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Animation Resolutions

Greetings Brew Readers, I’m really honored to be joining Cartoon Brew and the likes of Jerry and Amid for the month of January. (The …

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DAWS BUTLER: CHARACTERS ACTOR

Back on October 7th I wrote about the new book DAWS BUTLER: CHARACTERS ACTOR, the official biography of the voice of Yogi Bear and …

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VOOM GOES BOOM

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.Cablevision has decided to suspend its Voom satellite service, which included the ANIMANIA channel …

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SAM COBEAN WEBSITE

Willoughby’s Magic Hat (1943)The family of cartoonist Sam Cobean have just set up a new website, Sam Cobean’s World, featuring many of …

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIXAR

I just read this piece in Hollywood Reporter. It is typical of Hollywood’s constant astonishment with Pixar and the success of THE …

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Animator Blogging

One of the most exciting developments in the on-line animation world as of late is the emergence of animation artist blogs. These have …

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AN OPEN LETTER TO COMCAST

Sony officially announced it’s intent to buy MGM this week. To raise the billion-dollar plus asking price needed to make the purchase, …

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SONY-MGM?

I’ve been following the on-going bidding war for the MGM studio (or as I like to call it “MGM/UA”). Time Warner (aka Warner Bros.) was …

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POPEYE BOOK

POPEYE: An Illustrated Cultural History into a slightly larger, 337 page revised edition. It’s a true improvement over his previous …

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UPA COMPOSER PASSES AWAY

David Raksin, who scored several classic UPA cartoons in the 1950s, including The Unicorn in the Garden, Madeline, Sloppy Jalopy and …

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EGYPTIAN MELODIES

In addition to the previously noted JOHN K. extravaganza on September 7th & 8th (which I will update further in the weeks ahead), the …

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COMIC CON WRAP UP

I had a great time at the San Diego Comic Con this year.The convention is so big, so massive, so overwhelming – it’s like an annual …

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BAKSHI’S SPIDER-MAN

Ralph Bakshi discusses his role with the 1960’s SPIDER-MAN TV cartoons in the Toronto Globe and Mail.

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Annecy Report #1

I’d originally planned to write daily reports from Annecy, but there’s so much to see and do here that I’m not exactly finding a whole …

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