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Monday Morning Maurice
Not sure why I’ve never linked to this before but here is an illuminating 1991 interview with legendary animation background designer …
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New Ed Emshwiller Bio
Emshwiller Infinity x Two by Luis Ortiz is a new joint-biography of artists Ed and Carol Emshwiller. Carol was a fiction writer, but of …
LA: Jules Engel Show & Cartoon Mod Signing
Through the end of August, the Tobey C. Moss Gallery (7321 Beverly Boulevard, LA, CA) has on display a show of animation artwork by Jules …
R.I.P. Alexander Tatarski
I just got word that Alexander Tatarski, an internationally known and praised animator, has passed away. He died yesterday at age …
At Meltdown
Went to Meltdown Comics tonight and found out that two weeks from now they will be having a three day exhibit and opening reception for …
Ratatouille Art
A new Pixar film usually means another great Chronicle Art Of book and, at the other end of the spectrum, another neat looking Little …
Magic Moving Images
I was going to post about Collin Ord’s forthcoming book Magic Moving Images: Animated Optical Illusions, but he’s posted a (silent) video …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Chronicle Blogging
Development piece by John Hubley from UPA’s Rooty Toot (1952). From the collection of Mike Glad. The folks at …
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 …
Update on Bee Movie
New trailer (with actual footage from the film) posted here. Courtesy of Hollywood Elsewhere: direct from the Cannes Film Festival …
To Infinity and Beyond
This October, Chronicle Books will release To Infinity and Beyond: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios by Karen Paik and Leslie Iwerks. …
New Cinderella Book With Mary Blair Art
Via Didier Ghez’s always informative Disney History blog comes word of a new Cinderella storybook that uses Mary Blair’s concept art from …
Droopy on DVD: Uncut and DVNR’d
David Mackenzie has gotten his hands on the hotly anticipated dvd set Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection, slated for release on …
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