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Animation Block Party 2010
New York’s largest animation festival, Animation Block Party, has announced the selections for its seventh annual edition. The list of …
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In the Fall of Gravity by Ron Cole
Ron Cole, the person who made the cable-controlled skull mechanism for the Chuck Liddell puppet in the Lipton Brisk ad, directed and …
Lipton Brisk Does Animated Ads Again
Lipton’s Brisk iced tea brand aired one of the most memorable animation ad campaigns of the Nineties which starred stop-motion versions …
Ollie Johnston As You’ve Never Seen Him Before
click image for full-sized version For those of you who’ve been searching for images of Disney animator Ollie Johnston in the buff–I …
Sean Connery is “Sir Billi”
Can this skateboarding octogenarian and his goat save the day? That’s the setup for Sir Billi, a new animated feature with the voice of …
Matt Williames on Working at Disney
If you read just one blog post this week, make sure it’s this one by animator Matt Williames describing his experience working on …
Phineas and Ferb the next SpongeBob?
Rectangular sponges are out; triangles are in. Today’s NY Times writes about how Disney’s Phineas and Ferb is the next SpongeBob. I find …
Tweety as Kiss
Seeing this out-of-character Tweety-as-Kiss-member shirt at Uniqlo made me long for the days when the worst that WB did was dress up …
SPHDZ illustrated by Shane Prigmore
Shane Prigmore, whose character design talents have graced Coraline and How to Train Your Dragon, has illustrated his first book …
The Hulk Hands Theory by Nunub
Rotoscoped animation based on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory doesn’t sound like a particularly good recipe for entertainment, but French …
THIS SUNDAY: Pres Romanillos Charity Auction
The live charity auction aiding animation veteran Pres Romanillos in his fight against leukemia will take place this Sunday. The event …
Glüko & Lennon Pilot
Here’s a funky CG kids’ show pilot from Buenos Aires, Argentina called Glüko & Lennon. Created by Federico Radero and Tomi Dieguez at …
Snack Track by Lori Samsel
Brooklyn-based animator and bona fide biker chick Lori Samsel made this cute animated piece entirely out of Japanese rice crackers. I …
Cartoon Brew Parody…Again
Bob “BobServo” Mackey, who parodied Cartoon Brew three years ago, is at it again. His latest comical stab at the Brew includes post …
“The Music Scene” by Anthony F. Schepperd
Blockhead’s “The Music Scene” by Anthony Francisco Schepperd will be one of the finest animated music videos you’ll see this year. You …
Something Left, Something Taken by Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata
Something Left, Something Taken is a charming and funny tale about paranoia in the Bay Area. It’s made by the Brooklyn-based …
Ray Bradbury by Lou Romano
Animation artist Lou Romano (The Incredibles, Up) makes a strong case for using illustrations on magazine covers with this attractive …
Uncle Grandpa by Peter Browngardt
It was recently brought to my attention that we’ve never posted Uncle Grandpa on Cartoon Brew. We will right that wrong today. The …
Happy 70th Birthday, Michael Barrier
Happy birthday to Michael Barrier who is celebrating his 70th today. Many Brew readers are already familiar with his achievements, but …
TONIGHT IN NYC: The Films of Frank and Caroline Mouris
Tonight at 7pm, ASIFA-East and Women in Animation present a screening of the films of Frank and Caroline Mouris. The couple is best known …
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