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Sheridan Instructor Attempts Art Criticism (and Fails)
In my mind, the worst quality a teacher can have is to be close-minded because that narrow interpretation of good and bad is passed on to …
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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 …
The Prodigy
No, it’s not Kung Fu Panda… it’s SO not Kung Fu Panda. Yeah, once again it’s time to take note a knock-off DVD, but this one – The …
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 …
Fox-Aniboom Holiday Animation Challenge
Hey everybody, it’s “an animator’s shot of a lifetime,” according to the Fox network and Aniboom.com, who have teamed up to sponsor an …
The Milt Kahl event
Last night’s Milt Kahl tribute at the Motion Picture Academy was a huge (though a bit long) success – if you got into the theater. …
Xtranormal: A Glimpse Into the Future of TV Animation Production
Over the past year, I’ve been sent links to a number of online start-ups that allow consumers to create their own animated films using …
3-D is a Fad
I love 3D movies. Thanks to a pair of 3-D film festivals held in L.A. several years ago, I’ve been lucky enough to see perhaps 95% of …
Cartoon Network promises more Live Action!
Yeah, I know… what else is new? Cartoon Network’s upcoming slate of programming was announced at the 2009 Upfront presentation …
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
Set your Tivos! Next Tuesday, March 24, is the premiere of Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood, a half-hour documentary on Turner Classic …
Disney’s forgotten live-action releases, 1957-59
This is perhaps the most off-topic post I’ve written for Cartoon Brew, but I hope you’ll indulge me. It’s regarding a neglected aspect of …
Cartoon Brew TV #19: To the Moon
We’re wrapping up the first season of Cartoon Brew TV today with a spectacularly animated student short called To the Moon (2008) created …
Coraline Opens Today
The first animated feature out of Laika, Henry Selick’s Coraline, opens in theaters today. Jerry loved the film, I haven’t seen it yet. …
The Annie Winners
Friday night the Annie Awards were presented at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The complete list of winners are posted here. It was quite an …
Five Questions for Emily Hubley
Director and animator Emily Hubley is embarking on a nationwide screening tour of her live-action/animation feature film debut The Toe …
Tom & Jerry CG/live action movie
Here we go again! Variety is reporting today that Warner Bros. is planning to turn Tom and Jerry into its own Alvin and the …
1970s Cracked Magazine accurately predicted 2009
This post is slightly OT, as I am discussing print cartoons, not animated cartoons. I received several old issues of Cracked Magazine …
More Hubley Goodness
Remember when animation used to be lively? Full of verve? Even — dare I say it — playful? I’m back with another sterling example of …
Cartoon Brew TV #13: Adventures in Broccoli
(Warning: This film contains strong language.) As I was watching Dan Mountain’s Adventures in Broccoli at the year-end Pratt screening …
Cartoon Brew TV #10: Sunbeam
This week on Cartoon Brew TV, we’re reaching back to 1980 and rediscovering Paul Vester’s animated short Sunbeam. The independent short, …
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