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Previously on Cartoon Brew
Reading The La Times On New Year’s Eve
I read the LA Times during lunch today and found this tribute cartoon by Gary Varvel in the Editorial pages. The LA Times printed it in …
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.’
Cartoon Brew: Year in Review, Year Ahead
Jerry and I tend to view Cartoon Brew as both a complement and antidote to the mainstream media’s coverage of the art form. We aspire to …
Ward Kimball Arrives On MySpace
“Cartoonist, painter, antique auto collector, railroad-in-his-back-yard Kimball, trombonist, photographer, leader of the Firehouse Five: …
Prescott Wright (1935-2006)
Karl Cohen (president of ASIFA-San Francisco) reports that Prescott Wright, a co-founder of the Ottawa International Animation Festival …
The Ultimate Iron Giant Collection
I don’t really collect anything (besides dust) so I’m always a bit in awe of people like this guy who’s amassed an unbelievably massive …
Alex Chun Reviewing Animation in LA Times
Alex Chun, who’s been writing a lot of superb animation and comic-related pieces for the LA TIMES over the past year, is now also …
REGINALD MASSIE
Screenwriter Jeff Massie, an executive board member of The Animation Guild, has started blogging about his life and stuff he likes, …
George Miller Has A Case of Foot-in-Mouth
HAPPY FEET director George Miller gives us a classic line, from a recent piece in the WASHINGTON POST: “I knew even the greatest …
Coal Black and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Animator Bob Harper sent over a link to this online print of Bob Clampett’s classic short COAL BLACK AND DE SEBBEN DWARFS. It is easily …
Great Article on Master Animator Bill Tytla
Here’s some great weekend reading. The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive has posted another wonderful animation document: scans of a 1994 …
COYOTE CATCHES ROAD RUNNER
Scenes We’d Like To See Dept. Our thanks to Brew reader Steve Austin who sent in this incredible drawing by Chuck Jones.Sorry for the …
LOONEY TUNES CHRISTMAS PARTY REEL (1939)
Hopefully we’ll get this (and the other one) on the next Looney Tunes Golden Collection. For now, someone has posted on YouTube a version …
THE SECRET SHOW
As animated features currently dwell in a CG rut of fairy tale spoofs and talking animal adventures, television animation has become the …
BUSTER BALLOON
I was lucky enough to attend a wonderful Boxing Day party last night which was teeming with Hollywood celebrities (not to name drop, but …
DISNEY’S TRAIN
For Christmas of 1949, Walt Disney received a miniature ride-on steam locomotive from Santa, as seen in the first Disney TV special, One …
Feliz Navidad!
Pascal Campion’s work is always a lot of fun, and his Flash-animated holiday greeting is no exception. But don’t blame me if you can’t …
Alice and Martin Provensen’s The First Noel
Ward Jenkins has given us a wonderful holiday treat on his blog: hi-res scans of the entire 1959 Golden Book THE FIRST NOEL illustrated …
James Brown (1933-2006)
Let’s remember James Brown with this terrific Lipton Brisk commercial from 2000. Brown also provided his own voice for the spot.
3-D CHRISTMAS
Wishing you a traditional 2-D Christmas, in 3-Dfrom Cartoon Brew! (click here for a larger image)
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