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NY DISPATCH #3

I’m back from NY. The last week of the trip was unbelievably nuts, including a final stretch of 36 hours without sleep. Upon arrival in …

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DICK HUEMER MURAL

Richard P. Huemer, son of Scrappy animator Dick Huemer, has an urgent request:A bit of Disney history is about to crumble under the …

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NY Dispatch #2

The New York trip continues at breakneck pace. In fact, there’s so much left to do that I’ve extended my stay in NY for another week. …

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1600 BROADWAY

The site of the Fleischer Studio during it’s heyday of the 1930s is about to come down. An apartment building will probably take its …

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Pictoplasma Conference Report

The 1st Pictoplasma Conference On Contemporary Character Design & Art (my previous comments HERE) took place in Berlin, Germany from Oct. …

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Alfred J. Kwak

I had the pleasure of meeting Harald Siepermann at Annecy earlier this year. He’s another one of those incredible animation talents whose …

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Tom Neely Show Opening Tonight

Tom Neely, director/animator of BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A JOB?, has an art show opening tonight at the Harmony Gallery (5911-1/2 Franklin, …

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DVD Plugs

A few DVD’s of note that I’ve received in the mail recently: Politics and animation always seem to mix nicely, and the on-line short …

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NICE KATIE RICE

Brew reader and Spumco veteran Katie Rice got a nice write up in her local hometown newspaper, the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, in which we …

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COMIC CON WRAP UP

I had a great time at the San Diego Comic Con this year.The convention is so big, so massive, so overwhelming – it’s like an annual …

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2004 POLITICAL ANIMATION

In addition to the hilarious Jibjab.com This Land Is Your Land webtoon making the rounds, is this clever 7 minute 30s-style black & white …

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FELIX AT THE FAIR

Brew reader Chris Merritt has posted this gallery of vintage Felix the Cat merchandise pictures:”I’ve been doing a lot of research on old …

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GO! SPEED RACER GO!

Excerpted from today’s Daily Variety:”DodgeBall” star Vince Vaughn has gotten Warner Bros. revved up again about “Speed Racer,” a live- …

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A Disney Book We Didn’t Need

SCREENPLAY BY DISNEY is supposed to give “tips and techniques to bring magic to your moviemaking.” If you’ve ever wondered, ‘How can I …

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ANIMATOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Getting rave reader reviews on Amazon.com is Animatrix: A Female Animator, How Laughter Saved My Life By Heidi Guedel.I haven’t read the …

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FLEISCHER MUSIC

I love the music in Fleischer cartoons. From Betty Boop, through the Color Classics, the Popeye cartoons and the original theme for …

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