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Disney Tangled
I had a chance to see Tangled a few weeks ago and I’ve been biding my time and collecting my thoughts about it. The arrival (in my …
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Gallery on Baum Sells Cartoon Art Forgeries?
Tony Greco, who run Pittsburgh’s The Gallery on Baum, has had a tough year. First, there was a lengthy exposé in the Pittsburgh Post …
Weekend Brew Review
For some unknown reason, people are always asking me for advice on pitching a series or getting a job in animation. If I knew how to do …
Weekend Brew Reviews
While waiting for the ultimate video presentation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to come out this week on Blu-Ray, I’ve just caught up …
Saturday Book Review
Here’s a roundup of few new books that several publishers and authors were kind enough to send my way: ANIMATED PERFORMANCE (Ava …
John Canemaker’s West Coast TWO JOES Tour!
Animation historian and Oscar winning animator John Canemaker is making several public appearances in San Francisco and Los Angeles to …
CBTV Student Fest #3: August by Matthias Hoegg
Unwanted visitors disturb the tranquility of a campsite at the height of summer. While mayhem breaks out on the lawn, a group of ants makes brave new discoveries in the grass.
It’s A Book
I’m posting this more because I like the message, not for its artistic merits. Not that it doesn’t have that too… Animator Chris …
Stop Motion Marvels
If you’ve been following recent trends in animation you’ve noticed that stop-motion is alive and well, in fact in better shape today than …
CalArts Producers’ Show (Guest Review by Fran Krause)
NY animator and filmmaker Fran Krause (Moonraker, The Upstate Four) attended the CalArts Producers’ Show in LA last week and took some …
Dan DeCarlo’s Jetta
Another day, another great book from Craig Yoe. His latest is a collection of Dan DeCarlo’s futuristic teenage comic books from 1952, …
Carl Macek (1951-2010)
Mutual friend Bob Cabeen has just informed me of the passing of my former business partner Carl Macek. Carl died of a heart attack on …
Gul by Adnan Hussain
Adnan Hussain’s short film Gul (Flower) draws the viewer in with its striking impressionistic CG imagery, but keeps the viewer engaged …
The Book Nobody’s Been Waiting For
Lou Scheimer tells all . . . like about the time he produced something crappy, or that other time he produced something crappy, or those …
Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel
Sanjay Patel’s Ramayana: Divine Loophole is a retelling of the classic Hindu myth with the addition of cheerfully stylized cartoon …
Are Little Golden Books getting cool again?
Longtime readers of the Brew know I collect old Little Golden Books of the 50s and 60s because the standards of the artwork, particularly …
John Stanley
I’ve always been aware of John Stanley, the comic book writer and artist best known for his classic Little Lulu stories (drawn by Irving …
Animal Drawing Workshop with David Colman
Character designer and story artist David Colman (who is also the author of The Art of Animal Character Design) will be holding a weekend …
Whatever Happened to Foodfight?
In 2004, CG animation studio Threshold Entertainment and Motion Picture Magic, a product placement company in Encino, teamed up to …
Fumiko’s Confession
The film’s sound track is a bit annoying, but this short has an energy that’s undeniable. It’s called Fumiko no Kokuhaku (or Fumiko’s …
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