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“A Nose” by Mordi Gerstein
WOW! A real rarity today. It’s A Nose, an animated short from 1966 directed and designed by Mordi Gerstein (who prior to this had worked …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Johnny Cupcakes goes Looney Tunes
Is this anyway to rebuild a brand? Hmmmm…. Could be! Warner Bros. Consumer Products has entered into a licensing agreement with …
Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation Lineup Aims To Bring Creators And Audiences Together
Tokyo’s animation program pairs international premieres and original anime with discussions on creative careers and opportunities for women directors.
Tim Hollis collects cool stuff
Author and historian Tim Hollis (Mouse Tracks, Hi There Boys and Girls) allowed a local news camera crew to shoot a story about his …
A Couple Cool Time-Lapse Pieces
You’ll never look at an apple the same way again after Ecological Apple, an unsettling experimental piece by Swedish artist Andreas …
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Spot
Illustrators David Cowles and Jeremy Galante collaborated on this snazzy promo, titled “Don’t Miss It,” for the Rochester Philharmonic …
Artists bless the Disney-Marvel marriage
Didn’t take long. Jason Peltz, who has worked for Marvel Comics, Disney Consumer Products and Disney Feature Animation in Orlando, …
Disney buys MARVEL COMICS
Move over Uncle Scrooge! Disney will now compete with Hollywood (and in particular, Warner Bros. the owner of DC Comics) buy …
Technicolor Tuesday
Join me at the Silent Movie Theatre on Tuesday (September 1st) for an entire orgy of 35mm Technicolor cartoons from the 30s, 40s and 50s. …
Do candy wrappers turn you on?
Are the cartoon images on these candy wrappers “pornographic”? Apparently some parents in England think so, according to this article. …
Film Review: Walt and El Grupo
Walt and El Grupo is the new feature length documentary about the two month tour of South America that Walt and his staff (which included …
Bugs Bunny in Glen or Glenda
Ehhh, What if… (Thanks, Tim Lawrence via Facebook)
Blow Me Down!
This year, Popeye celebrated his 80th birthday (his first comic strip appearance was on January 17th, 1929). This painting, from 2007 by …
Baidir
I am not sure if this French production, Baidir, is a proposed TV series or a feature film – but it’s damn nice looking:
A Soothing and Magical Cartoon
Following the contentious Ottawa poster debate that spanned across eight or so blogs, I think we all need something soothing and magical …
An Animation Poster we can all agree on
Nina Paley designed this year’s poster for Asifa-International’s annual International Animation Day. It communicates the idea …
El Superbeasto theatrical screenings Sept. 12th
A “One Night Only” theatrical screening of The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is set for September 12th in about 50 movie theaters …
Ivete Stellar
Calling George Lucas! Forget the fight between Avatar and Delgo – this Brazilian feature, currently in production at Cacomotion, …
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
For the sake of film history, I’ll occasionally seek out odd bits of animation contained in obscure Hollywood movies and post them here – …
Sheridan Instructor Attempts Art Criticism (and Fails)
In my mind, the worst quality a teacher can have is to be close-minded because that narrow interpretation of good and bad is passed on to …
Avatar vs. Delgo V.2
File this under “People who don’t know when to quit while they’re ahead”: The producers of Delgo – the biggest bomb of 2008 – are …
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