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KOMANEKO: Stop-Mo Cat Makes Stop-Mo Film
KOMANEKO, a theatrical cartoon series from Japan, is so nauseously cute and adorable it just might make you feel dirty. It’s about a …
Amid Amidi
Major Disney Exhibit in Paris
I’ve known about this exhibition for a while, but it didn’t occur to me that I should post about it until a friend mentioned that it …
Ottawa Winners
Here’s a complete list of the winning films from last week’s Ottawa International Animation Festival. I’ll have my thoughts on the …
Shane Prigmore
Shane Prigmore, a character designer on FOSTER’S and CURIOUS GEORGE and currently working on Henry Selick’s feature CORALINE at Laika, …
Michel Gagné’s Sensology
One has to admire artists like Michel Gagné who constantly experiment, push their limits and attempt different forms of artistic …
Sunday Treat
I’m not quite as industrious as fellow Brewer Jerry when it comes to posting Ottawa reports. I promise to report on it when I return to …
Top 10 Most Influential Online Flash Cartoons
Flash producer Aaron Simpson (WB, JibJab), who also runs the indispensable blog Cold, Hard Flash has unveiled “The Flash Animation 10 – …
SketchCrawl #11 This Saturday
Here’s a wonderful event that’s open to anybody and everybody, anywhere and everywhere throughout this planet. This Saturday, September …
I’ve been Barrier’d
In the world of animation, you can’t get Punk’d, only Barrier’d. For those who aren’t aware of the meaning of this new verb I just made …
Amid in Ottawa, Eh?
Tomorrow I’m off to the yearly North American gathering of the animation tribe, otherwise known as the Ottawa International Animation …
Cool Jonny Quest Vinyl
This was a surprisingly enjoyable listen: it’s a rare 1965 Hanna-Barbera record featuring an original JONNY QUEST story based on Jules …
ROCK BOTTOM RISER
ROCK BOTTOM RISER is a sublime music video by Australians Paul McNeil and Brendan Cook for the band Smog. The visuals, painted …
HAPPY HOUR Titles
Dave Wasson and Nate Pacheco have teamed up again and the results are solid as usual. This time, it’s the opening titles for a new show …
Bill Justice on the SNOW WHITE Wrap Party
Disney historian Jim Korkis follows up on my post about the SNOW WHITE wrap party and sends in this excerpt from an interview he did with …
First Horton Image
Yesterday’s USA TODAY had a short ARTICLE about Fox/Blue Sky’s next animated feature HORTON HEARS A WHO (March 2008), which also included …
More On Bernie Wolf (1911-2006)
Yesterday we posted an obit for Berny Wolf (1911-2006). Here’s links to other people talking about Berny’s life and work: Mark Evanier, …
Best Animation Party…Ever!
In 1938, after Disney’s first feature SNOW WHITE was a bona fide success, Walt held a huge crew party for his artists at a place called …
Little Mermaid Panel at El Capitan Theatre
Last week in Hollywood was the premiere of the remastered version of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID. At the premiere, there was a discussion …
Fall ’06 Animation Reading
I just realized that I never did an announcement here on the Brew to let everybody know that my book CARTOON MODERN: STYLE AND DESIGN IN …
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