Carl Macek (1951-2010)
Mutual friend Bob Cabeen has just informed me of the passing of my former business partner Carl Macek. Carl died of a heart attack on …
Jerry Beck
Allen Swift (1924-2010)
Gene Deitch just informed us of the passing of his long-time personal friend Allen Swift. Swift (born Ira Stadlen) was best known for …
Miami World Cinema Center
We try to avoid political commentary here on the Brew, but the above by Miami Herald’s Jim Morin is a fine example of the new wave of …
The Sunday Funnies (4/18/10)
Among the slim pickings this week: Rhymes with Orange (4/17/10) by Hilary Price; Blondie (4/13/10) by Dean Young and John Marshall; and …
Mighty Mouse on again at Paramount
This isn’t really new news; we’ve posted about this in 2004 and 2006. But once again, the LA Times is reporting that Mighty Mouse is back …
Warner Bros. Animators ID
Cartoon Research continues…. Earlier this week we posted about a vintage Leon Schlesinger studio program for a Christmas play …
Crawford by Chuck Jones
Did you know Chuck Jones drew a daily comic strip in 1976 and 1977? The strip concerned the musings of two children, not unlike Jones’ …
Blue Eyed Universe by Eric Power
Beautiful collage styled music video by Austin Texas-based Eric Power, of Clear Productions, for the rock band Fictionist. (via No …
Cool T-Shirt Design: Cartoon Wigs Museum
I love this T-shirt design by Rodrigo Leonardo Batista Ferreira (aka rodrigobhz). Ferreira submitted this to Threadless.com and won their …
Glock Cereal
I posted this music video yesterday on my Cartoon Dump facebook page and since then this funky thing has grown on me. It was directed by …
Fard by David Alapont and Luis Briceno
A man gets an opportunity to shine a light on what lies beneath the surface in this 12-minute french dialogue sci-fi short by David …
Lightheaded by Mike Dacko
We posted the trailer last year and now Lightheaded, a short film by animator Mike Dacko, is online in its entirety. It’s won awards at …
“Sir Billi”
In a effort to be less negative, and a bit more postive, I hereby post the following image from the upcoming feature film Sir Billi …
Scott Kravitz
Saturday night I attended a reception at the Cella Gallery in North Hollywood, which is currently featuring sets and puppets from Scott …
More Van Eaton Goodies
Mike Van Eaton comes up with animation odds and ends all the time. I have no purpose in posting these except that I find them fascinating …
The Sunday Funnies (4/11/10)
This week, from the top: Bizarro (4/8) by Dan Piaro, Reality Check (4/8) by Dave Whamond, Quigmans (4/6) by Buddy Hickerson, The Argyle …
Tom Ray 1919-2010
The Animation Guild is reporting the passing of animator Tom Ray. Ray started at Warner Bros. in 1937 and worked for MGM after WWII …
The Cat With Hands by Robert Morgan
This little live action/animation horror film was made in 2001 and has been around the internet for a year or two. I just found it online …
An Evening with Andreas Deja
Disney animator Andreas Deja will be signing his new sketchbook and doing a talk next Saturday, April 17, 4pm to 7pm, at the Van Eaton …
Losing Light by Billy Polard
Musician/animator Billy Polard made this music video for his song Losing Light entirely on his Nintendo DSi using an animation program …
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