Classic

Animation Art Auctions

Is it me, or are animation art auctions becoming less and less frequent? One thing is for sure, vintage production cels are getting …

Feature Film

Sita Sings The Blues

Attention Angelenos! Nina Paley’s incredibly wonderful full length feature film Sita Sings The Blues will have its Los Angeles Premiere …

Classic

The Pop

Episode 1 of a new live action take on Popeye, by filmmaker Abed Gheith and animator Sevan Najarian, posted on Channel 101. Episode 2 …

Events

Splatter

Artist James Cauty has a new art show opening in London entitled Splatter. The exhibition, produced by Cauty and his 15 year old son, …

Disney

It’s Tough to Be a Bird

Somebody finally posted Ward Kimball’s It’s Tough to Be a Bird online. The short won the Oscar for best animated short in 1969. I’ve …

Books

Sid Sirloin

Animator Mark Christiansen has a serious thing for vintage Hanna Barbera. I found a copy of his self-published children’s book, Sid …

Cartoon Culture

Swiftboat Willie

The Brew gets political again, but this time it’s truly animation-history related. (Thanks to Bradley Walker for bring this to my …

Advertising

No on Prop 8 Spot

Pixar story artist Adrian Molina created this after-hours animated piece to inform California voters about Proposition 8, a ballot …

Cartoon Culture

Bluto gets a statue

This just in from Popeye fan and historian Leonard Kohl:”A few weeks ago, I was asked to help “unveil” a statue of “Bluto the Terrible” …

Disney

Disney 1970s Summer Film Festivals

Once upon a time, in the early 1970s, The Walt Disney Company had a hard time distributing their films in the New York area. Disney’s …

Ideas/Commentary

Looney Tombs

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first post by award-winning filmmaker and regular Guest Brewer Pes. Recently I’ve been spending a lot of …

Events

Wanna be an Annie Judge?

ASIFA-Hollywood is seeking a few good men and women interested in serving on nomination committees for the 36th Annual Annie Awards. …

Events

Academy posts Animation highlights

If you couldn’t make it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills this year for their record number of …

Feature Film

Messy Despereaux Business

I alluded in an earlier Brew story that Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville) wasn’t happy with his short-lived directing stint on …

TV

Superjail! Premieres This Sunday

Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim has turned out one of its most entertaining and graphically ambitious series to date and its name is …

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