Pixar

Joe Ranft (1960-2005), RIP

This is really sad news. Joe Ranft, a major part of Pixar’s creative team, died in an auto accident yesterday, according to this post on …

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CARTOON REMAKES

Unlike Amid (see commentary below), I’m not against the idea of reviving classic cartoon characters. For me, it’s all about how they are …

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A.A.P. RECORDS?

I learn something new every day.I did not know AAP (Associated Artists Productions), the company that bought the pre-48 Warner Bros. film …

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A Fishy Review

I haven’t seen THE LIFE AQUATIC yet, but last I heard the film’s animated sequences were created with stop motion by Henry Selick and …

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Remembering J.P. Miller

Here at Cartoon Brew, we are pleased to present this exclusive remembrance of animation/illustration legend J.P. Miller, who recently …

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1600 BROADWAY

The site of the Fleischer Studio during it’s heyday of the 1930s is about to come down. An apartment building will probably take its …

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Pictoplasma Conference Report

The 1st Pictoplasma Conference On Contemporary Character Design & Art (my previous comments HERE) took place in Berlin, Germany from Oct. …

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INCREDIBLES WRAP PARTY Reports

Here’s a few journal comments from various Pixarians who attended THE INCREDIBLES wrap party a couple weeks ago: RotoMonkey.org: “The …

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Some Rumors on the Internets

> Archive.org has posted another industrial film worth checking out: MAN ON THE LAND, a 1951 UPA production designed by Bill Hurtz for …

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VAN BEUREN’S TOM & JERRY

Rivaling Fleischer studios with their abstract rubber-hose animation style and hot jazz musical scores, the RKO Van Beuren Tom & Jerry …

Genius

FOODFIGHT

The following are excerpts from an article, “For This Animated Movie, a Cast of Household Names” By Eric A. Taub published in today’s NY …

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BEST BUY BARGAINS

Tipped by a reader, I made a trip to a local Best Buy in search of a intriguing DVD set of Abbott & Costello features Universal is …

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A Few Thoughts on Miramax Animation

I’ve always been suspicious of Miramax’s relationship with animated features. Before they were bought by Disney, the company had picked …

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