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EXCLUSIVE: Early Review of The Princess and the Frog
I don’t typically republish reader comments in separate posts, but a Cartoon Brew reader named Michael saw a rough cut of The Princess …
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The first sound Krazy Kat cartoon: Ratskin
Researching early sound cartoons is fascinating. By studying these efforts, it becomes easier to see why Disney’s Steamboat Willie was …
David Ferguson’s Animated Shorts
Adventure Time creator Pen Ward recently turned me on to the work of Glasgow-based animator David Ferguson, who posts his work at …
Confederate Fruit
One of the unspoken rules of Cartoon Brew is that I will link to any piece of animation that combines fruit-people, furries and the song …
Miyazaki’s Ponyo
There are two exciting hand drawn films coming up later this year – both being released by Disney. The first one is Hayao Miyazaki’s …
The Missing Key
One of my favorite short films of the last few years was Jonathan Nix’s Hello. Nix is currently in the midst of post-production on a new …
Prophet and Lo$$ by Jonathan Bairstow
Jonathan Bairstow created Prophet and Lo$$ in 1988 as his graduation film at the Royal College of Art. It’s safe to say that the film, …
1000 Times No
Just published this week from HarperCollins is Mr. Warburton’s first childrens book 1000 Times No. Warburton (Code Name: Kids Next …
Hamster Squaredance
Hamster Squaredance is one of the more visually distinctive music videos I’ve run across in a while. It was created for the musician Mr. …
Manifestations
This is from Giles Timms, his second animated film, made at UCLA’s Department of Theater, Film and Television. The music is by Welsh …
“Hummingbirds” for Kopparberg Tropical Cider
Finnish studio Anima Boutique produced this series of refreshingly stylized CG spots for Kopparberg cider drinks. The director and …
David Gerstein’s Blog
The blurry image above is a frame from the “lost” ending to the early Bugs Bunny cartoon Hare-um Scare-um. David Gerstein found the …
Pixar’s Partly Cloudy
Here’s a brief clip from the new Pixar short that will accompany Up in theatres: (via Fire Wire)
My Favorite “Hurt” Gag
It’s been acknowledged by the creators of The Simpsons that the blood-thirsty antics of Itchy and Scratchy were inspired less by Tom & …
Cordell Barker on Runaway
Winnipeg animator Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back, Strange Invaders) is back with a new film. Runaway will have its World Premiere at …
“Yip” Harburg at Fleischer
Did you know songwriter E.Y. “Yip” Harburg (lyricist of The Wizard of Oz, Gay Purr-ee and much else) wrote material for the Max Fleischer …
TONIGHT: Toronto Animation Industry Night
Tonight is the second annual Toronto Animation Industry Night presented by Toronto Animation Live. I’m not familiar with the organization …
How to Make a Baby
Cassidy Curtis, an animator at PDI/DreamWorks, and his wife, Raquel Coelho, created this charming pixilated short that also serves as a …
We Got Time
I love this. Using both praxinoscopes and a technique of matching up the frame rate of the spinning record to that of the camera, …
Closed Zone by Yoni Goodman
Yoni Goodman, the director of animation for Waltz with Bashir, created this public service announcement for the human rights organization …
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