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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 …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
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 …
Artists Behind ‘Frozen,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ And ‘Up’ Teach Character Design In New Course From The Creators U
Five leading designers share practical exercises, drawing demonstrations, and lessons from creating characters like Ellie and Sadness.
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 …
Pop Quiz
From our friends at Mental Floss.
Wanna Buy A Jay Ward Blanket?
If you think the animation business is tough, try selling blankets. Michael Marrer of Brackney Hills Knitting obtained a licensing …
Casper’s Scare School
I like Casper. But I hate those direct-to-video CG Casper movies. However, I just became aware of this new Casper movie which played …
New FLIP
A new edition of FLIP is now up. I’d be plugging Steve Moore’s online magazine about animation (written and edited by animators) even if …
Carl Barks estate auction
Auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields will hold an Entertainment Memorabilia and Animation Art sale on June 4th 2007 in Los Angeles, …
Mach 5 Go-Go-Go!
Looks like they’ve nailed it. Considering the track record of most cartoon-to-live action movies, I’m not getting too excited about …
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