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New Animation Blogs
A couple new blogs which I’ll be visiting frequently: Director/animator/writer Will Finn has started a personal blog. In his …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Looney Tunes in Allentown
Opening on Sunday, June 24, 2007, The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons will fill the Allentown Art Museum’s Kress and Rodale …
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.
Disney wuz here!
Some people would go to any lengths to get a autograph from Walt Disney. But would you go to any depth? An abandoned cave in Cody, …
Chronicle Blogging
Development piece by John Hubley from UPA’s Rooty Toot (1952). From the collection of Mike Glad. The folks at …
Viacom sells Famous Music
Well, there goes Popeye the Sailor Man, It’s A Hap-Hap Happy Day and Casper The Friendly Ghost. Not the characters (they were sold off …
Up-and-Coming: Miwa Matreyek & David O’Reilly
Wanted to put the spotlight this morning on two young animation filmmakers whose work has caught my attention and who I’m sure we’ll be …
Pingwings Rediscovered
Tony Mines of Spite Your Face Productions sent me a note about an early-1960s British animated series, The Pingwings, which had been …
The Great UPA Debate
It all started on John Kricfalusi’s blog in a series of posts where he analyzes UPA’s modern graphics, comparing them to traditional …
Fleischer/Famous lettering
One of my guilty pleasures, when watching Paramount cartoons from the mid-1930s through the late 1940s, is admiring the incredible …
San Diego Comic Con 2007
It’s less than two months away. Tom Spurgeon has posted a definitive guide to attending the Comic-Con on his Comics Reporter blog. …
Harry-Go-Round
Good news! Harry McCracken’s blog is back. McCracken, former editor of Animato, current editor of PC World and webmaster of …
The Beagles
In all my years of watching and collecting animated cartoons, only a scant few of the shows I grew up with have eluded my review in …
Hollywood’s Men of Action
(click for large version) Shane Glines of the indispensable Cartoon Retro has sent over a fascinating 1935 article, titled …
Transformers
The new Steven Spielberg/Michael Bay live action CG Transformers movie looks to be one of the biggest films of the summer. But if you …
Enzo Avolio
I’ve just discovered the blog of Enzo Avolio and am blown away by his beautiful artwork and animation design. Avolio teaches character …
CONTEST: The Ancient Book of Myth and War
CONTEST OVER! I thought it was a fairly difficult question but obviously not for Brew readers. Before I could even get to my computer, …
The CIA and the Filming of Animal Farm
When the CIA isn’t busy destabilizing other countries, they apparently like to help animation studios create cartoons. At least that’s …
Where Are the UPA Shorts?
If there’s one question I’ve received more frequently than any other since the release of Cartoon Modern, it’s “Where can I see the UPA …
Nicktoons Animation Festival
I don’t normally endorse corporate animation contests, but the one my friend Rita Street has been co-producing (with Frederator, the …
More Beany & Cecil Boards by Bruce Timm
A few weeeks ago, I posted a few pages of Bruce Timm storyboards from The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (1988). I also said if any …
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