Cartoon Brew TV #13: Adventures in Broccoli
(Warning: This film contains strong language.) As I was watching Dan Mountain’s Adventures in Broccoli at the year-end Pratt screening …
(Warning: This film contains strong language.) As I was watching Dan Mountain’s Adventures in Broccoli at the year-end Pratt screening …
It seems like suddenly everyone has just discovered animator, cartoonist and director Irv Spector. I’ve been a fan of his comic books for …
Steven Subotnick’s film Hairyman began as an interpretation of an American folk tale from the South, but the idea evolved in an …
Today offering on Cartoon Brew TV is The Last Temptation of Crust, a graduation film created by Dax Norman at Ringling School of Art and …
The Pumpkin of Nyefar (2004) is a short directed by Tod Polson (El Tigre, Another Froggy Evening, Poochini) and Mark Oftedal. The story …
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, …
If there’s one thing the animation blogging community guarantees, it’s plenty of controversy. The latest squabble that has evolved is …
Today I’m pleased to announce the upcoming publication of the first-ever Cartoon Brew book. Inside UPA is a 64-page volume offering an …
My book CARTOON MODERN: STYLE AND DESIGN IN FIFTIES ANIMATION is starting the new year with a bang. Today’s NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW has a …
Our friends at the Van Eaton Galleries have just sold the complete storyboard to the classic 1949 Merrie Melodies cartoon BAD OL’ PUTTY …
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 …
Cartoon Network sends me screeners for their new shows and specials at least once a month, and I generally toss them straight into the …
Heads up all you creative types: Frederator Studios is calling for new submissions for a fourth season of Oh Yeah! Cartoons to be …
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We pay tribute to the animation artists, guardians, and innovators whose work shaped the medium and continues to inspire.