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Freddie Moore Slandered Again?

Jeff Lenburg’s new book WHO’S WHO IN ANIMATED CARTOONS apparently continues to perpetuate one of the big lies of animation history: that …

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A LOST WARNER BROS. CARTOON

Thanks to the restoration efforts of Warner Home Video, and the series of Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD sets, there are (or will be) …

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A note to the ladies out there

Just thought you’d like to know… Women do not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing the cartoons for the screen, as …

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POPEYE RESTORATION AT MOMA

New Yorkers: DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!The Museum Of Modern Art (as part of their annual film preservation festival) will be screening a fully …

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UPA EVENT ON DVD

Many readers of this blog have written in to ask about getting a recording of the big UPA Event at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood last …

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The New Cartoon Network

Here’s a roundup of news related to our earlier post about Cartoon Network’s rebranding efforts, and its new programming direction, which …

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REFREDERATOR

Starting tomorrow, Frederator Studios establishes ReFrederator.com, a daily vintage cartoon video podcast – and you don’t even need an …

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UPA’S TELL TALE HEART

I guess there is no escaping the fact that it’s UPA week here at CARTOON BREW and on Amid’s CARTOON MODERN (Mike Sporn’s Splog has even …

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A CAR-TUNE PORTRAIT

One of the hot things emerging on several cartoon blogs lately is the detailed deconstruction of classic animated features and shorts. By …

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New Blogs

Good stuff worth checking out. Nate Pacheco: Talented artist and Flash technical guru who has worked on Renegade’s HI HI PUFFY AMI YUMI …

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Eldon Dedini (1921-2006)

(click on image for larger version) A legendary magazine cartoonist with an inimitable style, Eldon Dedini, passed away last Thursday …

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The Birth of the American Cartoon

I’ve previously noted that John Canemaker is making two don’t-miss Los Angeles appearances on Thursday January 12th and Saturday January …

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JibJab’s Big Box Mart

I’m sure a lot of people have already seen this short. BIG BOX MART premiered on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO back in October and since …

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MICKEY AND THE GANG

Way back in August I plugged this book, but now that I’ve got it in my hot little hands and have spent hours perusing its pages – I gotta …

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Rex Hackelberg’s Blog

I wasn’t familiar with the work of Canadian cartoonist Rex Hackelberg until he submitted a terrific entry for our Ottawa Animation …

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THE DISNEY PAGES

Our friend David Gerstein has been hard at work for many months compiling a new book for Gemstone that, I will tell you now, is a must-have.

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