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The Pixar Story
Starting today, an Oscar qualifying one week engagement of Leslie Iwerks new feature documentary The Pixar Story will be screening at …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Tom McKimson’s paycheck, 1944
If you love Looney Tunes even the little details are interesting. Warner Bros. uber-art collector Eric Calande recently added this item …
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.
A Tweety Boutique
Who says Cartoon Brew isn’t up on the world of fashion? Warner Bros. Studio Stores may be a thing of the past, but that hasn’t …
Augenblick Animates The Ten
Animation Magazine has a good article about the new art house movie The Ten and the Flash-animated sequence in it produced by Augenblick …
Dead Animators on MySpace
A bit of a curious trend worth noting is the growing number of MySpace pages dedicated to legendary animation artists. While the pages …
Brew Radio Today!
Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be broadcasting again, live on Shokus Internet Radio today, Wednesday August 22nd from 4pm to 6pm Pacific time …
Olive Oyl sells sauce
A live action-animation TV commercial starring Olive Oyl has caught my eye. It’s currently airing as part of an advertising campaign for …
CARTOON DUMP – LIVE!
Starting next Tuesday, Frank Conniff and I will presenting our live comedy show, Cartoon Dump, once a month at the Steve Allen Theatre in …
More Alice
There is something fascinating about watching the early silent films from Walt Disney’s studio. Knowing where Walt was headed and what he …
More about the Death of Paul Boyd
The CBC has a followup article about the tragic police shooting of Vancouver animator Paul Boyd, mentioned here yesterday. The article …
‘Karnival’ by Jun seo Hahm
Karnival is a series of super-short animated pieces created by Jun seo Hahm at Portland commercial studio Bent Image Lab. The first two …
Michael Bierut on Charley Harper
Todd Oldham’s new monograph on Charley Harper (1922-2007), mentioned here last February, is a winner in every sense of the word. From the …
Monday Morning Maurice
Not sure why I’ve never linked to this before but here is an illuminating 1991 interview with legendary animation background designer …
Terry Gilliam’s Storytime
Storytime (1968) was the first film directed by Terry Gilliam. The visual style should be familiar to all Gilliam fans. (via …
Animator Paul Boyd Killed in Vancouver
We are not clear on the details, but it’s being reported today that Vancouver animator Paul Boyd was shot and killed by police on Monday …
Dick Huemer, Disney Legend
This just in from Richard P. Huemer: Letter from Bob Iger at Walt Disney Co., rec’d today: “…I am pleased to inform you that Dick …
Disney Animation Backgrounds
Last month we posted about Hans Bacher’s excellent blog Animation Treasures, in which Bacher does an amazing job re-creating classic …
Editorial Cartoonist du jour
First published in The Indianapolis Star on July 30th. Artist Gary Varvel has a great blog where he explains the thought process behind …
The “Pink Elephants” Influence
I’ve seen Pat Smith’s music video “Moving Along” before, but I never would have guessed that it had been directly influenced by the “Pink …
No Dice?
This music video, Ankle Injury by British alternative musicians Fujiya & Miyagi, was directed by Wade Shotter of UK’s Factory Films. …
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