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Walt and El Grupo trailer
We’ve mentioned the new Ted Thomas documentary Walt and El Grupo several times on the Brew, but hadn’t posted the trailer. Here it is:
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Strawberry Swing
This is a pretty incredible music video directed by UK’s Shynola, for Coldplay’s latest release, Strawberry Swing. It looks even better …
SVA’s Computer Arts Community Shines At SIGGRAPH 2025
SVA’s MFA Computer Arts program made a strong impact at SIGGRAPH 2025, with student volunteers, alumni, and faculty contributing throughout the conference.
NY, NY: A Day in New York by Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson (1908-2003) made this striking work, NY, NY: A Day in New York, in 1957. Trained as a painter, he was interested in …
David OReilly on the making of Please Say Something
One of the most interesting animated-related pieces I’ve read in a while: David OReilly discusses his technical and aesthetic approach to …
Flight Patterns by Charlie McCarthy
Nature is an experimental animator. This is a video of long-exposure photos of bugs moving under a street light. While the process is not …
Cartoon Network on Craigslist
Filmmaker Gavin Freitas found this notice on Craigslist:Cartoon Network seeks Teens (12-18) for new competition show! (Los …
Behind The Lines podcast
We haven’t plugged any podcasts in a while. Here’s one that’s worth your time: Todd Dolce runs an animation/cartooning webcast that …
Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer
Trailer is out today for Wes Anderson’s first animated feature Fantastic Mr. Fox. Maybe it’s just me, but the dialogue delivery sounds …
New Marvel-Madhouse anime
Despite my love and devotion to The Merry Marvel Marching Society, I have to admit these new Marvel Comic anime trailers are pretty …
Epic Mickey
Game site 1Up.com is reporting on an ambitious new “steampunk” Mickey Mouse game in development, codenamed Epic Mickey. Warren Spector …
New Disney Strike footage
The folks at the John Basmajian Collection have just unearthed – and posted – a reel of rare 8mm film footage of the infamous 1941 Disney …
Why Is Foghorn Leghorn Racist?
How did we ever manage to answer these burning animation history questions before the existence of Yahoo! Answers?
Lorax and Nimh going CG
What hath Disney’s G-Force wrought? Thanks to its huge opening weekend box office gross, Paramount is fighting back with the Rats of …
Hayao Miyazaki/John Lasseter Press Conference
I had an opportunity to join selected journalists at a Hayao Miyazaki-John Lasseter press conference held yesterday (7/28) before their …
Beatnik Animation at the Silent Movie Theater
Next Tuesdsay night at 8pm, I’ll be presenting a program of animation reflecting the styles, language and music of the Beat Generation. …
Born Under Fire, Documentary about War in Colombia
Powerful trailer for Born Under Fire, a documentary about the on-going war conflict in Colombia that uses voices from children who have …
Mary Blair Exhibit at Tokyo’s Museum of Contemporary Art
“The Colors of Mary Blair” is a major new exhibit of Mary Blair’s artwork that has opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, …
Happy Birthday, Bud Luckey!
As a change of pace, here’s some happy news about a veteran animation artist: today is Bud Luckey’s 75th birthday. Luckey’s career …
Vance Gerry Tribute Blog
Story artist Ed Gombert has started a blog dedicated to the work of Disney storyman Vance Gerry, who passed away in 2005. Gombert writes …
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