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Robert Zemeckis and Disney?

TMZ ran a breaking story yesterday that says Disney is courting Robert Zemeckis and his “uncanny valley” brand of animated filmmaking. I …

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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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It’s All Around You

The FINAL DESTINATION 3 dvd which was released a couple weeks ago is notable for animation fans because it has an original animated short …

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Paul Scheurich at Comic-Con

Speaking of prints, the image above is a vintage lithograph that I picked up in San Diego (click on it for a larger version). The company …

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COMIC CON RECAP #1

Here’s the first of several posts on a few of the experiences I had, and some of the stuff I got, at the San Diego Comic Con 2006. Above …

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WE ARE THE STRANGE

Here’s an odd one.We are the Strange is an independent animated feature film about “two outcasts caught in the middle of a deadly battle …

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Shady Characters in New York City

“Shady Characters” is an art show that opens Friday, July 28th, at the ‘Live with Animals’ Gallery (210 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211; …

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Cartoons, Copyright and YouTube

So, what’s new in the world of animation this week? Well, YouTube has bowed to pressure from the movie studios and removed hundreds of …

Animators

Annecy 2006 Winners

A number of the winning films from this year’s Annecy animation festival can be seen on-line in their entirety. Here’s links to the ones …

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Blog Roundup

Haven’t done this in a while so here’s a look at some artist blogs that I recommend… Samuel Michlap has some mighty incredible …

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Lou Bunin and Jiri Trnka Articles

Animation director Mike Sporn is always posting inspiring items on his Splog, among them, these two rare magazine articles about stop

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JIM FLORA INSPIRATION

Art by Jim Flora is being posted by guest blogger Irwin Chusid this week on Leif Peng’s Today’s Inspiration blog. Chusid, author/editor …

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BITTER FILMS DVD

Don Hertzfeldt writes us:I thought the cartoon brewery might like a heads-up about the big Bitter Films dvd due for release this summer. …

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Annecy 2006

I’m back. Thanks to Jerry for holding down the fort and keeping the Brew updated while I was having an awesome time in Marseille and …

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THINKING ANIMATION

Traditional animator Jamie Oliff (Mulan, Hercules) and CG animator Angie Jones (Scooby Doo 2, Stuart Little) have teamed up to produce a …

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CRAZY CRUISE

Once again, our buddy Bob Bergen (current day voice of Porky Pig) is hosting another Voice Over Cruise up the west coast. Says Bob:My …

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