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Walt and El Grupo events
There are bi-coastal events tied in to Ted Thomas’s must-see documentary Walt and El Grupo that Brew readers may want to attend. In …
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Victor Haboush (1924-2009)
Victor Haboush passed away on May 24, 2009 at age 85. A first-generation American of Lebanese descent, he was born on April 16, 1924 and …
New Disney Strike footage
The folks at the John Basmajian Collection have just unearthed – and posted – a reel of rare 8mm film footage of the infamous 1941 Disney …
Cartoon Dump Tonight!
If you’re stuck in Los Angeles, and you can’t get into tonight’s Academy program with John Lasseter and Hayao Miyazaki, take heart! …
Notes from the Comic Con
I’m just back from “Comic Con” aka the San Diego Comic Con (for the record, I refuse to call it Comic Con International) and, all said …
Weird Al’s Skipper Dan
I’m a big fan of Weird Al Yankovic… and I’m digging his latest video, designed and directed by Divya Srinivasan. Read the lyrics here. …
SDCC ’09: The Animation Panels (Saturday)
Here is second installment of Cartoon Brew’s guide to the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. Below are my recommended picks of animation panels …
SDCC ’09: The Animation Panels (Thursday and Friday)
Here is the first of Cartoon Brew’s guides to the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. These are only my recommended animation panels for Thursday …
REVIEW: Miyazaki’s Ponyo
I just saw the most surreal film released under the Walt Disney banner since… I dunno, The Three Caballeros? Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo …
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: What is Torch Tiger?
Following on the heels of last year’s successful graphic novel anthology Who is Rocket Johnson?, Disney story artists and directors have …
NY Times on Miyazaki’s US tour
The New York Times is reporting that Hayao Miyazaki will indeed appear (with John Lasseter) on July 24th at the San Diego Comic Con. At …
Goodbye London
London-based animator Murray John (check his very-cool reel) sent us his latest music video, created for musician Luke Jackson. below. …
Miyazaki in person in Los Angeles
The annual Marc Davis Celebration of Animation continues with a second helping at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in …
Cartoon Dump!
Comedy! Songs! Puppets! Magic! And God-awful cartoons from the wasteland of 60s and 70s Saturday morning television! Frank Conniff, …
Chew Chew Baby (1958)
There’s no debate that animator Irving Spector was, like John Dunn, an under appreciated cartoonist and storyman — working in animation …
LONDON: An Evening with Ian Emes
Awesome event coming up in London next Thursday, June 25: a retrospective of the work of British animation director Ian Emes, who created …
Academy’s Milt Kahl tribute now online
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has put up video excerpts of the panel discussions from the infamous Milt Kahl Tribute in …
“Dear Pixar, How About a Chick Flick…?”
NPR.org posted these thoughtful two-cents from a female Pixar viewer. Linda Holmes writes:”Of the ten movies you’ve released so far, ten …
For Sale: Max Fleischer’s Miami Home
Funny, the things you find for sale on the Internet. Got a spare $2 million? If so, you can afford Max Fleischer’s house in Miami. From …
Comic Strip Serenade
Bill Kartalopoulos and Mark Newgarden are putting together a one-of-a-kind musical event taking place Sunday, June 7 @ the
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