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ON THE FRONT LINES

On The Front Lines: The War Years with a special screening of rare 35mm prints at the Alex Theatre in Glendale.In addition to the films, …

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THE WHOLE SEUSS

While discussing cartoon trivia at a brunch yesterday (with friends Keith Scott, Will Ryan, Harry McCracken, Amid Amidi, Milt Gray, Tom …

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CARTOONS AT THE ACADEMY – PART 1

During 2002 and 2003, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ran a weekly series, every Monday night for 75 weeks, each week one …

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NEW BOOKS

I went to the Samuel French Bookshop today – still the best book store in L.A. for the latest books on Cinema, TV and animation – and …

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THIS WEEKEND

A reminder – if you are in Southern California this weekend:Friday April 23rd at 7:30pm – Ray Harryhausen will be at the Academy …

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ASIFA Blogging

ASIFA-Hollywood has started two new blogs: one that keeps people posted on the general activities of the organization and another …

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Passion of the Walt

BREW reader Gerit Vandenberg points out a rare small-press book currently posted on eBay: Neal Seymour’s novel RE-ANIMATING WALT. I’ve …

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SIMPSONS D’OH

How do I feel about THE SIMPSONS voice actors asking for pay raises from $125,000 per episode to $360,000 per episode (or from about $3 …

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ANIMATION MASTERS

Grim NatwickUb IwerksASIFA-Hollywood and Vintage Ink & Paint have teamed to produce a series of collectible postcards and limited edition …

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How To Ruin A Classic Character

Continuing our Popeye news from a few days back, Fred Grandinetti (Popeye expert and author of the forthcoming book POPEYE: AN …

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ANIMATOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Getting rave reader reviews on Amazon.com is Animatrix: A Female Animator, How Laughter Saved My Life By Heidi Guedel.I haven’t read the …

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EBAY FIND

I’m not sure this is worth $60, but it sure is cool. A 1952 letter from MGM Cartoon producer Fred Quimby, on nifty MGM Tom & Jerry …

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A Cartoon Brew-sclusive

APRIL FOOLS!A reliable source from deep within the bowels of the Mouse informs the Brew that Disney is developing a new animated TV …

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THE GARFIELD MOVIE

For those of you who haven’t choked on your Scooby snacks yet – here’s the trailer for the forthcoming live action/CG GARFIELD THE MOVIE, …

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Deep Thoughts For A Monday Morning

“I’ve always felt that characters should be uncomplicated, then put the complicated things into the animation.” – Grim Natwick “The …

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SCREENINGS: KAUSLER & McCARTNEY

A reminder that this Saturday March 27th at 3pm, at the AFI in Hollywood, animator Mark Kausler will host a screening that will premiere …

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Kimball’s Trains

I had a delightful time at Walt’s Barn on Sunday. It’s in Griffith Park, open one Sunday (the third Sunday) of each month – and I …

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