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FREE CARTOONS

Today only, Classic Media is offering up a bunch of cartoons for free viewing on Google Video. Episodes of Roger Ramjet, Jay Ward’s Rocky …

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LA TIMES ON ASIFA ARCHIVE

Nice bit of publicity in today’s L.A. Times: a full page article for the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive. Pictured in the piece (and …

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JITTERBUG FOLLIES (1939)

My name is Amid and I’m a YouTube addict. I can’t help it. There’s so much great animation being posted on that site and I’ve just got to …

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More Great Animation on YouTube

Here’s a couple more rare animated shorts that were recently added to YouTube. The first, FLYING MAN (1962), was helmed by YELLOW …

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JIM FLORA INSPIRATION

Art by Jim Flora is being posted by guest blogger Irwin Chusid this week on Leif Peng’s Today’s Inspiration blog. Chusid, author/editor …

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Mediocrity in TV Animation

Story artist Jenny Lerew has posted a perceptive rant about mediocrity in TV animation. Of course, she’s right, but unfortunately I don’t …

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Disturbing Disney Toys from Japan

Don’t ask…because I don’t know. UPDATE: Mike Guerrero writes to let me know these are called Cubees, and they’re produced by a company …

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NEW PINK PANTHER COMIC STRIP

Last year Tribune Media launched a new syndicated Pink Panther comic strip, by Bill and Eric Teitelbaum (Bottom Liners), and they are …

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Annecy 2006

I’m back. Thanks to Jerry for holding down the fort and keeping the Brew updated while I was having an awesome time in Marseille and …

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ARF MUSEUM

Last year I raved about Craig Yoe’s Modern Arf, but I just got a copy of Yoe’s follow up, Arf Museum, and it’s even better. Is it a book? …

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MEET ALICE

Walt Disney’s first movie star, Virginia Davis, will appear in person at a screening of two of her Alice Comedies from the mid-1920s at …

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CRAZY CRUISE

Once again, our buddy Bob Bergen (current day voice of Porky Pig) is hosting another Voice Over Cruise up the west coast. Says Bob:My …

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Korgoth of Barbaria

I don’t like to use the term “genius” a lot, but if there’s anybody working in the current industry scene who can be classified as such, …

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THE ULTIMATE DISNEY COLLECTIBLE

Here’s a one-of-a-kind item currently listed on ebay you might like. Scuptor Pete Carsillo is offering a life sized wax figure of Walt …

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NORM?

“To Sally, from one of her men – Norm”Norm who? Any ideas? Norm McCabe? Collector Gordon Reid found this still (click on it for larger …

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CANEMAKER GETS AROUND

Our favorite Oscar winning animation historian John Canemaker has quite a busy schedule this summer. John will appear at the Zagreb …

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ALEX TOTH (1928-2006)

Comic book artist and legend Alex Toth passed away on Saturday, May 27th, at age 78. Toth contributed significantly to animation – …

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TEN TURNING POINTS

I was asked to write an article for today’s Variety on the top ten “turning points” in animation history. The idea was to celebrate the …

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