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Animation Show Contest #2

We’re giving away another limited edition ANIMATION SHOW poster featuring the terrific painting by Tim Biskup. Tonight’s question is …

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First and Last Words on Loonatics

A friend last night made this perceptive comment about the new Looney Tunes-inspired TV series LOONATICS: “Warners has already desecrated …

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New Animation Magazines

> ASIFA MAGAZINE is relaunching this summer as the CARTOON JOURNAL. Chris Robinson will remain the magazine’s editor, but instead of …

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Animation Show Contest #1

In honor of the new 2005 ANIMATION SHOW program, Cartoon Brew is giving away three beautiful one-sheet (28″x39″) movie posters with Tim …

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Amid Interviews Don Hertzfeldt

The 2005 edition of the ANIMATION SHOW premieres this Friday, February 18, in Los Angeles at the Nuart Theatre (11272 Santa Monica …

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DISNEYWAR

DISNEYWAR by Pulitzer-prize winning author James B. Stewart is a blistering new indictment of the Eisner regime. Stewart had all sorts of …

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Christo Wraps Schulz

With all the media surrounding his recent “Gates” installation in New York City’s Central Park, it seems appropriate to point out that …

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MONDAY MORNING INSPIRATION

OVER TIME is a wonderfully inventive and atmospheric student film, a tribute of sorts to Muppet creator Jim Henson. It was directed by …

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Pious Sponge

This comic by Michael Shaw of BAGnews Notes suggests that there may yet be some fallout from the recent SpongeBob controversy. One of the …

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Valentine’s Day in New York

The Animation Block Party is a new mini-animation festival which takes place regularly in New York City. They’re holding a Valentine’s …

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Loomis Vs. Hart

Brock writes in: Everyone who has the stinky aftertaste of Hart’s new ‘Retro Cool’ book needs to immediately go HERE and print off page …

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Cartoon Uncool

Here’s a whole Cartoon Retro thread taking Christopher Hart to task for his travesty of a book which I mentioned yesterday, CARTOON COOL: …

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New Animation Books

Here’s some animation and cartoon-related books coming out in the next few months… Heard any good Mark Twain quotes lately? CHUCK …

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Brew Birthday Boy

Happy Birthday to fellow Brewmaster Jerry Beck! I didn’t even realize it was Jerry’s birthday today until I saw it posted on various …

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Beck Music Videos

I’m somewhat relieved to find out that the “Hell Yes” music video I mentioned HERE recently is not an official Beck video, but rather an …

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Dead Animators Database

The Animation Guild Local 839 IATSE has a handy database of every animation artist who has passed away from 1996 through 2004 with brief …

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