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Cultoons Vol. 3
Just out from Steve Stanchfield’s Thunderbean Animation is Cultoons 3, a new DVD set which continues his madness of releasing cartoons …
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Golden Book Art Exhibit in NYC
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan (212 West 83rd Street, NY, NY) has opened a new exhibit “Golden Legacy: Original Art from 65 Years of …
“Kaiserwetter” by Benjamin Leng
“Kaiserwetter” is a distinctive looking video for German musician Olli Schulz directed by Benjamin Leng of HickPix. Leng tells us, “I …
Animation Block Party ’08
Brooklyn’s homegrown cartoon festival Animation Block Party will return for its fifth edition from July 25-27. Over 100 animated shorts …
Worst Comic Strip. Ever!
When I seek out films for my Worst Cartoons Ever! screenings or Cartoon Dump I look for animation so bad it’s unintentionally funny. So …
Rooftop Films Signal Film by Fran Krause
Fran Krause created the signal film for this year’s Rooftop Films screening series. It’s animated nicely in Flash.
Betty Boop and Felix
Does anyone remember this short lived comic strip (1984-1988) by The Walker Brothers (Brian, Morgan, Greg, and Neal, the sons of Beetle …
Jerry on Movie Talk podcasts
New Orleans movie critic David Dubos is now writing for, and podcasting about, movies each week on NewOrleans.com. He’s recorded me twice …
Kristen Morgin
Kristen Morgan, an artist and professor at Cal State Long Beach, has a current installation in Hollywood which combines pop culture …
‘Western Spaghetti’ by PES
Western Spaghetti, the latest stop-motion short from director PES, has been posted onto his website EatPes.com. The film was animated by …
Cartoon Brew on Facebook
We’re delighted to report that the Cartoon Brew Facebook community recently surpassed 500 600 700(!) members. In the few months that it’s …
Endangered Species by Tony White
Endangered Species by Tony White (Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook) is so insidery that it’s doubtful it’ll ever find a mainstream …
Interview with JibJab’s Gregg Spiridellis
Below is a short but insightful interview with JibJab co-founder Gregg Spiridellis about some of the recent business plans for their …
Who Is Rocket Johnson? Charity Auction
Who is Rocket Johnson? (previously mentioned on the Brew) is the new graphic novel anthology being self-published by Disney animation …
Grand Theft Auto IV: Almost Great Art
piece in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal that examined the new Grand Theft Auto IV and the comparisons it has drawn to works like The …
Looney Muses
Billy Collins, a former U.S. poet laureate, writes about his love for Warner Bros. Cartoons in today’s Wall Street Journal. This quote …
Cartoon Modern for the budget-conscious
I know most people have my book Cartoon Modern by now, but if you’re in need of a copy, Amazon is currently selling new copies at a 42% …
The Tale of Despereaux Trailer
Here is the trailer for Universal’s CG adaptation of the children’s book The Tales of Despereaux. Sam Fell (Flushed Away) is directing, …
Satoshi Kon: Beyond Imagination
Big news for New York anime fans: acclaimed Japanese animation director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue, etc.) is coming to New York …
Kung Fu Panda Writer Can’t Stand Katzenberg
Dan Harmon, one of the writers of Kung Pu Panda, has written an entertaingly long rant about how much he disliked working on the film and …
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