Books

Inside UPA Now Shipping!

Satisfied customer Daniel Stone was awesome enough to post this photo of himself and the book on his blog Good news just in time for …

Feature Film

“Beowulf” Blitzer

Two animated films led the U.S. Box office this weekend: Beowulf came in first place, and Bee Movie is holding strong in second …

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BP Gets Animated

Getting screwed at the gas pump does seem to have one slight upside: oil companies are now flush with money to blow on frivolous ad …

Cartoon Culture

Eisner’s New Mouse

“Bazooka Joe is my new Mickey Mouse.” – Michael Eisner Story at USA Today, analysis at Mayerson on Animation. (via The Beat)

Internet/Blogs

Janet Waldo on Stu’s Show

This week’s special guest on Stu Shostack’s internet radio broadcast is actress/cartoon voiceover leading lady, Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson, …

Internet/Blogs

Cinematic Titanic

Slightly off topic, but fans of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and Cartoon Dump will appreciate this news. Original MST3K …

Disney

Janie Reitherman R.I.P.

Howard Green sends us this sad news: Janie Reitherman — Woolie’s widow — passed away on Saturday at her home in Burbank from …

Books

Bee Movie

After months of seeing clips, excerpts, storyreels and tons of production art, I finally saw the finished film for the first time today. …

Feature Film

Max & Co

Here’s another film to look out for. The winner of the public prize at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival was a stop motion puppet …

Events

November L.A. Comic Con

My friend Bruce Schwartz runs the Comic Book and Sci-Fi Convention at the Shrine Auditorium (near USC) in Los Angeles each month. And he …

Books

Un Regard Moderne (Paris)

Storefront and interior. Click for bigger version A few months ago, I solicited suggestions from readers about what to see and do …

Site News

10K Comments on the Brew!

We reached a milestone earlier in October that I think is worth mentioning: 10,000 reader comments on Cartoon Brew. We only launched …

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Sony Colors

This stop-motion TV spot makes me feel good. Replacement animation, using Play-Doh, on a scale George Pal never imagined. Bravo to …

Books

Book Update: Inside UPA

The printing is now finished on the first-ever Cartoon Brew book, Inside UPA, and the book is currently en route to LA. They are …

Feature Film

The Ten Commandments

For those who thought Happily N’Ever After was the weakest CG film of the year, or for you who think the upcoming Beowulf or Alvin and …

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