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HILARIOUS SNOWMAN SPOOF

Brew reader Arthur writes about this funny and well done commercial spoof of the classic British holiday special THE SNOWMAN: To promote …

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ANNIE AWARD NOMINEES

The nominees for the 34th Annual Annie Awards have been announced. The complete list is posted here. Here’s a sampling of some of the …

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SID RAYMOND 1909-2006

Mark Evanier is the first to note the passing of my friend Sid Raymond. Raymond was best known as the voice of Baby Huey and Katnip for …

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FESTIVAL REPORT: 2D OR NOT 2D

Animator Nancy Beiman (of the Rochester Intitute of Technology) sent in this first hand report from 2D OR NOT 2D FESTIVAL held in Everett …

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Oswald To Get Lucky in 2007

One of the most interesting animation stories of ’06 took place last February when Disney acquired the rights to one of Walt’s earliest …

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UNDER THE HOOD

The San Francisco Society of Illustrators is letting everyone know about the event PIXAR UNDER THE HOOD: The Making of Cars happening a …

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CEREAL OBSESSION

After old comic books and classic animated cartoons, the number #3 most influential art to aspiring animators has to be on cereal boxes. …

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1920 GRIM NATWICK MOVIE ADS

Our friend Leslie Cabarga purchased several bound volumes of old newspapers from San Francisco years ago, and was going through them …

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NEW SIMPSONS MOVIE TRAILER

The new SIMPSONS MOVIE trailer premiered last night on Fox during a new episode of the TV series. Watch it HERE. With all the recent …

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Piccolo, Saxo and Company

What is it with The Weinstein Company? Harvey Weinstein is perhaps the smartest and savviest of the current Hollywood moguls, but his …

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MEGAN BRAIN’S PAPER SCULPTURES

For most artists, paper is an expendable material that one creates their art on, but Megan Brain’s paper sculptures show that the paper …

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FOUR-LETTER FILM

This Friday, November 10, marks the opening of F*CK: A DOCUMENTARY, which examines the origin and uses of a certain word. Besides …

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FREDEX

In celebration of the Channel Frederator podcast’s first anniversary, Frederator Studios has created FredEx, an experimental animation …

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John Korty’s Brock & Throck

It’s Election Day here in the US so it’s only fitting to mention a new politically-oriented Flash Webcartoon. The series, BROCK & THROCK …

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BOOK REVIEW: I AM PLASTIC

The new book I AM PLASTIC: THE DESIGNER TOY EXPLOSION, by Kidrobot founder Paul Budnitz, is a handsomely designed and fun-to-flip-through …

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OF MICE AND MAGIC

If you are interested in purchasing Leonard Maltin’s essential animation history, Of Mice And Magic, make sure you order the one pictured …

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