Previously on Cartoon Brew
Bill and Joe Show You How It’s Done
This 1961 film clip of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera explaining the TV animation process is well worth a view. There’s a lot of crazy stuff …
Praxinos’ Odyssey, A New 2D Animation Tool Powered By Unreal Engine, Is Out Now
Praxinos manager and co-founder Elodie Moog joined us for a brief Q&A about the software.
Oscar Qualified Features
The Academy has released its list of animated features that qualify for Oscar consideration. 14 titles. Had Universal deemed to enter The …
‘Come Have An Omelette with Me’ by Stephen Neary
I’m not sure why I’m linking to this one-minute short besides the fact that it made me want to have an omelette. This is what happens …
Cartoon Brew TV: It’s a Grand Old Nag
It’s time for a new edition of “Brew Vaults” with exclusive audio commentary by animation historians Jerry Beck and Mark Kausler. This …
Cartoon Brew TV #9: It’s a Grand Old Nag
(Alternate commentary-free version: This link will allow you to watch the original cartoon without audio commentary) This week we …
Notes on Bolt
Saw Bolt yesterday. Before the screening they gave everyone a promotional deck of playing cards featuring development artwork from the …
Kanye West’s New Video Inspired by Bakshi’s American Pop
Kanye West writes on his blog that this new video for “Heartless”, directed by Hype Williams, was inspired by the rotoscope-animation in …
Splatter pics
The image above comes from a London art exhibit, Splatter, which we reported here last month. The show has now closed (yesterday was the …
24 Hour Toons
Disney Feature animation artists Joe Pitt and Alex Hirsch have started an animation blog project, 24 Hour Toons. Every other week, on …
Betty Boop Broadway Bound?
The New York Times, Playbill and several other news sources are reporting on plans, just announced, for a Betty Boop musical supposedly …
Madagascar 2 Talkback
Did you see it? This is an open thread for our readers reviews, opinions and comments in regards to Dreamworks’ Madagascar Back 2 Africa …
Pixar’s Up Trailer
Pixar released the trailer for Pete Docter’s Up today. Looks promising.
Pablo Valbuena’s Wall Animation
Animation is such a ubiquitous part of our contemporary lives that it can no longer be confined to mere screen projection. It …
Follow the Bouncing Ball
Never thought I’d be posting about High School Musical 3, but I noticed this ad in yesterday’s paper and just had to comment. Is that …
Sleeping Beauty: Blu-Ray Doesn’t Mean Better
The Blu-Ray release of Sleeping Beauty has generated a lot of attention, not only from the media, but also from animation fans who have …
Contest #4: Hanna Barbera Mini-Books
The winners of today’s little contest will receive a set of three Hanna-Barbera Mini-Books just published by Insight Editions. The …
Vintage Popeye frame by frame
Your moment of Zen: Fleischer historian Leslie Cabarga put this Shockwave Flash (SWF) file together awhile ago from ALL the drawings in …
Magic and Merchandise
There’s an art show going on at the Laguna College of Art and Design, Magic and Merchandise: The Art of Collectibles, the theme of which …
Colony Theatre 9/24/27
It was eighty years ago this month when Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie made its debut at New York’s Colony Theatre — and the history of …
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