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Meet Mecha Mickey and the Disney Super Sentai
We’ve come a long way from Steamboat Willie. Apparently Disney and toy-maker Bandai are working together on a Voltron-like toy robot …
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Friday in LA: Rare Stop-Motion Classics
I think all twelve programs compromising the latest Platform International Animation Festival are terrific – not a bad show in the batch. …
The Making Of Natalia Mirzoyan’s ‘Winter In March,’ An Oscar-Qualified Short Telling A Personal Story Of Resistance
‘Winter in March’ is a handcrafted film that uses soft materials to explore difficult, often painful subjects following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Run Wrake (1965-2012)
Bummer news out of England. British animator Run Wrake died on Sunday morning from cancer at the age of 47. He is survived by his wife, …
“Arcane” by Bastien Belvaux
A particularly stylish and colorful graduation film from EMCA, the animation school in Angoulême, France, by Bastien Belvaux.
FRIDAY: MoMA celebrates Sally Cruikshank
I’ve been a fan of the crazy independent cartoons of Sally Cruikshank since Quasi at the Quackardero first burst on the screen back in …
“Fisher” by Yoram Benz
Yoram Benz – originally from Hawaii, grew up in France and spent many years working at studios in New York and LA – set up his own …
Tuesday in New York City: Tissa David Memorial
This Tuesday, October 23, there will be a public memorial for the great East Coast animator Tissa David, who passed away last August at …
“The Man With The Iron Fists” Animated Preview by Eric Calderon and RZA
Once again Universal Pictures is using animation (in this case quite limited, though artistically done) to create a viral promotional …
“Thinking Of You” by Robert Dahlem
Animation artist Harold Carr recently did the art work for this animated music video. Great track, nicely conceived and directed by …
“Dehli Safari” trailer
Another year, another late-in-the-season animated release from India. This time: Dehli Safari, India’s first stereoscopic 3D animated …
“Reagan” by Harry Teitelman and Daniel Garcia
Killer Mike’s song “Reagan” offers a much-needed corrective to the partisan politics of American election season. The lyrics, which …
Rare Animation on TCM: “Silent Cartoons”
Here’s a fun gallery of actual film frames from the collection of Tom Stathes – the collector extraordinaire who provided the rare prints …
Andy Serkis to direct Mo-Cap “Animal Farm”
Performance-capture actor Andy Serkis (Tintin, Lord of the Rings, Rise of The Planet Of The Apes), who recently directed second unit on …
FIRST LOOK: Jerry on TCM
As previously noted, this Sunday night yours-truly, Jerry Beck, spends the whole evening co-hosting an entire block of classic animated …
Blur’s Tim Miller Responds To “The Goon” Kickstarter Controversy
The commentary I posted a couple days ago about The Goon Kickstarter project generated a lot of heated debate, both on Cartoon Brew and …
“Typesetter Blues” by Hector Herrera
One part Foster’s Home, two parts The Dot and The Line – Hector Herrera’s Typesetter Blues is a hundred percent pure design eye candy. …
Ward Kimball Biography Delayed Until 2013
I’ve received a slew of messages in the past week from people who pre-ordered Full Steam Ahead!, which is the biography I wrote about the …
Rare Animation on TCM: “UPA Cartoons”
This is gallery of images from Columbia Pictures cartoon shorts produced by UPA (United Productions of America), the groundbreaking …
Fox Launches ADHD With Obama, Romney and Hamsters
Fox debuted a political animated short yesterday called Robama. They’re making shorts as part of their cheekily named ADHD property, …
“Collate” by Sarah Beeby
London-based Sarah Beeby made this highly visual, non-narrative piece to promote last week’s Frame at Frieze Art Fair. It as sponsored by …
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