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Brew Radio: TONIGHT!
Just got a last minute call to appear on a radio show tonight (4/30) at 11pm Pacific (2am Eastern). I’ll be discussing classic cartoons …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Neal Gabler on Disney at LAT Book Fest
I took a break from my deadlines on Saturday to see Mike Barrier discuss his Walt Disney biography at the Los Angeles Times Festival of …
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.’
McLaren Remixed
FPS Magazine informs us about Norman, a new mixed-media stage production that combines the works of an animation legend with live …
The Curious Absence of Humor in Primetime Animation
Are The Simpsons and Family Guy creatively bankrupt? Is the Pope Catholic? The New York Sun’s David Blum wrote a sharp commentary about …
Ken Anderson Sketchbook Drawings
Don’t miss this charming set of sketchbook drawings by legendary Disney production designer Ken Anderson, posted at Mark Kennedy’s always …
Too Art For TV, Too
The first one was a big success, so here comes Too Art for TV, Too, the second annual exhibition of personal art by New York’s animation …
Men in Black
Working on a tight budget? The piece below is a beautiful example of how great artwork combined with creative compositing can be just as …
Betty Boop Slept Here
Fleischer Studios made arguably the funniest cartoons of the 1920s and ’30s — and they made them, from 1923 through 1938, in studio …
Cartoon Modern is Voted Best Film Book of 2006
I’m not one who likes to brag but that’s because I usually don’t have a whole lot to brag about. Things are a little different today …
The Saga of Todd Goldman
Todd Goldman is a talented artist whose t-shirt/apparel company David and Goliath, Inc. made $90 million in 2004. That’s hardly a …
Shag Documentary
I like Shag, but I hope this documenatry is better than its trailer:
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
The LA Times Festival of Books (4/28-29) is such a huge event – the Comic Con International of book fairs, if you will – that it cannot …
Brew Radio: TODAY!
Here’s the reminder: yours truly, Jerry Beck, will appear on a live Internet radio chat today at 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific. I will be …
This Saturday in Boston: Visual Music Marathon
If I were in Boston this weekend, there’s no question what I’d be attending: the Visual Music Marathon at Northeastern University. This …
This Thursday in Montreal: “Music of Hickee Mountain”
Tomorrow, April 26th, at 8pm is the opening of the art show “Music of Hickee Mountain” at Red Bird Studios (135 Avenue Van Horne, …
Alone, Stinking & Unafraid: Ballad of a Thin Man
In this new installment of Alone, Stinking and Unafraid, Chris Robinson assesses the life of troubled Canadian animator Ryan Larkin, who …
Spiderman 3 Trailer (not)
According to the folks at Black 20, “Spiderman 3 went way over budget, and to finish the film, producers had to use product placement to …
Stop, Look and Listen (1967)
A quick follow-up to my earlier post about the pixilation shorts of Chuck Menville and Len Janson: another one of their shorts is also …
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Incompetence
Really now, c’mon EcoZone.tv. If you’re going to hire somebody to ape somebody else’s style from concept through design through gags, …
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