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The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History
Noteworthy new book about The Simpsons–The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History by journalist John Ortved draws on eighty new …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Calling All Nerds!
This one’s for you. It’s in Klingon! This piece of Klingon Propaganda is brought to you by Mark Farinas San Francisco based Bad …
Artists Behind ‘Frozen,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ And ‘Up’ Teach Character Design In New Course From The Creators U
Five leading designers share practical exercises, drawing demonstrations, and lessons from creating characters like Ellie and Sadness.
Corky Quackenbush’s Halloween 7.5
(via Atom Films)
“Skhizein” by Jeremy Clapin
Jeremy Clapin’s Skhizein, a poignant short that grows on me every time I see it, is now available for online viewing. It’s also available …
Meet the President of Fox Animation Studios
Since 2007, Vanessa Morrison has been President of Fox Animation Studios. Morrison started as an intern at 20th Century Fox fifteen years …
Astro Boy‘s Abysmal Opening, and Imagi’s Sinking Ship">
Astro Boy‘s Abysmal Opening, and Imagi’s Sinking Ship
Imagi, an animation studio that thought it could compete with the big boys, has suffered a major blow after the abysmal opening of Astro …
The Sunday Funnies 10/25/09
(Thanks, Uncle Wayne)
Teletoon’s Detour pilots
I don’t know if these will be as exciting as CN’s unaired Cartoonstitute pilots we featured a while back, but Canada’s Teletoon network …
More about the closure of Wild Brain San Francisco
It’s been a tough year in San Francisco. First, The Orphanage shut down, and then we reported earlier this month that Wild Brain is a …
Cartoon Network presentation reel (1991)
I was a consultant to the Cartoon Network shortly after it launched in 1992. Somehow back then I acquired a copy of this 1991 …
Astro Boy talkback
Flying into 3,014 U.S. theaters this weekend, the kiddie-skewing Astro Boy movie could gross anywhere from $10 million to… who knows? …
Shrek the Musical Flops, Will Close Soon
Here’s a shocker: people aren’t willing to spend their hard-earned money to see a Broadway musical with a lead character that looks like …
Classic Cartoon Mural in Montreal
After the stress of judging the Ottawa International Animation Festival (more about that soon), I decided to unwind for a few days in the …
Flintstones Stop-Mo
Here’s the way it should be: the stop motion sequence from Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001), by the gang at Screen Novelties. …
3 Dog Band by Paul Rudish
Worth checking out: a hi-res version of the Cartoonstitute short 3 Dog Band directed by Paul Rudish (Dexter’s Lab, Star Wars: Clone …
Ottawa Animation ad campaign
The funniest thing I saw in Ottawa last week wasn’t on screen, in a theatre or even cartoons. They were the festival posters plastered on …
Interviews Worth Reading and Hearing
Filmmaker Michael Sporn interviews Jennifer and Bert Klein about their ambitious new animated short Pups of Liberty and the lengths they …
Fred Wolf retrospective
Speaking of Ninja Turtles… My next screening at the Cinefamily/Silent Movie Theatre in Hollywood is a tribute to animator Fred Wolf. …
Zemeckis’ A Christmas Carol
This trailer has been out for a while, but I just have to ask: Does anyone in Hollywood have the cajones to tell Zemeckis to just …
More tickets for The Iron Giant 10-year reunion
Last week we posted about Asifa-Hollywood’s Iron Giant 10-Year Reunion. It sold out within 24 hours. Now, a limited number of …
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