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A Commentary by “John Lasseter”
The funniest thing you’ll read today: a commentary by “John Lasseter”. (Thanks, Pedro Nakama)
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Disney’s Chief Bob Iger Scraping By With $28 Million
After learning about the obscene pay of Viacom’s top honchos, it saddens me to report that Disney’s CEO Bob Iger is barely managing to …
WIA NYC Animation Festival Returns For Third Year, Celebrating Animation And Community
On November 1, WIA NYC will showcase 28 animated films by emerging students and established independent filmmakers at SVA Theatre.
Boyd Kirkland and John Dorman, RIP
Drawing by John Dorman (left) and still from “Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero” directed, written and produced by Boyd Kirkland The …
Art Blocks For Ghana
What do you get when some of the top artists in the animation community contribute original works to an important exhibit and charity …
Experimental Animation Based on NYC Subway System
Alexander Chen’s Conductor is a lovely marriage of automation and artistry that transforms the New York subway system into a stringed …
Dreamworks animating Kroft’s “Lidsville”
Hollywood has been taking classic animated cartoons and converting them to live action features for years. Now, The New York Times is …
Walt Disney, A Music Legend at the Cracker Barrel
I went to a Cracker Barrel for the first time last weekend where I discovered this exclusive CD they carry (buy it here). The stock photo …
“Timber” by Adam Fisher
Adam Fisher, an animator at Laika, created Timber in his spare time. It’s worth a chuckle, and finishes off with a nice message.
Rare Popeye spots – for Milk
Dig the loopy, fun animation in this 1983 commercial for Milk. As far I know this never aired in the states — and it may have the …
SATURDAY: The Annie Awards
Tom Kenny, the voice of you-know-who SquarePants, is set to host this year’s 38th Annual Annie Awards, next Saturday, February 5, 2011, …
First two minutes of “Rio”
Video: ‘Rio’ Exclusive: Film’s First Two Minutes (via /Film)
TUESDAY in LA: “Cartoon Noir”
My next animation program for the Cinefamily is based on Film Noir – so naturally we call it Cartoon Noir. Private eyes, plainclothes …
The Last Puppetoon?
When George Pal stopped producing his stop motion Puppetoon short subjects in 1947, he kept his pioneering replacement animation …
Walter Murch: Why 3-D Movies Don’t Work
There are plenty of reasons to dislike 3-D movies, like how they induce headaches and strain the eyes, make the imagery darker, and …
Disney’s “The Unseen Enemy”
Our friend J.J. Sedelmaier sent us these scans (click thumbnails at left and below to enlarge) from a 1945 book, Movie Lot To Beachhead, …
“Heart of Glass” by Alon Chitayat
Alon Chitayat directed this cover of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” performed by Berlin band Skin Diary. The video skillfully combines …
The live-action “Up” from 1965
I knew it seemed a little familiar… (Thank you, Ivan Guerrero)
Disney Interactive Fires Nearly 30% of its Workforce
Apparently, Epic Mickey wasn’t nearly as epic as it needed to be to save Disney’s gaming division. On Monday, Disney Interactive Media …
The Chinese Government Is Afraid of Cartoons
A Chinese animation company recently made the Webcartoon posted above to celebrate Chinese new year. Now, as The Guardian reports, the …
De Blob 2 Trailers by PRA
The People’s Republic of Animation recently produced these slick vinyl toy-styled launch trailers ahead of the release of de Blob 2, a …
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