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Animation, Music, Beer, and After Parties at BAM Cinematek and Rooftop Films BROOKLYN, NY (June 27, 2012) — The 9th Annual Animation …
Once upon a time, way back in 1937… MGM decided to produce its own cartoons and set up a studio on the lot. They ended their …
Tonight at 9:30pm Eastern/Pacific, Disney’s Tron Uprising airs its pilot on Disney Channel (it’s also available online). I personally …
Sad news to report. Buzz Potamkin, one of animation’s most beloved producers on both coasts, passed away from pancreatic cancer on …
I’ve been picking up a lot of good books lately and though they’ve been classic comics-related, all have animated cartoon connections. …
Three, count ’em Three (3), animation events hosted by yours truly, all within a week of each other and coming up soon. Please consider …
In last week’s post about Butch Hartman’s animation channel, I wrote that, “The word of the year for Internet content is CHANNELS.” The …
Zodiak Kids, Zodiak Media’s children’s production and distribution arm, has secured a three way international co-production deal …
To celebrate the publication of Adam Abraham’s essential new UPA history, When Magoo Flew and the just-released TCM/Sony DVD set,
They’re out… and as Tony the Tiger would say: “They’re Grrrr-reat!” I will go out on limb right now and declare TCM’s UPA: The Jolly …
* Oriental DreamWorks, the joint venture between DreamWorks and a consortium of Chinese investors, has announced that its first feature …
Don Markstein may not have been a household name in animation circles, but he was one of the best friends comics and cartoon history ever …
As far as I’m concerned, there can’t be enough praise and recognition for United Productions of America (UPA). They may be long gone and …
Time for another round-up of recent reads I can highly recommend (How’s that for alliteration?). First up, a magazine: Disney Twenty …
What kind of books might an animation artist have kept on their bookshelf sixty years ago? They certainly wouldn’t have owned many …
BREWMASTERS NOTE: This week Cartoon Brew takes a closer look at each of the five Academy Award nominated animated shorts. Each day at …
WHO:Â Â Â Â Matt Groening Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler Guest speakers: Hank Azaria …
In ancipation of Andrew Stanton’s (Finding Nemo, Wall-E) live action debut, John Carter, this clip of Bob Clampett’s 1936 John Carter of …
Okay, here is an unabashed plug for a video project near and dear to my heart. Animation archeologist/film-restoration hero Steve …
The ToonSeum and the Museum of Uncut Funk present Funky Turns Forty, an exhibit celebrating the legacy of the first wave of positive …