MERRITT & KAUFMAN’S SILLY SYMPHONIES BOOK
Here’s a book I can’t wait to have and hold (and read!). Russell Merritt and J.B. Kaufman have been researching the history of Disney’s …
Here’s a book I can’t wait to have and hold (and read!). Russell Merritt and J.B. Kaufman have been researching the history of Disney’s …
KOMANEKO, a theatrical cartoon series from Japan, is so nauseously cute and adorable it just might make you feel dirty. It’s about a …
I will never understand the appeal of HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, but to many of our readers under the age of 30, nostalgia …
Thursday night, August 3rd, in a small theatre in Hollywood I will be projecting several celluloid 16mm cartoons as the “opening act” of …
So, what’s new in the world of animation this week? Well, YouTube has bowed to pressure from the movie studios and removed hundreds of …
I don’t expect much from Cartoon Network these days. After all, this is the same “Cartoon” Network that announced a few months back that …
Thanks to the restoration efforts of Warner Home Video, and the series of Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD sets, there are (or will be) …
Cartoon film collector Joe Busam recently post this slide show of his progress painting a nursery, in the style of a generic early-1930s …
We figured it out. Thanks to some slick detective work by Brew reader Brian Nelson, we have identified the mystery photo of “Norm”. It’s …
Disney and Warner Bros. animator/director and teacher, Nancy Beiman is writing her first book: PREPARE TO BOARD! Creating Story and …
If anybody has ever wondered why the 1930s-1950s are referred to as the Golden Age of animation, these four shorts below should provide …
I received this email from a former Cartoon Network artist, who prefers to remain anonymous but has worked on a number of their projects …
Here’s a roundup of news related to our earlier post about Cartoon Network’s rebranding efforts, and its new programming direction, which …
Studio aka has just completed a 1-minute spot for the UK’s National Lottery – titled “The Big Win” – and it’s one of the most charming …
Japanese robot maker Vstone Corporation has just released its latest consumer product: Tetsu-jin 28 (aka Ironman 28 – or Gigantor™, …
One of my biggest grievances against contemporary animation is that characters won’t shut up. Too often in American animation, dialogue …
Homestat Farm, the current manufactuers of MAYPO (the maple flavored oatmeal cereal) are relaunching the product with an updated version …
We’ve just received word that animator and director Myron Waldman died Saturday morning, Feb. 4, at the age of 97 at Long Island …
Something a bit different for our Cartoon Brew Film of the Week. EVA GOES TO FOREIGN is a 1-minute, 45-second UK-produced public service …
I first saw this film back at SIGGRAPH 2003 so it’s not exactly new. But the film has stuck with me, and it holds up quite well. Now that …