Rare Popeye spots – for Milk

Dig the loopy, fun animation in this 1983 commercial for Milk. As far I know this never aired in the states — and it may have the …

“A Shot In The Dark” (1964) trailer

TCM also ran this trailer last night which I don’t think I’ve ever seen before. (If I have I’m getting old and have completely blocked …

“The Chase” by Smith and Foulkes

An incredible new Intel spot by animators Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes (This Way Up) for U.K.’s Nexus Productions. You Tube embed below, …

Financial Review spots by Kapow Pictures

Sydney, Australia-based Kapow Pictures wrapped a series of five spots for the Financial Review. The handsome Catch Me If You Can-styled …

GM: “We All Fall Down”

I was prepared to see Spongebob, Snoopy and various animated stars in today’s telecast of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, but was stunned …

“Pure Performance” Subaru commercial

The animation in this Canadian commercial for the 2010 Subaru WRX STI was powered by the car itself. Kevin Adams produced the 760 frames …

Three Legged Legs Light Up Georgia

Solid color and design work in this CG spot for Georgia Power created by Santa Monica-based Three Legged Legs. The extensive …

Glen Keane Sells Dog Food

This is a new one on me: Glen Keane animated a Burger ‘n Bones dog food commercial ca. 1983. Wow! The commercial was produced by …

Fruit Snacks by Buck

CG has been imitating stop-motion for years, but this spot from Buck, the bicoastal (NY & LA) design and animation studio, had me fooled. …

Cat Shit, Too

Not to be confused with Cat Shit One — Scoop Away Kitty Litter has been producing an animated series for their website. The Adventures …

Shelter Stories

Speaking of animator Paul Fierlinger (as we did yesterday), The Animal Shelter Project and the Humane Society have brought Fierlinger …

Animated Conan TBS Promo

This brief animated promo marking Conan O’Brien’s move to TBS this fall is a lot of fun. It’s a clear nod to Terry Gilliam and other …

The Pen Story

This has already had over 2 million views on You Tube, but I couldn’t ignore it for the Brew. Inspired by Taijin Takeuchi, Olympus Corp. …

Pink Panther Food animatic

I had the pleasure to meet several Brew readers at my Dirty Duck screening, earlier this week in Hollywood. One of them, Jay Sabicer, …

NBC Peacock ID by Nathan Love

Nathan Love created this uncommonly appealing NBC station ID in collaboration with NBC ArtWorks, the on-air graphics department of the …

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