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Portishead Videos by Nick Uff
Nick Uff’s new videos for Portishead songs “The Rip” and “We Carry On” are two of my favorite pieces of animation so far this year. This …
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Unpaid Stars of the Movies
This 1930 article from Popular Mechanics magazine (below) tries to explain the process of recording sound for animated cartoons in …
Brad Bird on Ollie Johnston
Ollie Johnston’s cameo in Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant We asked Brad Bird, Oscar-winning director of Ratatouille and The Incredibles, if …
The Disney Company on Ollie Johnston
(Above: Milt Kahl, Marc Davis, Frank Thomas and Walt Disney flank seated Ollie Johnston) Howard Green just sent over the official …
John Canemaker on Ollie Johnston
Oscar winning animator, animation historian and author of Disney’s Nine Old Men, John Canemaker sent in this tribute to Ollie …
Ollie Johnston 1912-2008
The end of an era. The last of the Nine Old Men, Ollie Johnston, passed away today in Sequim, Washington at the age of 95. Jenny …
Andy Knight, RIP
According to a note posted by PaulD on this message board, veteran animator and director Andy Knight, died last Thursday, April 10, at …
Pixar art exhibit at L.A. Auto Museum
Starting this Saturday the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles (at Fairfax and Wilshire) will be hosting an Art of Cars Exhibition. …
Stan VanDerBeek
(Photo © Amy Drown) I’m currently fascinated with the work of avant-garde filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek (1927-1984). There seems to be …
My First Imperial ABC
I had the pleasure of meeting animator Jakob Jensen over this past weekend. Jensen has worked in the animation industry since the age of …
Next Tuesday: Patrick Smith Show in NY
Hot on the heels of his first solo art show last September, New York director and animator Patrick Smith is having another solo exhibit …
Badflavr.com by Arthur Metcalf
An impressive young talent who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting since moving out to NY is Arthur Metcalf. A self-taught animator, his …
Studio 4C’s Genius Party
If you are anywhere–and I mean anywhere–in the DC area on February 15 and 16, then mark your calendars for the American premiere of …
Oscar Possibilities
Circulating amongst the animation blogs this past week was a very shortlist of possible nominees in the Animation Short Film category. …
Animal Soccer World
This has to be one of the worst animated films I’ve ever seen. Animal Soccer World is apparently a Sony PlayStation 2 game that …
The Character Design of Ward Kimball
It is well known that, for a variety of reasons, legendary Disney director and animator Ward Kimball was demoted by Walt Disney from …
Variety on Animation
FYI: Today’s Daily Variety has a special section focusing on animation. The print edition has a cool faux-celluloid cover advertising The …
Animation History Round-Up #5
The animation history round-ups have become one of my favorite types of posts to do on Cartoon Brew. It is always eye-opening to see the …
“Beowulf” Blitzer
Two animated films led the U.S. Box office this weekend: Beowulf came in first place, and Bee Movie is holding strong in second …
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