968) was the first film directed by Terry Gilliam. The visual style should be familiar to all Gilliam fans. (via …
Animator Paul Boyd Killed in Vancouver
We are not clear on the details, but it’s being reported today that Vancouver animator Paul Boyd was shot and killed by police on Monday …
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