JOE GRANT OBIT
The official obituary of Joe Grant from the Walt Disney Company.
Previously on Cartoon Brew
That’s Entertainment!
Most people who appreciate animation also enjoy the ancient art of hand lettering and vintage advertising graphics. Thus, I bring your …
Ibermedia Next Backs 14 New Tech And Open Source Animation Projects
Ibermedia Next, an initiative organized by the Ibermedia Program, has announced the results of its call for animated projects that …
Remembering The Other Joe Grant
The talented
JOE GRANT (1908-2005)
A true legend. From early Mickey Mouse cartoons to Beauty & The Beast through Lorenzo.Links: The Animation Podcast / Animation Nation / …
REVIEW: MIND GAME
It’s not often that I get excited about an animated feature, particularly a Japanese animated feature, but I’m really eager to check out …
Paintings by Amanda Visell
Amanda Visell, co-founder of The Girls Productions (plugged earlier HERE), is part of a group art show that opens this Saturday, May 7, …
Loonatics Title No More?
Warner Bros. TV Animation continues to dig itself into a deeper and deeper hole of its own making with its LOONATICS fiasco. First, they …
FROSTY PENCIL TEST
Rick Goldschmidt has posted a set of rare stop-mo animation spots on his Rankin Bass website. We especially like the short 2-D FROSTY THE …
News from John Canemaker
Don’t miss this – the May/June issue of PRINT (“America’s Graphic Design Magazine”) contains John Canemaker’s in-depth, profusely …
JANET KLEIN
If you are in Hollywood on Thursday night – and are looking for things to do – I highly recommend you spend an evening with Janet Klein …
TOOT WHISTLE PLUNK AND BOOM
There’s a great post about the classic Ward Kimball short TOOT WHISTLE PLUNK AND BOOM (1953) at the appropriately named Ward-O-Matic, the …
SCRAPPY-LAND REPORTS
I’m happy to report our Saturday afternoon screening of rare Scrappy cartoons was a success – but I’d rather let co-host Harry McCracken …
Bobe Cannon
Robert “Bobe” Cannon (1909-1964) is somebody we don’t talk about nearly often enough on Cartoon Brew. I write about Cannon in greater …
Raul Garcia’s The Tell-Tale Heart
Veteran feature animator Raul Garcia (ALADDIN, THE LION KING, POCAHONTAS and many others) has finished his personal short film, THE …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Dave Wasson
Check out Dave Wasson’s reel at the Acme Filmworks website. There’s a lot of good stuff on it, but best of all, the final item on the …
Some Kind of UFO Blah Blah
Serbian designer/animator Sinisa Sumina has created a really cool 30-second self-promotional piece that combines retro-imagery with a …
Eddie Friedman (1912-2005)
Bronwen Barry writes on Animation Nation: I have to post this sad note on the passing of my dear,dear friend (and, at one time, bowling …
A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS
As Amid is mired in deadline hell (see below) and I’m in the midst of a move (for the next three weeks), updating Cartoon Brew may be a …
50s animation design book update
If you have called or emailed me in the past couple months and have not received a response, please accept my apologies. I have been …
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