Events

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 …

Animators

Bill Melendez 1916-2008

Bill Melendez, the Mexican-born American character animator, film director, and film producer, best known for his animation for Warner …

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Looney Tunes Vol. 6 Bonus Materials

A few weeks ago it was announced that Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 6 (on sale October 21st) would be the last Golden Collection. …

Cartoon Culture

Fresh Hare

Is this the fate of Bugs Bunny? Suicide Food is a blog that tracks food marketing that depicts animals (usually cartoon animals) who …

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Rare 1939 Looney Tunes Book found!

Mike Van Eaton has unearthed the original art to a rare Looney Tunes promotional book from 1939 – apparently created exclusively either …

Animators

Bakshi Talk

Tied in to the release of the new book about his life, BlackBook magazine offers a no-holds-barred interview with Ralph Bakshi. I’m not a …

Books

The Colored Cartoon

I just got a copy of Christopher Lehman’s latest book, The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American Animated Short Films. …

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The Rarest Looney Tunes of All

For years I’ve been trying to make the case for The Bugs Bunny Show. This was the original ABC TV series which first brought the …

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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 …

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Looney Tunes DVD Uncensored

I’ve gotten more than several emails from readers concerned about edits, cuts and omissions from forthcoming Popeye and Looney Tunes DVD …

Cartoon Culture

Cartoon Q&A

In today’s edition of South Florida’s Sun-Sentinel, television columnist Tom Jicha answers reader’s mail. Here is a slightly edited …

Advertising

Olive Oyl sells sauce

A live action-animation TV commercial starring Olive Oyl has caught my eye. It’s currently airing as part of an advertising campaign for …

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Win a Woody – Contest CLOSED!

If you haven’t picked up your copy of the new Woody Woodpecker Classic Cartoon Collection, shame on you! Everyone reading Cartoon Brew …

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Misce-Looney-ous

Looney Tunes fans rejoice! Jon Cooke and Matthew Hunter have joined forces to start a new blog to collect and showcase Warner Bros. …

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