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Exhibit of Warner Bros. cartoon art

Do you want to attend this exhibit of Warner Bros. animation artwork? Me too! Too bad none of us can see it though because it …

Great weekend read: Michael Heilemann explores how George Lucas created Chewbacca, or rather how he…um…borrowed…it from somebody …

Bill Plympton, who is prepping for the October 6th theatrical release of his feature Idiots and Angels in New York, has been writing a …

The New York Times published an article by Brooks Barnes the other day in which he tried to explain to readers that animation was the …

Here’s a talkback post dedicated to all the students who have graduated from animation schools in 2010. Now that it’s been three to four …

Animation historian Harvey Deneroff writes perceptively about animation past and present, and not so long ago, he wrote something about …

Bob Last, producer of Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist, sent a threatening email to one of the animators who worked on the movie because …

Happy birthday to Michael Barrier who is celebrating his 70th today. Many Brew readers are already familiar with his achievements, but …

Last Thursday, Variety published a list called “Tomorrow’s toon talent: 10 animators poised to become household names” and it was an …

“If there exists a finer metaphor for the creative bankruptcy of the Hollywood film system than a movie based on a half-century old comic …

If I owned a printer, I’d print out this quote, and if I owned a bulletin board, I’d stick it onto that board: “Modern animated movies …

Delightful Craigslist ad that functions as a response to all those inane animation and graphic design contests. Perhaps some of those …

This is a follow-up to a story that we first mentioned here a couple months ago about the decrepit state of cartoon legend and animation …

Artwork by Jeff Pidgeon The San Diego Comic-Con is pushing forward with its misguided agenda of appeasing corporate interests at the …

Even though I’ve always been aware of the dominance of CalArts alumni within the West Coast industry, I was still surprised to see the …

There is a huge difference between the two Flintstones drawings above, and not just superficial stylistic differences. Animator Will Finn …

Cat Piano co-director Eddie White, who is also an owner of Adelaide-based People’s Republic of Animation, is writing a series of blog …

Eric Bauza, the voice of Marvin the Martian in the new Looney Tunes Show, read your comments on yesterday’s Brew post and he’s got it all …

This video of Orson Welles has absolutely nothing to do with animation, and it has absolutely everything to do with animation. …

Artwork by Jeff Pidgeon A group of artists frustrated by the San Diego Comic-Con’s lack of emphasis on artists and art are pushing for …