Pinocchio Trade Ad from 1940
While researching a book that I’m currently working on, I discovered a four-page ad published in the March 4, 1940 edition of The …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Mish-Mish Effendi
About a year ago, Milton Knight sent us a link to a excerpt from a rare series of Egyptian cartoons created in the 1930s by the …
Tenerife: A Thriving International Animation Hub In Spain’s Canary Islands
Tenerife’s animation and vfx industries are booming thanks to highly competitive tax incentives and an influx of talented artists.
1933 Mickey Mouse gum card w/Walt Disney
I was rummaging through my files last night and found this old beat-up Mickey Mouse Bubble Gum card from the early 1930s. I don’t know if …
Sita Sings the Blues: A Free Culture Success Story
Nina Paley’s Sita Sings the Blues–now a film that everybody can (and should) watch–continues to make an impact in surprising and …
Alisa’s Birthday
I’ve kept my eye on an intriguing Russian animated film Alice’s Birthday, which I’d mentioned here several times last year. Looks like …
Bass+Crippen+Freberg=”Sale of Manhattan”
The animation above aired on the 1962 ABC special “Stan Freberg Presents The Chun King Chow Mein Hour: Salute to the Chinese New Year.” …
Let’s Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile
Apparently it’s the season for children’s books by animation artists. A couple weeks ago, we wrote about the new kids’ book by Tom …
Cartoons at the Academy
I previously posted about the Academy’s upcoming Monday night series of 1939 Oscar nominees (May 18th through August 3rd). With each film …
The Princess and the Frog Trailer
The trailer for The Princess and the Frog aired for the first time today on Disney Channel. (Thanks, Aldon Spears)
School of Visual Arts Student Screening Review
I attended a couple year-end animation school screenings yesterday in Manhattan–one for NYU students and the other for School of Visual …
Yooouuutuuube.com
Yooouuutuuube.com is a site that allows users to create a frame-by-frame video wall display using any YouTube video link. The effect is …
Pixar opening shorts studio in Canada
Pixar is opening a satellite studio in Vancouver which will be dedicated to producing short subjects. According to a story in The …
Max Fleischer’s Screen Song Patent
Submitted for your educational pleasure – another historical find from our friends at the Van Eaton Galleries: The patent for Max …
Forbes Magazine on Animation
Forbes.com just posted a rather flimsy column about animated features, discussing how much money they make and claiming there are “45 or …
From the “Not Everything Needs to be Animated” Dep’t.
A memo to real estate agents: The market is bad enough. Creepy, poorly animated CG spokespeople aren’t going to increase your sales and …
Celebrate 80s Pop Culture in Philly
The Autumn Society of Philadelphia is curating an art gallery show in June for the 25th anniversary of Ghostbusters and other 80s pop …
EXCLUSIVE: Early Review of The Princess and the Frog
I don’t typically republish reader comments in separate posts, but a Cartoon Brew reader named Michael saw a rough cut of The Princess …
“Mr. Wobble’s Nightmare” by Joel Trussell
Following this recent post, many readers demanded better animated and funnier fruit people. So I present to you Joel Trussell’s new Kid …
Two Books You Must Have in October
Come October, I know I’ll definitely be adding two new books to my bookshelf: South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the …
‘White is for Witching’ Trailer
I’ve linked to a number of animated book trailers in recent months, and the trend appears to be growing. In the overcrowded fiction …
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