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Cartoon Brew TV #22: Howdy Doody and His Magic Hat (1953)
By Gene Deitch. A classic and, until now, lost UPA short from 1953.
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“Modern Art of Gene Deitch” Coming To Cartoon Brew TV
Beginning next week, join us at Cartoon Brew TV for a special film series celebrating the “Modern Art of Gene Deitch.” If you think …
Natural Animation by David Montgomery
Florida-based filmmaker David Montgomery creates animated films entirely out of objects found in nature. The imagery found within these …
Mars Trailer
This roto-heavy animated feature really slipped in under the radar. The first I heard of Mars was last week when it premiered at SXSW. …
Frog in a Suit by Joe Murray
That’s a clip from Joe Murray’s Frog in a Suit, a new short film that doubles as a pilot. Here’s the set-up: Peete Moss has just moved …
The Man Behind the First Tom & Jerry
A decade before Van Beuren’s Mutt & Jeff-like rubber-hose human pair, and many decades before Hanna-Barbera’s Oscar-winning cat and …
John Stanley
I’ve always been aware of John Stanley, the comic book writer and artist best known for his classic Little Lulu stories (drawn by Irving …
Homunculus by Sam Stephens
An animated short directed by Sam Stephens from Humble’s in-house directing collaborative Hydra. The film combines photography of …
The Best Animation Books of 2009
Here are my picks for the best animation books of 2009. The Colors of Mary Blair –A catalog for an exhibition that happened …
“The Story of Weston Woods”
I’ve been watching Weston Woods productions all my life and I never really realized it – and you probably haven’t either. I don’t know …
Logophobia
A few years ago I was discussing childhood fears with a couple friends. One of the fears, which I did not share, was that of animated …
2009 Brew Holiday Gift Guide #1: Richard Wiliams Masterclass
This review is long overdue – by a year in fact – and I hope Richard Williams and Mo Sutton can forgive me for the delay. They sent me a …
Idiots at the Helm
Fox has announced that they are developing a primetime animated series with actor Matthew McConaughey based on his brother’s life. The …
What Animation Can Learn from a Restaurant Owner
This business case study of Ferran Adrià ‘s restaurant elBulli restaurant has nothing to do on the surface with cartoons, yet the …
The Academy (Shorts) Short-List
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today its short-list of the 10 animated short films that will vie for …
Mr. Lawrence
The artwork above was from a presentation I created when I was an exec at Nickelodeon 13 years ago. It was (and still is) my mission in …
Gene Deitch: Quo Vadis Animation?
Veteran animation director Gene Deitch and his wife Zdenka were invited to the Xiamen International Animation Festival (Oct. 30th-Nov. …
A Christmas Carol Opens Today
Robert Zemeckis’s A Christmas Carol opens today to a chorus of negative reviews and a rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A particularly …
Mighty Mouse – the New Adventures on DVD
Here it comes to save your day. This past year I’ve been working with CBS Video and Paramount Home Entertainment on compiling the …
Astro Boy‘s Abysmal Opening, and Imagi’s Sinking Ship">
Astro Boy‘s Abysmal Opening, and Imagi’s Sinking Ship
Imagi, an animation studio that thought it could compete with the big boys, has suffered a major blow after the abysmal opening of Astro …
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