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JITTERBUG FOLLIES (1939)

My name is Amid and I’m a YouTube addict. I can’t help it. There’s so much great animation being posted on that site and I’ve just got to …

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Cartoon Modern Update

A couple brief notes on my soon-to-be-released book CARTOON MODERN. If you’re a member of the media and would like to receive a …

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A note to the ladies out there

Just thought you’d like to know… Women do not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing the cartoons for the screen, as …

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JIM FLORA INSPIRATION

Art by Jim Flora is being posted by guest blogger Irwin Chusid this week on Leif Peng’s Today’s Inspiration blog. Chusid, author/editor …

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NEW PINK PANTHER COMIC STRIP

Last year Tribune Media launched a new syndicated Pink Panther comic strip, by Bill and Eric Teitelbaum (Bottom Liners), and they are …

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ARF MUSEUM

Last year I raved about Craig Yoe’s Modern Arf, but I just got a copy of Yoe’s follow up, Arf Museum, and it’s even better. Is it a book? …

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MEET ALICE

Walt Disney’s first movie star, Virginia Davis, will appear in person at a screening of two of her Alice Comedies from the mid-1920s at …

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THINKING ANIMATION

Traditional animator Jamie Oliff (Mulan, Hercules) and CG animator Angie Jones (Scooby Doo 2, Stuart Little) have teamed up to produce a …

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CANEMAKER GETS AROUND

Our favorite Oscar winning animation historian John Canemaker has quite a busy schedule this summer. John will appear at the Zagreb …

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Animation Blast #9 Update

There’s now an accurate contents listing for BLAST #9 posted on the newly redesigned AnimationBlast.com. Below is the wraparound cover …

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SPRITE ANIMATION

Sprite Animation Studios has set up shop over at the Howard Hughes Center in West Los Angeles. The image above is from their first …

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TONY WHITE’S NEW BOOK

Heads up! Nancy Beiman says:This one’s a must have. I was one of the reviewers on Tony’s proposal and he covers nearly EVERYTHING. The …

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CARS GOLDEN BOOK

Speaking of CARS, don’t miss the Cars Little Golden Book. I just found it at my local Barnes & Noble last night. Once again Disney …

Illustration

Not-Quite-Animation Books

A roundup of recent non-animation books that have caught my attention: I don’t know how Lane Smith does it, but every one of his …

Disney

Disney At War

Cartoon Brew reader Chris Olson, who sent in the fantastic ‘making of’ Pinocchio article a few weeks back, recently sent over a couple …

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3-D CARTOONS

Get ready, cartoon fans. Your eyeballs have ONE MORE CHANCE:The 3-D Film Festival is returning to Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood this …

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TUNES FOR TOONS – REMINDER

Tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, April 29th, ASIFA-Hollywood is holding a special film program focusing on the music in classic Hollywood …

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LA TIMES Festival of Books

The largest literary festival in the US, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, takes place this weekend (April 29-30) at the UCLA …

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