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New Books
The Vault of Walt by my old friend Jim Korkis is a great read and must have for anyone interested in the history of Walt Disney. Korkis …
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The Importance of Documenting Your Animation Career
A few evenings ago, Don Shank (production designer of The Powerpuff Girls and Pixar’s Day and Night) used his Twitter account to write a …
The Wild and Crazy Miniature Calendar Art of Ant & the Aardvark Creator and Pink Panther Writer John Dunn
The legacy of animation designer/writer John Dunn (1920-1983) is secure–if unheralded–as the writer of hundreds of animated shorts …
Jerry’s Labor Day Weekend
There’s a holiday weekend coming up – and as usual, I’ll be spending most of it in a darkened theatre – starting tonight! I’ll …
CBTV Student Fest: Slim Pickings Fat Chances
The spirited fun of Tex Avery, Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones is alive and well in today’s animation world, and it’s in the Netherlands. …
Bob McIntosh, R.I.P.
Bob McIntosh passed away on June 17, 2010 at the age of 94. Born on March 11, 1916 in Vallejo, California, and raised in Stockton, Bob …
Don Graham’s “Composing Pictures” is Reprinted
I don’t know how this news passed me by, but Don Graham’s classic book about composition called Composing Pictures is back in print for …
Looney Tunes exclusive clip: Coyote Falls
We still don’t know whether the new Looney Tunes Show for Cartoon Network will meet our lofty expectations, but I was invited to a …
Live Version of What’s Opera, Doc?
File this one under “Did I Just Really Watch That?”: it’s a live stage version of Chuck Jones’s What’s Opera, Doc? (Thanks, Jacob Ospa)
Get Well, Martha Sigall
Our friend Martha Sigall has been in Intensive Care for the last few days. According to her son, Lee: She was in ICU for four days …
Telluride Film Festival Poster by Ralph Eggleston
The talented Ralph Eggleston designed this year’s poster for the Telluride Film Festival. As far as I know, the only other animation …
Sign Up for the John K. School of Animation
Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi is starting an animation class in the LA area. The six-week course will include two classes a week …
Harryhausen at the Academy
Last night the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences opened it’s incredible Chuck Jones exhibit – a must-see for any animation fan …
Looney Tuneage
This Friday, May 14th, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will host its annual Marc Davis Celebration of Animation. This …
Animators: Help Celebrate Ray Bradbury’s 90th Birthday
Ray Bradbury (c.) with Ward Kimball and Chuck Jones Lou Romano asked me to share this with Cartoon Brew readers. In honor of Ray …
Flea Market Discovery #1
I found this tattered children’s wall plaque at a flea market last weekend and forked over a few bucks for it. It reminded me a lot of …
Warner Bros. Animators ID
Cartoon Research continues…. Earlier this week we posted about a vintage Leon Schlesinger studio program for a Christmas play …
More Van Eaton Goodies
Mike Van Eaton comes up with animation odds and ends all the time. I have no purpose in posting these except that I find them fascinating …
Tom Ray 1919-2010
The Animation Guild is reporting the passing of animator Tom Ray. Ray started at Warner Bros. in 1937 and worked for MGM after WWII …
Free Animation Book Idea #2
Picking up where we left off last month, here’s another book idea that’s free for the taking. The proposal is rather straightforward: a …
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