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New Disney Books

Couple new books about Disney. HOW TO BE LIKE WALT: CAPTURING THE DISNEY MAGIC EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE by Pat Williams is a “character …

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BREW AT COMIC CON – Part 1

Here’s an early heads up – Jerry Beck will be part of at least three panels/screenings at the San Diego Comic Con July 22-25.I don’t have …

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UPA ON HELLBOY

Columbia TriStar’s upcoming 2-disc THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVERA – because a certain cartoon buff at TriStar insisted it be part of the …

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Animation Done Well

What did Dominique Monfery, the French director of the short film DESTINO, do after Disney shuttered its French animation studio (Disney …

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CONTEST WINNERS

This morning we held a trivia contest in which the first five winners (Marc Crisafulli, Joe Queen, Chad Erekson and Jay Smith and Josh …

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CUTTING EDGE CLASSICS

Shout Factory has released a second set of animated shorts from the Spike & Mike Festival archives,

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Arthur De Pins

Here’s a name to start watching closely. I mentioned in my Annecy Festival report a few weeks back that De Pins’ funny and stylish …

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The 2D Expo: Flash Panel Wrap-up

I was planning to post a summary of the Flash & TV Animation panel that I moderated a few days ago at ASIFA-Hollywood’s 2D Expo, but …

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FELIX AT THE FAIR

Brew reader Chris Merritt has posted this gallery of vintage Felix the Cat merchandise pictures:”I’ve been doing a lot of research on old …

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2-D EXPO WAS GREAT!

Just walked in the door from all day at Asifa-Hollywood’s first 2-D Expo.It was a blast – and for us, a big success. I just want to thank …

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2-D EXPO! 2-D EXPO! 2-D EXPO!

This is a re-post and update on the Asifa-Hollywood 2-D EXPO which Amid and I will participate in tomorrow, Saturday, June 26th, in …

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GO! SPEED RACER GO!

Excerpted from today’s Daily Variety:”DodgeBall” star Vince Vaughn has gotten Warner Bros. revved up again about “Speed Racer,” a live- …

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Worth a Read

Two interesting articles at AWN.com. First, a very useful SURVEY by Chris Robinson that asks independent animators a simple, yet crucial, …

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Hitler, Robots and Stop Motion

Last time I saw Seamus Walsh and Mark Caballero, genius founders of stop motion studio Screen Novelties International, they were telling …

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CARTOONS AT CINEFORUM

Reg Hartt is a controversial figure on the film scene in Toronto. I’ve never met the man myself, but I’ve been following his enthusiastic …

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Top Cat Request

Mark Evanier has posted an important public appeal on his website about a vital issue that affects every American citizen: the upcoming …

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PLUGS! PLUGS! PLUGS!

What kind of person reads CARTOON BREW?Robin Joseph, a struggling cartoonist at Sheridan College in Ontario, does. That’s Robin’s …

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2-D EXPO

This Saturday, June 26th, in Burbank, Asifa-Hollywood is hosting a 2-D EXPO.I will be plugging this a few times this week with re-posts …

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MORE SCARY LICENSING SHOW STUFF

I’m still poring over all the Licesning Show material sent into the Brew by our New York spies.Warner Bros. KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG and THE …

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