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Dumm Comics Roundtable
As written up on the Brew yesterday, Dumm Comics is a new daily comic site launched by some of the today’s top talents working in TV …
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“Guernica” in CG
Lena Grieseke created this 3D “exploration” of Picasso’s famed painting “Guernica.” In the description of the project, Grieseke writes …
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 …
The Colored Cartoon
I just got a copy of Christopher Lehman’s latest book, The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American Animated Short Films. …
The Movie That Inspired John Lasseter
The UCLA Film and Television Archives has an ongoing series of screenings entitled The Movie That Inspired Me, in which leading …
Persepolis opens today
Persepolis, opening today in New York and Los Angeles, is as far from the Hollywood status quo as you can get. It’s an important film, …
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 …
Human Flipbook
Animator Dustin Black and John Neerland recently completely a cable TV spot, for Northwest sandwich chain Erberts and Gerberts, in a …
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
“Holy Sh-t!” I gotta have this book. That was my reaction when I first saw it – and now I have it. I’d heard about the book, but had …
An Interview with Platform’s Irene Kotlarz
The Oregonian offers an interesting interview with Platform Animation Festival director Irene Kotlarz. She offers some bold thoughts in …
New Animation Blogs
A couple new blogs which I’ll be visiting frequently: Director/animator/writer Will Finn has started a personal blog. In his …
The CIA and the Filming of Animal Farm
When the CIA isn’t busy destabilizing other countries, they apparently like to help animation studios create cartoons. At least that’s …
Chris Ishii’s Lil’ Neebo
I was bummed when animation artist Chris Ishii passed away in 2001 because I’d had his phone number on my desktop for quite a while and …
Forgotten Cartoon Legend #3 – Jose Jiminez
Caricatures of Hollywood celebrities have been common practice in animated cartoons since the silent era. And comedians authorizing their …
CEREAL OBSESSION
After old comic books and classic animated cartoons, the number #3 most influential art to aspiring animators has to be on cereal boxes. …
BREW HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: SILLY SYMPHONIES
The first in a series of holiday gift-giving suggestions from your pals at Cartoon Brew.Editor Piera Patat of La Cineteca Del Friuli …
Tonight: Tom Sito at UCLA
Tonight at UCLA, Tom Sito will be discussing and signing his new book DRAWING THE LINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE ANIMATION UNIONS FROM …
COMMENTARY: To Pitch Or Not To Pitch?
A few weeks ago, I commended New York animator Pat Smith for making this comment in an ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE interview: “The …
Ed Benedict (1912-2006), RIP
Earlier this evening I received word from Van Partible and David Sheldon that animation legend Ed Benedict passed away in his sleep this …
VIETNAM ERA ANIMATION
Coming up later this year from McFarland & Company Publishers is a new book which examines 1960s cartoons from the perspective of the …
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