Classic

The Man Behind the First Tom & Jerry

A decade before Van Beuren’s Mutt & Jeff-like rubber-hose human pair, and many decades before Hanna-Barbera’s Oscar-winning cat and …

Animators

Jaime Diaz (1937-2009)

Longtime animator and director Jaime Diaz passed away this past Saturday. I met Jaime several times during 2005-6 when I was working …

Events

Banksy’s Pet Shop Open in NY

Prankster/graffiti artist Banksy opened the Village Pet Store And Charcoal Grill in NYC yesterday. The tiny storefront installation, …

Books

Halas & Batchelor Cartoons

Though mentioned on the Brew back in May, I just stumbled upon a copy of Halas & Batchelor Cartoons today, at my local Barnes and …

Old Brew

FESTIVAL REPORT: 2D OR NOT 2D

Animator Nancy Beiman (of the Rochester Intitute of Technology) sent in this first hand report from 2D OR NOT 2D FESTIVAL held in Everett …

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2D OR NOT 2D

Roy Disney will be one of the guest speakers at the 2D OR NOT 2D animation event in Everett, Washington, next month. This new animation …

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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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News from John Canemaker

Don’t miss this – the May/June issue of PRINT (“America’s Graphic Design Magazine”) contains John Canemaker’s in-depth, profusely …

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BBC Radio: Toonhounds and Teabags

“Toonhounds and Teabags” – it sounds dirty, but it’s the name of a BBC Radio report about the history of British animation. IMDB’s Jon …

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