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NY Times on The Censored 11
An article in today’s NY Times on the shocking proliferation of racist cartoons on You Tube has had an (unintended?) effect in further …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Mutt and Jeff being preserved
Among a cache of recently discovered American silent films from 1912-1927 was one cartoon, Mutt and Jeff in On Strike (1920). It, along …
Award-Winning 2D Animation Tips From The 2024 Cartoon Animator Contest
Learn nine pro techniques from 2024 Cartoon Animator contest winners to boost your 2D animation skills with creative rigs and smart motion tools.
Fresh Hare
Is this the fate of Bugs Bunny? Suicide Food is a blog that tracks food marketing that depicts animals (usually cartoon animals) who …
The Art of Pixar’s Short Films
A while back I mentioned briefly on this site that I had been offered an opportunity to write a book for Pixar, and today I thought I’d …
Academy Exhibit of Classic Animation
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences new lobby exhibition, Ink & Paint, opens to the public on Friday May 16th. It highlights …
Popeyes in Puerto Rico
I can’t stand Popeyes Chicken, but if the restaurants looked like this one in Puerto Rico I might give them another try. This one, …
Plympton, Paley and CGI at Tribeca
The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival kicks off this week and there are three animated features in competition. Each of them plays multiple …
Peur(s) du Noir & Richard McGuire
Over the past couple years, I’ve mentioned the French animated feature Peur(s) du Noir, which is a collection of black-and-white horror …
Oliver Laric’s (>’.’)>=O____l_*__O=<('.'<)
It’s been over a year since we’ve mentioned the innovative video experiments of Oliver Laric, but his latest project, (>’.’)>=O____l_*__O=
Coloring Books
Aaron Higgins of Toonarific has started a new website devoted to cataloging classic coloring books. As an art resource, it’s invaluable …
New Book: Working for Disney
On his blog, Didier Ghez points out an interesting-sounding book that was self-published a few days ago: Working for Disney: 1936-1937, …
Haagen-Dazs and Psyop Save Honeybees
Apparently, all the important causes that a corporation could pretend to care about have already been snatched up, so ice cream …
The Pixar Story on TV tonight!
The television broadcast premiere of Leslie Iwerks documentary, The Pixar Story, will be on the STARZ cable channel tonight at 10pm …
Popular Science on Fantasia Sound
Charles Shopsin has posted a January 1941 article from Popular Science about Disney’s pioneering sound processes for Fantasia on his …
Drawing On the Future
The 12th Marc Davis Celebration of Animation Drawing on the Future: Mentorship In Animation will feature (above L to R) Pete Docter …
D.A.N.C.E.
Thanks to several of our readers, I’ve just caught up with this music video from French music group, Justice. It’s directed by Jonas and …
Bakshi — In the Gallery and On Radio
Folks in Manhattan may want to check out the Animazing Gallery in Soho (461 Broome St.) which has a show of new paintings by Ralph …
Trailers From Hell: Yellow Submarine
One of my favorite non-animation websites is Trailers From Hell. This site archives various genre (mainly sci-fi/fantasy/horror) film …
Rare Terrytoon photos
That’s Gene Deitch (left) examining cels of Bert and Harry Piels (of the famed Piels Beer commercials) with director Connie Rasinski in …
An Open Letter to Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate
It was announced today that Viacom and Paramount have teamed with MGM and Lionsgate to create a new cable channel to compete with HBO and …
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