Oscar Nominations
The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Nominated for BEST ANIMATED FEATURE were: Bolt – Walt Disney Kung Fu Panda – …
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Tom & Jerry CG/live action movie
Here we go again! Variety is reporting today that Warner Bros. is planning to turn Tom and Jerry into its own Alvin and the …
Artists Of Any Skill Level Can Create Professional Quality Animation With Cartoon Animator 5.2’s Motion Pilot
CTA dev Garry Pye and his 15-year-old daughter Maddison demonstrate how easy creating animation is with CTA 5.2.
The Annie Awards
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, will be presenting the 36th Annual Annie Awards a week from Friday, January 30, …
Los Campeones
Eddie Mort and Lili Chin (Mucha Lucha!) have returned to the cartoon wrestling arena to create a full length flash feature, Los …
Cartoon Brew Takes Over Facebook
We’re pleased to report that last weekend the Cartoon Brew community on Facebook surpassed 1500 members. Thanks to everybody who has …
Powerpuff Girls Are Flashier Than Ever
Earlier this week, Cartoon Network premiered a new episode of The Powerpuff Girls in honor of the show’s tenth anniversary. Notably, the …
Is Disney’s Bob Iger Worth $30 Million a Year?
Blogs were abuzz last week after it was revealed that Disney CEO Bob Iger took home $30.6 million in salary and bonuses in 2008. So what …
Hidden In The Sand
Well made retro-cartoons are always welcome here. Steve Loter (Kim Possible, Ren & Stimpy) directed this sweet video off Tally Hall’s …
Outnauguration Party by Joe Fournier
It’s not just Inauguration Day in the United States; it’s also the first-ever Outnauguration party. Cartoonist Joe Fournier created this …
Bill Plympton on Al Jazeera
Who would’ve thought that Arab news networks would give more time to American indie animators than cable programs in the US? This is an …
Popeye Helps Bruce Lee
Villains are bound to get their due when Bruce Lee (or a reasonable facsimile) teams up with Popeye. The clip is from the 1977 feature …
Coraline artists at Gallery Nucleus
Gallery Nucleus is having an artist panel with some the artists who worked on Coraline. The recent Art-Of book on the film mainly …
“I Can’t Stand Modern Animation”
That’s the headline in the Singapore based The Straits Times this morning. The outspoken Hayao Miyazaki was quoted by Hong Kong’s Sunday …
Mary and Max opens Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival in Park City started last Thursday night, kicking off with an independent animated feature by Adam Elliot. The …
Disney Moments Flipbooks
Disney hasn’t figured out every way to merchandise their brand… but they’re coming very close! Check this out: Now you can …
“Bubblicious” and “Unboxed”
Following up on the piece about the 3D papercraft/cut-out trend, here are two new works that are more-or-less from that school of …
Coraline sneak peek
I’ll keep it brief: Go see this film! I saw Laika’s Coraline tonight and, despite the publicists request to embargo reviews for three …
Dan Gordon tribute
Animator Sherm Cohen has posted an illustrated tribute to cartoonist/storyman/cartoon director Dan Gordon (Popeye, SuperKatt, The …
What Frank Zappa, Tex Avery and Monty Python have in common
Last week’s post about Frank Zappa, Tex Avery and the place of executives generated a lot of feedback, including this email from Bruno …
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