.png){kind=logo}
Shout! Factory Announce “Transformers Prime Darkness Rising” on DVD
“Megatron has not been seen nor heard from in sometime, and if his return is imminent, it could be catastrophic,” said Optimus …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
JibJab Launches iPad Book App
Publishing isn’t dying, it’s just becoming more animated. Los Angeles-based JibJab sees an opportunity to benefit from the emergence of …
Rediscover Chris Lavis And Maciek Szczerbowski’s Oscar-Nominated NFB Gem ‘Madame Tutli-Putli’
A look back at the Oscar-nominated short and the innovative artistry of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls.’
The Mortimer Mouse Merchandising Frenzy in the UK
Brew reader Jonathan Sloman spotted this baseball cap for sale on Oxford Sreet in London. Mortimer Mouse wasn’t exactly a cartoon “star”, …
“Stare Into the Sun” by Ian Stevenson
UK based Ian Stevenson is a cartoonist disguised as an “artist”. Whatever he calls himself, I like what he does. Here’s one of his groovy …
Who was Lee Orgel?
In the Gay Purr-ee production photo above is (left to right): Lee Orgel, Judy Garland, Henry G. Saperstein, Robert Goulet, Abe Levitow …
VIEW Conference Announces Speakers
TURIN, Italy — The VIEW Conference, Italy’s largest computer graphics conference, is proud to announce three outstanding keynote …
Animation Alliance Calls For Urgent Support Of Indie Animation In U.K.
Animation Alliance UK has today written to Lord Chris Smith, Panel chair of the independent review of Government film policy, to raise …
“Winnie the Pooh” Comes to Blu-ray, DVD, and Download October 25, 2011
Burbank, Calif. (September 9, 2011) — Walt Disney Studios proudly invites families and audiences of all ages to return to the Hundred …
Arc & Alcon Partner for “Ornie” Feature Film
Alcon Entertainment has gone hog wild, closing a deal with Canadian animation studio Arc Prods. to develop the latter’s short Ormie into …
Ward Kimball: A Biography
I’m sure that after all my incessant musings and ramblings about this guy, some readers have already figured out that something’s up. So …
Corny Cole memorial
A public memorial service has been set up for Corny Cole, who passed away last month, on August 8. The Animation Guild had already …
“Tape Generations” by Johan Rijpma
A bunch of rolls of tape and a glass plate don’t sound like the ingredients for a captivating piece of animation. That is, unless you’re …
“Titlee in Jugmugland”
Welcome to Jugmugland, a place that’s a thousand miles from Earth within a world of crayons. If that doesn’t make any sense, neither will …
9/11 Shorts Directed by the Rauch Brothers
Make sure you have tissues handy before you watch these three 9/11 shorts directed by the Brooklyn-based Rauch Brothers Animation. Each …
“Alimation” by Alexandre Dubosc
For the 2011 Annecy Animation Festival, Paris-based food artist Alexandre Dubosc created a series of edible zoetropes – and made a …
Perspective Sculptures by James Hopkins
Abstract from one perspective, recognizable as animation icons from another. Check out these cartoon-based perspective sculptures by UK …
A Tour of the Bagdasarian Compound
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal featured a tour of the swanky Montecito, California home of Ross Bagdasarian Jr., the son of the creator …
“Branch Line” by Arthur Gorissen
22 year-old animator Arthur Gorissen created Branch Line as his graduation project at Netherlands’ Utrecht School of Arts. Made in four …
“Assimilation” by Takuya Hosogane
Immerse yourself in the expressionistic atmosphere of Takuya Hosogane’s Assimilation. It was made using After Effects, Cinema 4D and …
LAIKA Options “Wildwood,” Debut Novel From Colin Meloy, Frontman for Rock Group The Decemberists, and Award-Winning Illustrator Carson Ellis
PORTLAND, OR, Sep 08, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — LAIKA has optioned Wildwood, the debut HarperCollins children’s novel written by …
671 of 1095