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LES PASSAGERS DE LA GRANDE OURSE

Paul Grimault, whose feature LE ROI ET L’OISEAU was the subject of discussion HERE last month, also directed a short film in the …

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HE-MAN BLOG

I will never understand the appeal of HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, but to many of our readers under the age of 30, nostalgia …

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Jan Svochak (1926-2006)

J.J. Sedelmaier sends us this sad news:I just wanted to let you and others know that Jan Svochak passed away yesterday afternoon. He was …

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MIKE JUDGE’S NEW FILM

We don’t usually review live action films on CARTOON BREW, but I just saw Mike Judge’s latest feature film, IDIOCRACY, and had to …

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FINE ARTS FILMS

You’ve seen John Wilson’s work, but may not know his name. Wilson has had an amazing career, starting at David Hand’s studio in England …

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SILENT CLOWNS

The Silent Clowns Film Series in New York City is beginning its 10th season with a program featuring silent cartoons on Sunday, October 8 …

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MINUSCULE

After ANT BULLY, I was certain that I never wanted to see another piece of CG animation with insects in it. That was until I saw this …

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NIGHTMARE IN 3-D

You may have already heard that Disney is re-releasing Tim Burton’s THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS on October 20th in Disney Digital 3-D …

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Baxton Benefit Auction Reminder

This was already mentioned on the Brew last month, but just a reminder that next week (September 9) is the benefit auction for CalArts’s …

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Disney/Dahl Gremlins Are Here

We mentioned this quite a while back and now it’s finally available: the Dark Horse re-release of Disney’s ultra-rare 1943 children’s …

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THIS IS NOT ED BENEDICT

See that photo above? It’s not Ed Benedict. I repeat, It’s NOT Ed Benedict. It’s veteran East Coast animator/board artist Don Duga, who …

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Uli Meyer on Art Babbitt

Director/animator Uli Meyer sent in the following personal story after I posted the link to the NY TIMES story about Art Babbitt’s second …

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OLD MOVIES AND CARTOONS

I’ll be spending the next five days (as I do every Labor Day) over at Cinecon 42 based at both the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel (at …

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Ed Benedict (1912-2006), RIP

Earlier this evening I received word from Van Partible and David Sheldon that animation legend Ed Benedict passed away in his sleep this …

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THE ANIMATED FILMS THAT GOT AWAY

For those of you in Los Angeles who can’t make it up to Ottawa this year, the American Cinematheque has an alternative for you. UNSHOWN …

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More animation artist blogs…

It’s getting so that every animation artist has a blog. Maybe in the next update, I’ll do a post about artists who don’t have blogs. Now …

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