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Vaudeville by Chansoo Kim
New week, new film on CartoonBrewFilms. This week, it’s Vaudeville by Chansoo Kim. The film’s subject matter is heavy—the …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
UPA-NY TV Spots Donated To MoMA
It was just a couple weeks ago that I was lamenting on the Cartoon Modern blog the unavailability of the UPA commercials. Today I have …
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.’
Jerry @ Platform
In two weeks, the Platform International Animation Festival will commence in Portland Oregon. Amid and I will both be there, and I urge …
Brew Radio on Wednesday
Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be broadcasting again, live on Shokus Internet Radio this Wednesday June 13th from 4pm to 6pm Pacific time …
Meet Andreas Deja
Andreas Deja is not only one of the best of the current generation of Disney animators, he’s one of the most passionate voices on the …
Audrey in Spanish
Kali Fontecchio posts a Little Audrey comic story (in Spanish) drawn by animator Steve Muffatti.
Update at the Ken Harris website
John Dyson, the grandson of master animator Ken Harris (1898-1982) started a website last year to post artwork, photographs and ephemera …
Interviews with Neal Gabler, Tom Sito and Me
A few weeks ago, Mark Lynch of New England public radio station WICN ran two hours of interviews with animation authors on his radio show …
June Foray hears a… “Who?”
I was speaking to June Foray today and was surprised to find out she isn’t in the cast of the currently-in-production CG Horton Hears A …
Transformers Cosplay
In honor of the forthcoming big budget TRANSFORMERS movie, we hereby present this low tech fan tribute:
Underdog Gets Licked
It’s official… It’s officially bad! The latest trailer for the live action Underdog movie confirms that the film will be a dog (no …
Gene Deitch’s office
Last month, my pal Rusty Frank told me she was going to Prague to perform (she’s a tap dancer and expert on the history of tap) and she …
Parisian Brew
So I’ve only got a few days to spend in Paris. To folks living there or those who have visited, what would you recommend I do? Any good …
Miguel Covarrubias Book
It’s turning out to be quite a year for aficionados of 20th century illustration. First there’s the upcoming Charley Harper volume (I saw …
Cartoon Nothing?
Direct TV posted this press release on May 23rd with a somewhat apt misprint in its network listings. Considering the direction …
Janet Klein and Cartoons
You read about it in Flip, and now you can see it in person. Thursday night, Jerry Beck and his 16mm projector are the opening act for …
Mickey Mouse: Bug Killer
Look out, Jiminy Cricket! I think this promotional paper mask from the 50s, being offer for sale on Toyzine.com, is scary enough to …
Commentary: (The lack of) Cartoon Promotion
Leonard Maltin, aware of my interest in old-time animation publicity materials, sent along this image (above) from Benjamin Hampton’s …
Hidden Message?
Jake Friedman sent this one in. Above is a still from Chuck Jones Now Hear This (1963). Below is a Morse Code decoder. Jake says: I …
Coke Video
Here is some nice eye candy. This music video by Faithless, which I believe premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last week, for a Coca …
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