Popeye Update
Once again, the original title from Popeye The Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves. This time I was able to grab the frame from the DVD …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Woodpecker Update
Props to Ruben Procopio — who worked at Disney animation for many years, and whose father was a sculptor at Disney for 35 years — who …
Ibermedia Next Backs 14 New Tech And Open Source Animation Projects
Ibermedia Next, an initiative organized by the Ibermedia Program, has announced the results of its call for animated projects that …
Thurl, Thurl, Thurl
Ahhh… The joys of Thurl collecting. If you love old cartoons (or are simply addicted to Kellogg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes) then you …
Chris McD
Last week at Platform, Jerry and I both received a lot of compliments about our new CartoonBrew/CartoonBrewFilms promo piece. So I …
Animators at Work
Animator David Nethery has created a wonderful photo album of classic and contemporary animators at their animation desks.
Boris Kolar’s Woof, Woof!
I love the work that came out of Zagreb Film in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. These years were responsible for some of the funkiest and most …
Janet Klein show tonight
I forgot to mention I’m showing a few cartoons tonight at the Janet Klein concert in Hollywood. 8pm at the Steve Allen Theatre. More …
Ratatouille Art
A new Pixar film usually means another great Chronicle Art Of book and, at the other end of the spectrum, another neat looking Little …
Here Comes Trouble…
Just in time to ruin your holiday, this poster has popped up on various movie sites this week. First Underdog, now this. It looks …
Imagination by Eric Leiser
Eric Leiser, a recent grad of the CalArts Experimental Animation program, has completed his first feature film, Imagination, which …
Independence Day
Have a happy Fourth of July.
Don Hertzfeldt Wins at Platform
The awards ceremony of the Platform festival had some pretty funny moments, one of the funnier being Don Hertzfeldt’s acceptance speech …
Animation Block Party ’07
If I weren’t going to the San Diego Comic Con, I’d love to be at the multiple Animation Block Party screenings around New York City, July …
Flip #3
New month…new edition of FLIP, animator Steve Moore’s excellent online magazine for animators. In this edition Steve celebrates …
Platform Snaps
I’ll share my thoughts on the Platform festival in a bit, but first, a few snaps from this past week. As you can probably tell from these …
Report from Platform #4
This is my last report from the Platform Fest in Portland, the last time you’ll see my mug here for a long while. That’s me on the left …
Hanna Barbera Treasures
Here’s an early heads up on one of the several books I’ve been working on this past few months. It’s just been announced publicly in the …
Popeye DVD: Bonus Materials
This is the original main title, unseen for 70 years, to Popeye The Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves, shot with my cel phone camera …
Report from Platform #3
Yes, it’s Jerry sniffing Gromit’s butt. A cel phone photo snapped at Platform Animation Festival, Portland OR — Thursday, …
Ratatouille is the Best Animated Film Since…
I was talking to my good friend Victor Haboush yesterday and he had an endorsement for Ratatouille that I just had to share. He says, and …
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