‘Strange Magic’ Has Something That Resembles a Trailer
There are bad trailers, and then there’s this incomprehensible thing promoting “Strange Magic,” an animated feature that feels like Blue Sky’s “Epic” produced by the people who made “Delgo.”
Previously on Cartoon Brew
‘Mouse in Transition’: Disney Dead-Ends and Lucrative Mexican Caterpillars (Chapter 12)
Steve Hulett on everything from “Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore” to “Katy Caterpillar.”
How The School Of Visual Arts Sets Students Up For Success
From studio visits to guest speakers and an annual career fair, SVA provides a diverse array of opportunities for students to develop their professional voice in order to succeed.
Cake Massacre, ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ Edition
Following the grueling completion of each DreamWorks animated feature, the company’s employees engage in a ritualistic cake sacrifice ceremony.
Marvel vs. Pixar: Which Acquisition Made Disney Shareholders Richer?
Business publication The Motley Fool offers an interesting assessment of which Disney acquisition—Pixar or Marvel—generates more revenue for the studio.
Oscars 2014: Who Are This Year’s Visual Effects Contenders?
While the Academy still hasn’t released a shortlist for the visual effects category, we identify the frontrunners in this year’s Oscar race.
Casper Cures All
Symptom: Children seem listless and bored. Cure: Casper
Artist of the Day: Rony Hotin
Today we look at the work of Rony Hotin, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!
Festival Call for Entries: Annecy, Zagreb, Melbourne
Our new Animation Festival Guide is a hand-picked list of calls for entries from respected festivals around the globe. This week, we add three new calls for entries from Annecy, France; Zagreb, Croatia; and Melbourne, Australia.
‘How to Make a Paramount Record’ by Kelli Anderson and Daniel Dunnam
A handmade video that recreates the inner workings of the defunct Paramount Records factory (where records by artists like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Louis Armstrong and Charley Patton were pressed in the 1920s and ’30s). The video is made entirely from paper atop a plywood set.
People Can’t Stop Buying ‘Frozen’ Crap, As Long As It’s Not Anna
We often hold up box office numbers as proof of a movie’s success or failure, but even for “Frozen,” which is the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, its box office gross is a fraction of the merchandising revenue it has generated for the Walt Disney Company.
A History of the ‘Gay Agenda’ in Animation
Bit by bit, overtly gay characters are making inroads into animation targeted primarily at children, but the fear of gay cartoon characters has existed for years.
Mike Nichols, RIP
Celebrated stage and film director Mike Nichols (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” “The Graduate) died yesterday at the age of 83.
Disney Helped Derail DreamWorks-Hasbro Merger Talks
Troubling new details about the abruptly-halted merger talks between DreamWorks Animation and Hasbro have been revealed.
Artist of the Day: Jeff Simpson
Today we look at the work of Jeff Simpson, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!
Ed Catmull on Wage-Fixing: “I Don’t Apologize for This”
The wage-theft scheme run by big animation studios is finally receiving some mainstream media attention after a significant piece was published today by Bloomberg News.
Job Openings at Giant, DePaul University, Copernicus Studios, JibJab and More
Are you hunting for a great animation job? The Cartoon Brew Job Board is the ideal place to look for your next gig.
Happy 55th Birthday, Rocky & Bullwinkle
55 years ago today: “Rocky & His Friends” premiered.
The Films and Comics of Kyu-Tae Lee
An appreciation of the work of Kyu-Tae Lee, a South Korean filmmaker, illustrator, and comic artist.
‘Chasing Mr. Big’ by David Calcano
Our rabid fan does anything and everything to get close to the thunderous Mr. Big!
‘Soot,’ ‘Boy and the World’ Top Cinanima in Portugal
See the full list of winners from Portugal’s Cinanima festival.
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