Disney

More Alice

There is something fascinating about watching the early silent films from Walt Disney’s studio. Knowing where Walt was headed and what he …

Animators

More about the Death of Paul Boyd

The CBC has a followup article about the tragic police shooting of Vancouver animator Paul Boyd, mentioned here yesterday. The article …

Shorts

‘Karnival’ by Jun seo Hahm

Karnival is a series of super-short animated pieces created by Jun seo Hahm at Portland commercial studio Bent Image Lab. The first two …

Books

Monday Morning Maurice

Not sure why I’ve never linked to this before but here is an illuminating 1991 interview with legendary animation background designer …

Shorts

Terry Gilliam’s Storytime

Storytime (1968) was the first film directed by Terry Gilliam. The visual style should be familiar to all Gilliam fans. (via …

Music Videos

Human-Powered Animation

Can animation exist in real time? Without film, without video, without digital tricks… this is the opening ceremony for football’s …

Events

Jerry Beck in Person!

“Here we come, walking down the street, get the funniest looks from, everyone we meet…” Hey, Hey.. I may be comin’ to your town in …

Classic

Ugly vintage Oswald Rabbit costume

Yeeechhh! Take a look below. No, it’s not Leatherface – but a vintage cloth Halloween costume of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit now selling …

Cartoon Culture

Popeye Bonus Material

Here’s a couple of odds and ends that won’t be found on any Popeye DVD collection anytime soon… Sounds like Jackson Beck Allen …

Animators

A Few Notes About Don Hertzfeldt

The dvd single of Don Hertzfeldt’s latest (and in my opinion, strongest and most intensely cinematic) short Everything Will Be OK goes on …

CGI

The Making of Pencil Test

With SIGGRAPH 2007 now wrapped up, I thought it might be appropriate to link to the video below about a CG animated short that debuted …

Books

New Ed Emshwiller Bio

Emshwiller Infinity x Two by Luis Ortiz is a new joint-biography of artists Ed and Carol Emshwiller. Carol was a fiction writer, but of …

Animators

JibJab “Starring You”

First, let me again apologize for foisting my face on the blog, but it’s an image from my latest starring role. The big news is that …

BrewFilms

Cartoon Dump Episode 2

Calling all animation haters! The second episode of our new web series Cartoon Dump is now up at CartoonBrewFilms.com. Somehow we are …

Ideas/Commentary

Dangerous Opinions

The advent of blogging has added a new dimension to the discussion about animation, especially as it pertains to artists themselves …

Classic

Win a Woody – Contest CLOSED!

If you haven’t picked up your copy of the new Woody Woodpecker Classic Cartoon Collection, shame on you! Everyone reading Cartoon Brew …

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