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The Hard Lessons of Kwicky Koala
There are certain details of animation history that have always bothered me. For example, how did Tex Avery, arguably the greatest …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Cereal:Geek / Arf Forum
I’m way overdue in posting, plugging and praising these two fine publications. In this day and age of blogs and dedicated websites, …
Rediscover Chris Lavis And Maciek Szczerbowski’s Oscar-Nominated NFB Gem ‘Madame Tutli-Putli’
A look back at the Oscar-nominated short and the innovative artistry of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls.’
Gene Deitch On Motion/Performance Capture
Serving as an appropriate complement to this earlier piece on Cartoon Brew, animation legend Gene Deitch has written a piece for …
New Advertising Option on Cartoon Brew
We are happy to announce that Cartoon Brew is now accepting ads from third-party advertisers (in other words, you) in our right-hand …
Re-Examining Mary Blair
Folks in and around the Bay Area should make a point to check out the “The Art and Flair of Mary Blair” exhibition which continues at the …
Help Nina Paley Complete Sita Sings the Blues
Nina Paley’s offbeat indie animated feature Sita Sings The Blues recently was accepted into the prestigious 58th annual Berlin …
Animating The Chicago Spire
The Chicago Spire, a building designed by superstar architect Santiago Calatrava, is poised to become North America’s tallest …
Anton Ego Plush Doll
As a follow up to my previous post on plush dolls (and I promise this will be the last one for the time being), I just found out they …
Academy Ignores Animation for Best Foreign Film
Is anyone surprised that Persepolis wasn’t nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar? No foreign animated film submitted by its …
Award Watch: BAFTA’s Animation Nominees
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced their nominees for outstanding achievement today: ANIMATED …
The (Animated) Presidential Campaign
Earlier this month, I linked to illustrator Steve Brodner’s podcast series “The Naked Campaign” which offers his views on various …
Notes on Persepolis
A few random notes on the French animated feature Persepolis: • Upon winning the best animated feature prize from the NY …
Animation Procreation Contest Winner Announced
A winner has been announced in the “Animation Procreation” contest sponsored by Daily Motion and our friends at Animation Magazine. It is …
Seuss Plush
I love good looking cartoon merchandise. Reader Jim Engel wrote in to let me know that Kohl’s department stores are having a charity …
Protesting Iraq with Animation And Hip-Hop
“Sorrow of the Soldier” is a one-off animated music video released on the Internet today. The video, which protests the US occupation of …
Oscar Possibilities
Circulating amongst the animation blogs this past week was a very shortlist of possible nominees in the Animation Short Film category. …
Ratatouille wins Golden Globe
Congrats to Brad Bird and Pixar. Ratatouille won the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature at their non-event/press conference …
My Pink Panther book for 1¢
You read that right! Apparently you can purchase a hardcover copy of my book Pink Panther: The Ultimate Guide on Amazon.com for one …
Cap’n Crunch and Grimm
I love cereal and I love cereal box characters, so it’s no wonder I got a kick out of this week’s series of Mother Goose and Grimm comic …
New Pixar Little Golden Book
I’ve been going ga-ga over the Disney and Pixar Little Golden Books for several years now. Jenny Lerew tipped us off to the new …
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