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Gene Deitch: Quo Vadis Animation?
Veteran animation director Gene Deitch and his wife Zdenka were invited to the Xiamen International Animation Festival (Oct. 30th-Nov. …
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A Christmas Carol Opens Today
Robert Zemeckis’s A Christmas Carol opens today to a chorus of negative reviews and a rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A particularly …
The Continuing Media Bias Against Animation
And so it goes: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was the number #1 film in the country last week, grossing $30.1 million dollars in its …
Victor Haboush (1924-2009)
Victor Haboush passed away on May 24, 2009 at age 85. A first-generation American of Lebanese descent, he was born on April 16, 1924 and …
Notes from the Comic Con
I’m just back from “Comic Con” aka the San Diego Comic Con (for the record, I refuse to call it Comic Con International) and, all said …
SDCC ’09: Van Eaton’s Book Booth
If you are going to the San Diego Comic Con, don’t miss Booth #501, Van Eaton Galleries. Forget the voluminous amount of vintage …
REVIEW: Miyazaki’s Ponyo
I just saw the most surreal film released under the Walt Disney banner since… I dunno, The Three Caballeros? Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo …
WSJ says Donald Duck is the “Jerry Lewis” of Germany!
It’s rare when Disney comics get a write-up in The Wall Street Journal, so today’s piece on the popularity of The Donald (Duck, that is) …
Thank You To Our Sponsors
We wanted to take a quick timeout to thank Cartoon Brew’s sponsors from the last couple months. The support of these companies allows us …
Observations on Up
Had the pleasure of seeing Pixar’s latest masterpiece last Thursday — and yeah, it’s a masterpiece. They’ve done it again. An original …
Pixar opening shorts studio in Canada
Pixar is opening a satellite studio in Vancouver which will be dedicated to producing short subjects. According to a story in The …
EXCLUSIVE: Early Review of The Princess and the Frog
I don’t typically republish reader comments in separate posts, but a Cartoon Brew reader named Michael saw a rough cut of The Princess …
Today’s Funny Pages
The comic strip pages have been having their way with Disney characters lately. Here are two from today’s paper: Speed Bump by Dave …
The Secret of Kells
The Secret of Kells is a largely hand-drawn 2-D animated feature that is garnering a lot of good buzz from people who have seen it, such …
Early Terrytoons: Fried Chicken and Chop Suey
During the golden age of animation Disney was the top – and Terrytoons were the bottom. Cartoonist Paul Terry started making cartoons at …
Glen Keane Interview
The new-ish animation blog Lineboil offers up a fine interview with Glen Keane, in which he talks about his preference for pencil over …
2009 Animation Book Preview
While the Internet has killed off the print animation magazine (or at least the demand for such publications), it hasn’t yet diminished …
Indian People Accidentally Enjoy Roadside Romeo
Disney’s Roadside Romeo has opened in India and it’s a huge hit. Let me repeat that: It’s a HUGE HIT. According to a Disney exec, “in its …
Notes on Bolt
Saw Bolt yesterday. Before the screening they gave everyone a promotional deck of playing cards featuring development artwork from the …
Bolt: Storyboard vs. CG
AICN recently posted the above two images as part of a preview of Disney’s Bolt. So, as I understand the animation process at Disney, …
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