Animators

Bob Givens Interview

Animator, character designer and layout artist Bob Givens (UPA, Warner Bros.) dropped by the Asifa-Hollywood Animation Archive a had a …

Events

A Bob Hope Auction

This Saturday and Sunday, Julian’s Auctions is having a Bob Hope estate sale in Beverly Hills, California. A friend of mine who once …

Classic

Rabbits Kin 2.0

Matthew Hunter and Jon Cooke have a terrific blog which I’ve linked to before, Miscel-Looney-ous, which regularly examines the odds and …

Classic

The Ultimate Panther Collection

Now that you can buy a copy of my Pink Panther Guide for as little as 24¢ on Amazon, MGM Home Entertainment is including it with The …

Events

Animation Block Party ’08

Brooklyn’s homegrown cartoon festival Animation Block Party will return for its fifth edition from July 25-27. Over 100 animated shorts …

TV

No Bozo: Larry Harmon 1925-2008

Larry Harmon, the actor and animation producer who acquired the rights to Bozo the Clown and turned him into a long running TV franchise …

Classic

The Last Terrytoons

The cartoons posted below are two semi-rare TV pilots. They are not particularly good and I direct you to them only for historical …

Classic

NY Times on The Censored 11

An article in today’s NY Times on the shocking proliferation of racist cartoons on You Tube has had an (unintended?) effect in further …

TV

Käytöskukka

Eliza Jäppinen, a co-founder and creative director of the up-and-coming Finnish animation studio Anima Boutique, recently told me about …

TV

Jerry Beck meets Joan Rivers

Not the most embarassing moment in my life, but it comes pretty close. By popular demand, and as a Brew 4th Anniversary special, here’s …

Shorts

The Origin of Mankind

They say animation warps impressionable minds. Here is a piece of propaganda that was created to scare people from becoming Mormon, …

Shorts

Octocat Adventure #1

Half-cat and half-octopus, Octocat is searching for his parents. And he manages to drink a relaxing cup of tea during the search. I hope …

Shorts

Simon’s Cat by Simon Tofield

British commercial director Simon Tofield, who is repped by Tandem Films is the creator behind Simon’s Cat, an absolutely delightful …

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