Old Brew

Eldon Dedini (1921-2006)

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

Old Brew

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 …

Old Brew

KRAZY SATURDAY

Just a quick reminder that if you have any interest in the history of animation – and if you happen to be in Southern California today – …

Old Brew

Happy 80th, Oscar Peterson

I couldn’t let this pass by without making some mention of it: here’s a belated happy birthday to legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, …

Old Brew

AN EVENING WITH THE BEATLES

The Van Eaton Gallery in Sherman Oaks is hosting an event around the 1965 ABC/King Features TV series THE BEATLES on Saturday August …

Old Brew

The Blogging Osmond

Fred Osmond (the charming fellow on the left) was the LA layout supervisor on REN & STIMPY: ADULT PARTY CARTOON, a difficult position …

Old Brew

COMIC CON!

The annual insanity known as San Diego Comic Con starts tonight. I will be down there all weekend where I am scheduled to host three …

Old Brew

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON

In a little less than two weeks, the San Diego Comic Con will commence with an expected attendance of over 100,000 fans and industry …

Old Brew

Shadow Puppets on Nick

Who would have thought: Michel Gagné and Nickelodeon? Michel has been contracted by Nick to produce eleven short animated pieces …

Old Brew

REVIEW: MIND GAME

It’s not often that I get excited about an animated feature, particularly a Japanese animated feature, but I’m really eager to check out …

Old Brew

LOONEY TUNES EXHIBIT

If you happen to be in Bucks County Pennsylvania sometime in the next two months, It would be well worth the effort to get over to James …

Old Brew

FANZINES

Anne D. Bernstein sent me notice of a current Fanzine Exhibition at Phildelphia University. Now that websites have all but taken the …

Old Brew

MORE OSWALD

We love Oswald Rabbit, so when Tee Bosustow recently shared with me a copy of his father’s business card from his days at the Walter …

Old Brew

Animation’s greatest executives

It’s time for my monthly “things could-be-so-much-better” post. When I complain about the state of the industry, friends frequently tell …

Old Brew

RICHARD FLEISCHER’S NEW BOOK

Coming in June will be the publication of Richard Fleischer’s new book, OUT OF THE INKWELL, Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution …

Old Brew

THE WINKLER OSWALDS

In early 1928, when Walt Disney lost Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and most of his staff to producer Charles Mintz, he retaliated, with the …

36 of 38