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Two Books You Must Have in October
Come October, I know I’ll definitely be adding two new books to my bookshelf: South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
‘White is for Witching’ Trailer
I’ve linked to a number of animated book trailers in recent months, and the trend appears to be growing. In the overcrowded fiction …
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.
The first sound Krazy Kat cartoon: Ratskin
Researching early sound cartoons is fascinating. By studying these efforts, it becomes easier to see why Disney’s Steamboat Willie was …
New footage from Disney’s ‘The Princess and the Frog’
Yesterday we posted about Miyazaki’s Ponyo, and today we have some new clips—via the local ABC movie talk show Backlot Buzz—from the …
David Ferguson’s Animated Shorts
Adventure Time creator Pen Ward recently turned me on to the work of Glasgow-based animator David Ferguson, who posts his work at …
Animation found at The Haggin Museum
The Haggin Museum in Stockton, California is hosting an “animation family day at the museum” this month. To augment the activities, their …
Free screening of Up
Pssst! Shhhh… don’t tell anyone, but you can see Pete Docter’s latest film, Up, this Saturday, May 9th for free. If you can get to …
Marc Davis Art Show
Beginning this Friday, the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale will present The Art of Marc Davis. The exhibit will feature non-studio …
Confederate Fruit
One of the unspoken rules of Cartoon Brew is that I will link to any piece of animation that combines fruit-people, furries and the song …
ASIFA-East Animation Festival Winners
The winners were announced last night at the 40th annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival. The top Best in Show prize was awarded to the …
Miyazaki’s Ponyo
There are two exciting hand drawn films coming up later this year – both being released by Disney. The first one is Hayao Miyazaki’s …
The Missing Key
One of my favorite short films of the last few years was Jonathan Nix’s Hello. Nix is currently in the midst of post-production on a new …
Man Called Flintsone end titles
Yabba-Dabba-Do! James E. Daniels has done the world a favor by posting the end title art from The Man Called Flintstone on his blog. As …
Battle For Terra Talkback
Last night ASIFA-Hollywood held a membership screening of Battle For Terra which opens theatrically today in the United States. I saw the …
Prophet and Lo$$ by Jonathan Bairstow
Jonathan Bairstow created Prophet and Lo$$ in 1988 as his graduation film at the Royal College of Art. It’s safe to say that the film, …
THIS SUNDAY: ASIFA-East Animation Festival
New York’s biggest animation award, the ASIFA-East Animation Festival, takes places this Sunday, May 3, at 6pm. This year is extra …
1000 Times No
Just published this week from HarperCollins is Mr. Warburton’s first childrens book 1000 Times No. Warburton (Code Name: Kids Next …
Hamster Squaredance
Hamster Squaredance is one of the more visually distinctive music videos I’ve run across in a while. It was created for the musician Mr. …
The Office on Adult Swim
Remember they used to run “What-A-Cartoon”? Now it’s “Where’s-the-Cartoons?” A channel called Cartoon Network continues to produce and …
Manifestations
This is from Giles Timms, his second animated film, made at UCLA’s Department of Theater, Film and Television. The music is by Welsh …
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