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Executive Notes for ‘One Froggy Evening’
Toronto screenwriter Denis McGrath imagines what kind of notes today’s industry executives might give to Chuck Jones’ classic Warner …
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Up is Down by Millie Goldsholl
It’s exciting when you’re introduced to the work of a filmmaker that you’ve never heard about, such as last weekend when I stumbled upon …
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.
Bob Godfrey’s Great (1975)
A rare treat is now online: Bob Godfrey’s epic animated short Great. This irreverent musical about 19th century British engineer Isambard …
Millard Kaufman, RIP
Millard Kaufman, the Hollywood screenwriter who was instrumental in the creation of Mister Magoo, passed away last Saturday at age 92. …
My Name Is Dug
The Pixar “Art of” books are always a treat, and next to that the Little Golden Books and various tie-in publications always feature …
Where Cartoon Brew Readers Work and Study
Last weekend marked the 5th anniversary of the Cartoon Brew blog. I thought it might be fun to celebrate by looking at who’s reading the …
The Stubborn Cowboy (1967)
When Shamus Culhane took over the creative controls of the Paramount Animation Studio in 1966, he clearly understood the opportunity he …
Oswald old and new
Our pal Ruben Procopio has just posted images of his sculpt for a forthcoming Walt Disney/Oswald Rabbit statue, for the Disney Classics …
Magoo’s Christmas Carol book
I’m pleased to report that Darrell Van Citters’s book on the making of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol has now gone to press. If all goes …
Cigarette Man
This is a smokin’ piece of stop-motion animation… (Thanks, David O’Reilly)
New Donald Duck cartoon carton
Continuing our ongoing monitoring of classic cartoon characters on modern food products, animator Alex Kirwan sent in this image of the …
The Cartoon Modern YouTube Playlist
Since Cartoon Modern was published a few years ago, the most frequently asked question I’ve received about the book is, “Where’s the …
Michael Eisner Career Update
Now that Michael Eisner has purchased the ailing Topps baseball card company, he’s finally in charge of a company that has to use all of …
Little Mermaid Crew Reunion
Pssst! Save the date. Mark your calendar. May 21st, Woodbury University in Burbank @ 7:30PM. ASIFA-Hollywood is organizing a …
The Whimsical Work of David Weidman and Also Some Serious Ones
If you appreciate good design and color work, then you’ll want to add the new hardcover publication The Whimsical Work of David Weidman …
Notes on Coraline
One of the items on my infinitely long to-do list is to write some thoughts about the exquisite artistry behind Coraline. While the film …
Advertise on Cartoon Brew with Reachout Media
Whether your company is big or small, if you want to advertise on Cartoon Brew, there’s now an easy and efficient way to do so. Beginning …
The Last Terrytoon one-shot
I’m back with another lame attempt by a classic cartoon studio to be relevant in the 1960s. Today I’ve got what I believe is the last …
The Electric Company (2009)
Hey You Guys! Following will be some shameless PBS promotion, but I say that more as a fan than as a corporate cog. By now, you have …
Commercial Break: Gulf Oil
After Chuck Menville and Len Janson earned an Oscar-nomination for their automobile-themed pixilation short Stop, Look and Listen (1967), …
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