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Cold War CGI
Computer animation from Russia in 1968 (yep, that’s forty-two years ago!): A group of Russian physicists and mathematicians with N. …
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Lipsett Diaries Trailer
An enticing trailer for Lipsett Diaries, a short directed by Theodore Ushev (Drux Flux, Tower Bawher). It’s rare to see animated imagery …
La Fete by Malcolm Sutherland
A sketchbook-style piece (with many funny moments) from Malcolm Sutherland whose consistently original works are positioning him as one …
Volgens de vogels by Linde Faas
I woke up this morning (this afternoon, to be honest) hating animation. Blame it on last night’s interminable ASIFA-East screening of …
Bright Orange Air
The video for Bright Orange Air by Inlets (a.k.a Sebastian Krueger), directed by Benjamin and Stefan Ramirez Perez. (Thanks, Doug …
Tom’s film collection
Film collector Tom Stathes is quickly becoming the expert and archivist of cinema’s silent cartoon history. Check out his website and …
The Illusionist trailer
The intertitles are in Russian, but we have to post it: the first full trailer for Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist. (Thanks, …
Stu’s Show: Freberg this week, Beck next week
This week on Stu’s Show, the one and only Stan Freberg will be live and in-studio, along with comedy writer/producer Mark Evanier, who …
Swimming by Shiho Hirayama
In Swimming by Shiho Hirayama (b. 1979), a chubby boy’s imagination transforms an awkward swim class into a magical experience. This …
The Prowler at Film Forum
Beginning this Friday, a restored print of Joseph Losey’s film noir The Prowler plays for one week at the Film Forum in Manhattan. The …
1960 Cartoon predicts Skype and Roomba
Silly Science (released May 1960). Director Seymour Kneitel. Animation: I. Klein, Irving Dressler. Story: Carl Meyer, Jack Mercer. …
Cartoon Brew is Six Years Old
Cartoon Brew launched six years ago today. We’re not doing a whole lot to celebrate–unless eating raisins counts as a celebration–but …
C.O.R.E. Digital Shut Down This Afternoon
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, the Toronto-based CG/sfx house that produced Disney’s The Wild, shut down this afternoon. The studio has also …
Mars Trailer
This roto-heavy animated feature really slipped in under the radar. The first I heard of Mars was last week when it premiered at SXSW. …
“Undone” by Hayley Morris
Hayley Morris is a director and animator at Curious Pictures in NYC. Her short stop-motion animation Undone won best animated short at …
American: The Bill Hicks Story
The trailer for a feature-length documentary about the late, great American comedian Bill Hicks. The film, which makes generous use of …
A Tribute to Joe Ranft
Today, Joe Ranft would have been fifty years old. Disney director John Musker created this storyboard tribute to the late Pixar and …
TONIGHT IN NY: Q&A with Kells Director
This afternoon, Secret of Kells director Tomm Moore will do a Q&A following the 5pm screening of his film at the Village East Cinema in …
Richard Balzer’s Collection of Antique Animation Devices
East coast animator Brian Duffy has been cataloguing the collection of Richard Balzer, who owns a one-of-a-kind cache of antique …
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