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SGT. DAVE MONAHAN

In honor of Memorial Day, we are happy to once again highlight this link to Sue Larkin’s tribute blog to her dad, Warner Bros. storyman …

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ALEX TOTH (1928-2006)

Comic book artist and legend Alex Toth passed away on Saturday, May 27th, at age 78. Toth contributed significantly to animation – …

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TEN TURNING POINTS

I was asked to write an article for today’s Variety on the top ten “turning points” in animation history. The idea was to celebrate the …

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Animation Blast #9 Update

There’s now an accurate contents listing for BLAST #9 posted on the newly redesigned AnimationBlast.com. Below is the wraparound cover …

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CITY PARADISE

I have to admit that I didn’t quite “get” Ga”lle Denis’s film CITY PARADISE when I first saw it, but maybe that’s just me. The film, …

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PRINCESS IRON FAN (1941)

If they post it, I will link it! Here’s an excerpt from the rare 1941 Chinese animated feature PRINCESS IRON FAN. It’s interesting for a …

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FIRST REVIEWS OF A SCANNER DARKLY

From the Cannes Film Festival: The Hollywood Reporter HATES IT and Time Out calls it “even less generally accessible than Waking Life.” …

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EDDIE!

This is Eddie Fitzgerald, animation artist and director, in a photo taken by me circa 1988 at the Bakshi studio during the production of …

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NEW BOOKS

I caught up with Leonard Maltin last week and he told me about two new books he contributed to – and I think you ought to to know about …

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LITTLE GO BEEP

Cartoon writer Earl Kress discusses “The best Looney Tune you’ve never seen”, on his blog. The film, a Warner Bros. cartoon he wrote …

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TERRYTOON LOBBY CARDS

Here’s a Sunday morning treat. Steve Worth at ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Archive has posted a beautiful set of eight TERRYTOON lobby …

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TOBY BLUTH DOES POPEYE & BETTY BOOP

The Great American Ink animation gallery in Brentwood, CA has commissioned animation artist and director Toby Bluth (brother of Don) to …

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Be A Cartoon Brewer

We’ve had some crazy ideas before here at Cartoon Brew, but this one may top them all. We’re having a contest to find a Guest Brewer, …

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PRINCESS Trailer

Here’s the TRAILER for PRINCESS, a new hand-drawn animation/live-action feature from Denmark directed by Anders Morgenthaler. The film is …

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Upcoming Halas & Batchelor Book

HALAS AND BATCHELOR CARTOONS: AN ANIMATED HISTORY is a new coffeetable book coming out in August that is “part-history, part-tribute, …

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NANCY BEIMAN’S BOOK

Disney and Warner Bros. animator/director and teacher, Nancy Beiman is writing her first book: PREPARE TO BOARD! Creating Story and …

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More Disney Insignia

A bit of a follow-up to all the recent posts about Disney insignia from WWII (here and here). There is currently an exhibition at the …

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AW PRUNES

I usually don’t plug internet comic strips – most of the ones I’ve seen are pure crap – but Brew reader Larry Levine sent me a few …

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