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“Polar Express” Nonsense
I haven’t liked what I’ve seen so far on THE POLAR EXPRESS, but I’m willing to give Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks the benefit of the …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Brad Bird Interview
There’s an insightful interview with Brad Bird at AnimationTrip.com. Here’s Brad talking about creating personality through …
Rebecca Sugar Returns To SVA To Celebrate ‘Lonely Magic’ Music
The ‘Steven Universe’ creator reunited with SVA alumni to celebrate ‘Lonely Magic,’ sharing music, animation insights, and a live performance.
ASIFA INCREDIBLES SCREENING
I hope you are a member of ASIFA-Hollywood. If so, you are getting an invitation in the mail to see THE INCREDIBLES, free, opening day, …
Remembering Frank Thomas
Tom Sito has written a very nice remembrance of Disney legend Frank Thomas and what his passing means to the animation community. It is …
BILL LIEBOWITZ (1941-2004)
The Los Angeles comics and animation scene lost a big man today – Bill Liebowitz, owner of Golden Apple Comics passed away this morning …
DON BLUTH: AUTHOR
Insert your own wise-ass comment here.
Meet Chris Harding
Meet my new favorite animation artist of the moment: Chris Harding. I’d never heard of him until yesterday when I ran across his name on …
More on Product Placement In Cartoons
A couple Brew readers wrote in to correct some of my recent sloppy reportage. In this ITEM posted on paid product placements in …
A Great Day In Iceland
The Brewmasters – Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi – would like to thank Ken Pontac for being our “Guest Brewer” the last couple months and …
ANIMATION ART
Today is the official publication date of the new book ANIMATION ART which I participated in as a writer and General Editor.The book is a …
Japanese Doing It RIght
On his excellent blog AniPages Daily, Ben Ettinger discusses a show that airs on NHK (“Japan’s PBS,” as he puts it) called DIGITAL …
ANIMATION PANEL
My pals Tom Sito, Roger Shulman and Heather Kenyon are appearing on a panel together on Wednesday night, for the Learning Annex in L.A., …
Men Need Not Apply
An inappropriate response to this book: “Remember the good old days when they were content just to be ink-and-paint girls?” Read more …
Incredibles Review
Last night, I walked into the theater hopeful but prepared for disappointment. After waiting for THE INCREDIBLES for what has seemed like …
HELP WANTED!
Two years ago I helped Kit Parker Films and VCI Entertainment put out a dvd compilation of Max Fleischer Color Classics, under the title
Monday Inspiration
Currently up for auction, a painting by Ward Kimball with gorgeous color and design. (Thanks, Shane)
INCREDIBLES PREMIERE PARTY
I was invited at the last minute, last night, to attend the world premiere party for THE INCREDIBLES. Antran Manoogian (president of …
Product Placement In Cartoons
Another sad day in modern animation history (and it sure seems like we have a lot of them). The NY TIMES reports that Comedy Central’s …
Ottawa ’04 Report
I’m still working on my Ottawa Animation Festival write-up, and by “working on” I mean procrastinating, so in the meantime, take a look …
The Politics of the Incredibles
This article in the NY TIMES interviews Brad Bird about the beneath-the-surface politics of THE INCREDIBLES: If such scenes provide some …
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