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Amid Interviews Don Hertzfeldt

The 2005 edition of the ANIMATION SHOW premieres this Friday, February 18, in Los Angeles at the Nuart Theatre (11272 Santa Monica …

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DISNEYWAR

DISNEYWAR by Pulitzer-prize winning author James B. Stewart is a blistering new indictment of the Eisner regime. Stewart had all sorts of …

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Christo Wraps Schulz

With all the media surrounding his recent “Gates” installation in New York City’s Central Park, it seems appropriate to point out that …

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The Pin-Up Art of Dan DeCarlo

The late Dan DeCarlo, creator of Josie & the Pussycats and the key artist for the Archie Comics Group for over 30 years, could really …

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THE DOT & THE LINE

I get many many requests about Chuck Jones 1965 Academy Award Winning MGM cartoon THE DOT AND THE LINE. As previously noted, it’s …

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Pious Sponge

This comic by Michael Shaw of BAGnews Notes suggests that there may yet be some fallout from the recent SpongeBob controversy. One of the …

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Cartoon Uncool

Here’s a whole Cartoon Retro thread taking Christopher Hart to task for his travesty of a book which I mentioned yesterday, CARTOON COOL: …

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MARTHA’S BOOK

One book missing from Amid’s 2005 shopping list (below) is Martha Sigall’s Amazon.com).

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New Animation Books

Here’s some animation and cartoon-related books coming out in the next few months… Heard any good Mark Twain quotes lately? CHUCK …

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GOLDEN AWARDS BANQUET

The Animation Guild is holding a Golden Awards Banquet on April 9, 2005 at Pickwick Gardens in Burbank, California. This event honors …

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CLUTCH CARGO ON DVD

Whoa! Stop the presses! This may be the biggest news of the year. Forget The Incredibles… Here comes CLUTCH CARGO!!!Giving new meaning …

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MORE OSWALD IN AMERICA

Brew correspondent B. Baker pointed out to me this morning this gorgeous 1927 OSWALD THE RABBIT poster being auctioned off by Heritage …

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HERE COMES THE PINK PANTHER

Starting this summer, the Pink Panther is going to be back in our lives in a variety of ways. In addition to a new book I’m writing (for …

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BITTER FILMS UPDATE

Animator Don Hertzfeldt wrote in with this update on his projects:There’s an exhibit of Bitter Films animation production “art” going up …

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ALEXEÏEFF PINSCREEN FILMS

Alexandre Alexeieff, the Russian-born French filmmaker who invented the pinscreen method of animation – with his wife/collaborator Claire …

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SUPER BOWL ANIMATION

We here at Cartoon Brew have no interest in sports, and especially the Super Bowl. But we admit that the advertising created for the …

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