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ONE GOT FAT

It’s been a Ralph Hulett kind of week around here. First it was his Christmas cards, now here’s a link to ONE GOT FAT, a bizarre …

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A CURIOUS SHOW

At the Copro Nason Gallery, A Curious Show: The Collective Works Of Pressure Printing has an opening reception tomorrow night (Nov. 4th). …

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Bernard Wolf (1911-2006)

Animation veteran Berny Wolf died last week at the age of 95. He had incredible success in the field, with work ranging from pioneering …

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Freddie Moore Slandered Again?

Jeff Lenburg’s new book WHO’S WHO IN ANIMATED CARTOONS apparently continues to perpetuate one of the big lies of animation history: that …

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Baxton Benefit Auction

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and ICE AGE art director Brian McEntee writes to let me know of a good cause that’s bringing the animation community …

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MORE NEW LOONEY ART

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck may be gone from the Cartoon Network, but we seem to be in the midst of a new “golden age” of Looney Tunes …

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REFREDERATOR

Starting tomorrow, Frederator Studios establishes ReFrederator.com, a daily vintage cartoon video podcast – and you don’t even need an …

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Also Design

I get excited about websites designed with Flash as often as I get excited about CGI wooly mammoths voiced by Queen Latifah, which is to …

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Daily Show Does Disney-Pixar

The DAILY SHOW looks at the Disney-Pixar merger, and they take good shots at Jobs, Iger, Randy Newman and Pixar’s films, all in two …

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DISNEY’S TOTORO DUB

Sunday night I’ll be moderating a Q&A at the Hollywood Film Festival closing night World Premiere for Disney’s dub of MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO. …

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Bob Gardiner 1951-2005

From the San Francico Chronicle:James Robbins “Bob” Gardiner – Passed away April 21, 2005, in Grass Valley, California, where he resided …

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Deja in Der Spiegel

There’s an interview with Andreas Deja in this week’s edition of the German magazine DER SPIEGEL. The 4-page piece is included in the …

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RAY HARRYHAUSEN: THE EARLY YEARS

Ray Harryhausen is making several live appearences in L.A. during the next few weeks to promote his book (which I got for Christmas) and …

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Seen Any Good Tsunamis Lately?

Mother Nature’s new annual holiday tradition? Hopefully not. Almost exactly a year after the Bam earthquake in Iran that killed over …

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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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JOHN PARR MILLER (1913-2004)

The NY TIMES posted this sad news today:John Parr Miller, an early animator for Walt Disney whose later art adorned best-selling …

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DICK HUEMER MURAL

Richard P. Huemer, son of Scrappy animator Dick Huemer, has an urgent request:A bit of Disney history is about to crumble under the …

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