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The Value of Owning Your Creations
Spurred on by my recent posts criticizing Cuppa Coffee’s Zootube contest (here and here), animation artist Keith Lango has written some …
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Alone, Stinking And Unafraid: Fallen Angels
Cartoon Brew’s Jerry and Amid are pleased to welcome our friend Chris Robinson and his new semi-regular column Alone Stinking and …
Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation Lineup Aims To Bring Creators And Audiences Together
Tokyo’s animation program pairs international premieres and original anime with discussions on creative careers and opportunities for women directors.
Zippy on CG
Last Saturday, the topic of Bill Griffith’s ZIPPY comic strip was computer animation. Click on the strip below for the full-size …
Tashlin ad on eBay
Who knew Frank Tashlin was still doing commercial art in 1948? I didn’t. This is currently for sale on eBay.
Paul Terry on Animation (1925)
Allan Holtz, on his indespensible comic strip blog Stripper’s Guide, has posted an intriguing 1925 article (from Cartoons and Movies …
Forgotten Cartoon Legend #3 – Jose Jiminez
Caricatures of Hollywood celebrities have been common practice in animated cartoons since the silent era. And comedians authorizing their …
Change is Good
Welcome everybody! It’s been a long time coming and here finally is the new Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew launched in March 2004 and …
New Cover For Animation Art
Three years ago, I – and twenty-three colleagues of mine – put together an illustrated animation …
Ward Kimball’s Escalation
Ward Kimball made this film independently from the Disney Studio in 1968. It is the only independent short ever made by one of Disney’s …
Live-Action Geri’s Game
Here’s something that’s cool for cool’s sake. Brazilian film students Cesar Turin, Dalila Martins, Dani Libardi and Dhyana Mai have …
Cartoon Network President Resigns
On Monday, Turner Broadcasting and the advertising agency involved agreed to pay $2 million in compensation to Boston over the AQUA TEEN …
Toy Story 3 and American Dog News
During a Disney investor’s conference yesterday, John Lasseter and Ed Catmull announced some major Disney-Pixar news. Notably, that TOY …
“After These Messages” At Nucleus This Saturday
Anna Chambers Need something awesome to do in LA this Saturday? Check out the art show opening “After These Messages: A Tribute to …
Shane Acker’s 9
Shane Acker, the director of the atmospheric Oscar-nominated short 9, was a special guest at the ANIMATION SHOW screening in LA a couple …
Tokyo’s Art Of Disney On DVD
If you couldn’t make it to last summer’s incredible Tokyo The Art Of Disney exhibition, or couldn’t get a copy of the fantastic …
Yo Gabba Gabba! Greenlit
YO GABBA GABBA! has been picked up for twenty half-hour episodes by Nick Jr. The kooky live-action/animated preschooler variety show is …
Popeye Inking Chart
Here. Practice your inking skills with this 1934 Popeye Inking Chart direct, via a time warp, from the Fleischer Studios. And don’t …
More On Cuppa Coffee’s ZooTube
Cuppa Coffee president Adam Shaheen responded indirectly to my recent post, “Cuppa Coffee Wants To Ream Filmmakers” (Feb. 5), by writing …
Disney Artist’s Tryout Book (1938)
ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Archive has posted a rare 1938 animators handbook, the Disney Studios Artist’s Tryout Book. It outlines what …
Purple And Brown
A lot of Aardman’s work in recent years has been too slick and labored for its own good, but one of their new series marks a wonderful …
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