UPA TODAY
The image above is a black-and-white still from one of the last non-Magoo UPA theatrical shorts, THE JAYWALKER (1956). It’s a strange …
Jerry Beck
RICHARD FLEISCHER (1916-2006)
Ray Pointer just informed us that film director, Richard Fleischer, son of animation pioneer, Max Fleischer, passed away in his sleep …
ANIME ON IFC
Everyone is getting into the anime act. Anime is cool among the kids and teens (thus its presence on Kids WB, Cartoon Network, Toon …
UPA’S TELL TALE HEART
I guess there is no escaping the fact that it’s UPA week here at CARTOON BREW and on Amid’s CARTOON MODERN (Mike Sporn’s Splog has even …
ASIFA’S “CARTOONS” MAGAZINE NO. 2
In addition to discounts and/or free admission to local animation events, ASIFA members (of any chapter in the U.S. or worldwide) also …
UPA SUNDAY
You all probably know this already (and I’m sure we’ll remind you once again over the weekend) but Brewmasters Jerry and Amid will be …
VAN EATON ANIMATION EVENT
Wednesday night (3/22) at the Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, H.B. Lewis will be on hand to discuss his work in illustration and …
Brokeback Mouse
It had to happen, after years of gossip.(Thanks, Joe D.)
JIM TYER VIDEO CLIPS
Dr. Strange-Q has posted a set of great Jim Tyer animation clips from old Terrytoon cartoons on YOU TUBE. Below is a great “shrink take” …
CARTOON TRUCK
Robert Luczun, a grade school art teacher in New Jersey, sent me some photos of his truck – which he’s decorated every inch of with comic …
GIMMIE GIMMIE OCTOPUS
ASIFA-San Francisco president Karl Cohen sent me this link (also featured on BoingBoing the other day) to what may be the strangest …
SPEEDY RACES VOLKSWAGEN
Speedy Gonzales may have been banned (at one time) from the Cartoon Network, but he’s never been more in demand by the public. Now Warner …
CARTOONS IN TRIBECA
The prestigious Tribeca film festival is spotlighting independent animation from the Big Apple. Included are the world premieres of …
FIRST FLIGHT
I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you, Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the trailer, that Amid …
THE SOCIETY OF ANIMATION STUDIES
The 18th Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas, at Trinity University from July 7th through …
SYLVESTER THE JESTER
Our friend Paul Dini informs us of a performance in Hollywood this Friday of human cartoon, Sylvester the Jester (aka Danny …
HORNSWIGGLE UPDATE
I’ve been periodically posting the progress of my very own six minute cartoon on a separate blog.Frederator Studios is producing 39 such …
DISNEY’S FIRST BUSINESS CARD ON EBAY
Incredible find on eBay – Walt Disney’s 1923 business card. From the listing:This business card was found in a career scrapbook compiled …
TYRUS WONG ON PBS
95-year-old artist Tyrus Wong (Bambi) was honored with a Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent Annie Awards ceremony. …
RANDOM TREASURES
I recieved a 300 page full color auction catalog in the mail yesterday and have been mesmerized by it for several hours. It’s an auction …
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