It’s not easy being Jerry Beck
Off Topic: This is the real trailer for a Don Johnson movie, Dead Bang (1989). I’ve had to live with this for 18 years. It’s time to …
Off Topic: This is the real trailer for a Don Johnson movie, Dead Bang (1989). I’ve had to live with this for 18 years. It’s time to …
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 …
Two animated films led the U.S. Box office this weekend: Beowulf came in first place, and Bee Movie is holding strong in second …
Animator Matt Taylor informs me of an innovative exhibition he’s taking part in at Australia’s National Portrait Gallery. The show, …
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 …
“Bazooka Joe is my new Mickey Mouse.” – Michael Eisner Story at USA Today, analysis at Mayerson on Animation. (via The Beat)
FPS magazine reports that film distributor Atopia has acquired the North American rights to The District! (Nyocker!). The 2005 Hungarian …
This week’s special guest on Stu Shostack’s internet radio broadcast is actress/cartoon voiceover leading lady, Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson, …
Slightly off topic, but fans of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and Cartoon Dump will appreciate this news. Original MST3K …
Howard Green sends us this sad news: Janie Reitherman — Woolie’s widow — passed away on Saturday at her home in Burbank from …
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 …
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 …
Storefront and interior. Click for bigger version A few months ago, I solicited suggestions from readers about what to see and do …
We reached a milestone earlier in October that I think is worth mentioning: 10,000 reader comments on Cartoon Brew. We only launched …
There was a front page article in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal about the brickfilm community. Brickfilms is a general description …
Head’s up: the Pixar Toy Story zoetrope created for their MoMA exhibit a couple years back is now on display at California Adventure. And …
This stop-motion TV spot makes me feel good. Replacement animation, using Play-Doh, on a scale George Pal never imagined. Bravo to …
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 …
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 …