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It’s not easy being Jerry Beck
Off Topic: This is the real trailer for a Don Johnson movie, Dead Bang (1989). I’ve had to live with this for 18 years. It’s time to …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Enchanted weekend
Disney’s Enchanted is a blockbuster hit. The critics are raving and there is Oscar buzz swirling for its star, Amy Adams. In addition …
SVA’s Computer Arts Community Shines At SIGGRAPH 2025
SVA’s MFA Computer Arts program made a strong impact at SIGGRAPH 2025, with student volunteers, alumni, and faculty contributing throughout the conference.
Matinee At The Bijou blog
My old pal Ron Hall has started writing a blog in conjunction with a revival of Matinee at the Bijou. Apparently new episodes of this …
Looney Tunes exhibit in Redding, CA
Our friend Steve Schneider has brought his traveling exhibit of original Warner Bros. cartoon production art to Redding California. …
Happy T-Day
Lev Polyakov sent this Thanksgiving greeting below. Happy Holidays to everyone.
Mickey Mouse bedroom mural
You remember our June 2006 post about animator Joe Busam’s painting his child’s nursery in the style of a 1930s cartoon. Now Brew …
LA: Takashi Murakami at MOCA
For decades, the animation art form has been shunned by the mainstream art establishment, but it seems as if we are slowly witnessing a …
The Influence of Winsor McCay on Cinema
Joshua Glenn of the Boston Globe has created an audio slideshow presentation that points out the influence of cartoonist Winsor McCay on …
Cartoon Dump Returns!
Lest you think we’ve forgotten about Cartoon Dump, our monthly live comedy/cartoon show at the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood, we …
Inside UPA Now Shipping!
Satisfied customer Daniel Stone was awesome enough to post this photo of himself and the book on his blog Good news just in time for …
Films by Fred Mogubgub
It’s debatable whether the films below qualify as “animation” but the filmmaker behind them, Fred Mogubgub, was an important part of New …
“Beowulf” Blitzer
Two animated films led the U.S. Box office this weekend: Beowulf came in first place, and Bee Movie is holding strong in second …
What kind of man reads Cartoon Brew?
They say one picture is worth a thousand words. This one is worth fifty bucks – on ebay. Click here to view at full size.
My World And Welcome To It
Here’s the opening credits to a long gone (but not forgotten) TV series, My World And Welcome To It (1969): What an odd show this …
Anime Tours
My friend Ben Applegate is working for Digital Manga, a Japanese comics publisher that owns a tour outfit called Pop Japan Travel. They …
Terrytoons in CG
A few years back, when MTV wanted to revive the Terrytoons characters, they commissioned an animation test in CG (of course, what else …
Drawing The Sailor
Our buddy Oscar Grillo (above) writes about his latest exhibit of drawings and paintings inspired by a certain spinach eating sailor-man. …
St. Trinian’s Girls Are Back
Ronald Searle fans can thank the upcoming live-action St. Trinian’s feature for the following book: St. Trinian’s: The Entire Appalling …
David Silverman talks Simpsons
This is pretty good… a 40 minute speech by Simpsons director David Silverman from the recent Picnic 07 media event in Amsterdam this …
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