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Ralph Bakshi on Pixar
We’ve already linked to this, but this interview with Ralph Bakshi has some really shrewd insights peppered throughout. One of his …
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ASIFA to honor Tim Burton, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Bruce Timm
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced its Winsor McCay Award recipients for 2009: Tim Burton, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Bruce Timm. The award is …
Gene Deitch: Quo Vadis Animation?
Veteran animation director Gene Deitch and his wife Zdenka were invited to the Xiamen International Animation Festival (Oct. 30th-Nov. …
A Christmas Carol Opens Today
Robert Zemeckis’s A Christmas Carol opens today to a chorus of negative reviews and a rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A particularly …
The Creative Integrity of William Golden
Recently I revisited The Visual Craft of William Golden, a book published in the early-Sixties about the legendary CBS creative director. …
Jules Engel DVD
We’ve posted often about Jules Engel, and now the iotaCenter has released a DVD of his later, rarely seen experimental works. Jules …
The King Of Jazz
Walter Lantz animated a short sequence for the Universal feature King Of Jazz (released 3/30/30). The sequence is notable as the first …
DVD Review: Beany & Cecil Vol. 2
Bob Clampett was a genius. And if you need further proof, the long-awaited Beany and Cecil: The Special Edition Vol. 2 dispenses it …
Yasuji Mori and Hayao Miyazaki
Joshua Smith, who has introduced me to lots of great anime over the years, wrote to let me know about some recent discoveries he made on …
Hayao Miyazaki/John Lasseter Press Conference
I had an opportunity to join selected journalists at a Hayao Miyazaki-John Lasseter press conference held yesterday (7/28) before their …
Happy Birthday, Bud Luckey!
As a change of pace, here’s some happy news about a veteran animation artist: today is Bud Luckey’s 75th birthday. Luckey’s career …
SDCC ’09: The Animation Panels (Thursday and Friday)
Here is the first of Cartoon Brew’s guides to the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. These are only my recommended animation panels for Thursday …
“The Parachute Ending” by Will Sweeney and Steve Scott
Your favorite animated music video for the next five minutes: Birdy Nam Nam’s “The Parachute Ending” directed by Steve Scott and …
The Milt Kahl event
Last night’s Milt Kahl tribute at the Motion Picture Academy was a huge (though a bit long) success – if you got into the theater. …
Five Questions for Emily Hubley
Director and animator Emily Hubley is embarking on a nationwide screening tour of her live-action/animation feature film debut The Toe …
Golden Globe nominations
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (aka a group of anonymous journalists who cover Hollywood for international publications, but …
Cartoon Brew TV #12: Anime Trailers
(Alternate commentary-free version: This link will allow you to watch the trailers without audio commentary) This episode from the …
Bert and Harry Piels Commercials
Some of the most influential and popular TV commercials of the 1950s were the Bert and Harry Piels Beer spots created by UPA (and later …
Jerry’s Tuesday Triple Header
Take your pick: yours truly, Jerry Beck, will appear on stage, on screen and in print tomorrow, Tuesday October 21st. In Print: …
Richard Williams at MoMA
A can’t-miss event is coming up in NY. Richard Williams will appear at the Museum of Modern Art on Monday, September 22. He will discuss …
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