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Events

Jerry’s Event Round-Up

I now have three (count ’em, three) regularly scheduled live events in Hollywood California. If you can’t make it this month, please …

CGI

Comparing Avatar to Delgo

James Cameron unveiled the trailer to his eagerly awaited science fiction spectacular Avatar this week and, to me, it certainly looks …

Classic

The King Of Jazz

Walter Lantz animated a short sequence for the Universal feature King Of Jazz (released 3/30/30). The sequence is notable as the first …

Bad Ideas

Mo-Cap Yellow Sub?

Following up on the report of Robert Zemeckis’ plans for a mo-cap remake of Yellow Submarine, Brew reader Chris Smigliano points out that …

Shorts

Second Wind

JibJab production designer Ian Worrel has posted his Cal Arts thesis film. Preliminary sketches and design elements are posted here.

Music Videos

Grizzly Bear’s Two Weeks

What do you think? I much prefer this imaginative fan made video by Gabe Askew (below) over the official, professionally produced one …

Classic

DVD Review: Beany & Cecil Vol. 2

Bob Clampett was a genius. And if you need further proof, the long-awaited Beany and Cecil: The Special Edition Vol. 2 dispenses it …

Events

Walt and El Grupo events

There are bi-coastal events tied in to Ted Thomas’s must-see documentary Walt and El Grupo that Brew readers may want to attend. In …

Bad Ideas

Cartoon Network=Cartoon Stupid

I nominate this exchange between director/illustrator Ward Jenkins and his daughter, Ava, as the best animation-related tweet of the day:

Advertising

Cool Vintage Cartoon Ads

Ahhh… once upon a time! This pretty much sums up my childhood (except my hair was longer). Reader Billie Towser sent in these 1940s-50s …

TV

Glenn Martin, DDS Talkback

Nick-at-Nite’s new animated series, the one produced by Michael Eisner, made it’s debut tonight. Anyone catch it? I did, and despite the …

TV

Cartoon Network loses gamble

The LA Times has a huge front page story in it’s Business section today, reporting on Cartoon Network’s recent programming gamble on live …

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