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HARVEYTOONS CONTEST
Courtesy of Classic Media and Sony Wonder, this morning we had two advance copies of
Jerry Beck
OUT ON THE WATER
Simply beautiful.That’s my opinion of the new music video Out On The Water by British based fraterfilms for the Welsh band Camera. Check …
THE “COMPLETE” HARVEYTOONS
Okay, I admit it. I love Famous Studios cartoons. Perhaps at some point I’ll go on at length about why I like them so much (partially …
PERSEPOLIS
Next year’s animated feature slate continues to look better and better. With The Simpsons Movie, Brad Bird’s latest from Pixar, and Shrek …
OLD JEWISH COMEDIANS
Nobody, but nobody, draws old Jewish comedians better than Drew Friedman. Drew will be making a one-time-only Los Angeles appearance, to …
TUESDAY NIGHT: ANIMATION CAREER PANEL
Tomorrow night in Glendale California, ASIFA-Hollywood will present ASIFA-East President David Levy (animation director Blues Clues) …
LAUGH-O-GRAMS FAIRY TALES
Animation historian Ray Pointer has a new video compilation in the works.I am beginning final Edit Assembly of my new program, THE …
SMOKIN’ TOONS
Last month the British press made a stink about cigarette smoking in old Tom & Jerry cartoons. Nicole Hollander even made note of it in …
2D OR NOT 2D
Roy Disney will be one of the guest speakers at the 2D OR NOT 2D animation event in Everett, Washington, next month. This new animation …
PARADE OF MONKEYS
Talk about personal vision. Freelance animator/illustrator Mike Owens has been working for over a year on an unusual personal film, a …
HORNSWIGGLE PAINTED
Time for another update from animator/sculptor Jason Peltz who sends us the first image (above) of the painted Hornswiggle maquette he is …
AZUR AND ASMAR
The latest film from director Michel Ocelot (Kirikou) called Azur et Asmar will open in France next Wednesday, October 25th. Looks like a …
BLUE SKY BLOG JAM
It’s a shame the latest Scrat short was removed from GoogleVideo yesterday, but today the Blue Sky artists have another treat for us. …
THE NIGHTMARE IN 3-D
The other night I had a chance to screen the 3-D version of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. All things considered, the folks …
MERRITT & KAUFMAN’S SILLY SYMPHONIES BOOK
Here’s a book I can’t wait to have and hold (and read!). Russell Merritt and J.B. Kaufman have been researching the history of Disney’s …
NO TIME FOR NUTS
Scrat – No time for nutsUploaded by Juraya
THE MERRY CIRCUS
Slow day at the Brew. So here’s a lovely animated short, courtesy of YouTube, by the celebrated Czech filmmaker Jiri Trnka. It’s The …
NOTHING LIKE THIS
Okay, check out this cool music video based on a track by the late hip-hop producer J Dilla. Nothing Like This was produced by Brooklyn …
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