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Normativism by Eliran Bichman
Eliran Bichman’s final project made at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem is a powerful, personal, self-portrait on being a …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
A side-by-side comparison of Disney’s “Orphan’s Benefit”
Michael Ruocco, who discovered a lost Fred Moore animation scene on eBay recently, created this side-by-side comparison of the 1934 …
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.’
Here comes The Hub
I don’t know about where you live, but popping up all over L.A. are these scary billboards (see above) promoting The Hub, Hasbro and …
French kids ride in Obelix ass
Over at Parc Asterix, the French theme park based on René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo’s Asterix comic books, there’s an innocent kid’s …
MTV Wants to Dabble in Animation Again
Bill Plympton, who is prepping for the October 6th theatrical release of his feature Idiots and Angels in New York, has been writing a …
“The Lost Thing” trailer
The Lost Thing, a fifteen-minute CG animated short with a tactile, painterly feel, is based on a children’s book by Shaun Tan. It won the …
“Gnomeo and Juliet” trailer
When is a Disney feature NOT a Disney feature… when it’s a Touchstone release of an Elton John production. Gnomeo & Juliet is being …
“Cliché!” by Cedric Villain
A follow-up to his film My Chinese, Cedric Villain’s Cliché! pokes fun of stereotypes about French people. The pacing is a bit too slow …
Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage
Last November we reported on a new 14 minute Imax film from director Ben Stassen (Fly Me to The Moon) and Belgium based nWave Pictures …
“Pombinha Branca” by Fernando Augusto Dias
As long as we’re exploring student CG from around the world, here is Pombinha Branca by Fernando Augusto Dias, produced while studying at …
“Manfred” by Arjen Klaverstijn
A graduation project made by Arjen Klaverstijn at the Utrecht School of the Arts in The Netherlands. One of my most frequent bits of …
R-Rated Danish Film Gets US Release 6 Years Later
Fear not, The Trouble with Terkel isn’t an ironic Studs Terkel biopic; it’s a raunchy R-rated animated comedy based on the stand-up …
Van Citters launches Magoo’s Christmas Carol blog
To support the second printing of his self-published book on the making of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, Darrell Van Citters has begun a …
“Salesman Pete”
I posted the trailer to “Salesman Pete and the Amazing Stone from Outer Space!” last June. The entire film is now online. It’s directed …
Roger Rabbit CG test
Someone posted a rare 1998 cgi test film for an unmade Roger Rabbit 2. If anyone has any background info on this piece, I’d like to hear …
Missed Aches by Joanna Priestley
Portland-based Joanna Priestley’s new short Missed Aches is destined to become popular in English classes across the world. A cheeky …
Bill Littlejohn (1914-2010)
Word has just reached us that veteran animator Bill Littlejohn passed away in his sleep last night. He was 96. Littlejohn was born in …
The Sunday Funnies (9/19/10)
This week we welcome Loose Parts (9/18) by Bave Blazek; Tundra (9/17) by Chad Carpenter; Mother Goose and Grimm (9/17) by Mike Peters; …
June Foray’s Birthday
It’s becoming an annual tradition around here, one I hope we celebrate for the next fifty years. Before the day is over, we want to say …
Alpha and Omega talkback
Is anyone reading the Brew going to see this? No, I didn’t think so… and I don’t recommend it, but if you do, we’d love to hear …
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