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“Throw Me to the Rats” Music Video
A music video for the track “Throw Me to the Rats” by the Tom Fun Orchestra. It’s directed by Alasdair Brotherston and designed by Jock …
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Thomas the Transformer
Here’s a film I’d pay good money to see. Megatron kicking Thomas in his Tank Engine caboose. Until then, I’ll have to be content with …
WIA NYC Animation Festival Returns For Third Year, Celebrating Animation And Community
On November 1, WIA NYC will showcase 28 animated films by emerging students and established independent filmmakers at SVA Theatre.
Hidden Message in 1952 Popeye cartoon
Here’s one for the hard-core cartoon historians: Recently, Brew reader Neil was replaying an old Paramount Popeye cartoon, and made a …
This Week at the Movies
I was flipping through the paper today – the entertainment section – and came across a trio of the ugliest movie ads I’d ever seen. The …
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An update on Freaky Flickers
Remember this? Last year we posted a link for a new animated film called Freaky Flickers. Recently, Brew reader Joshua Bell …
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:
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 …
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. …
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