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Ollie Johnston 1912-2008
The end of an era. The last of the Nine Old Men, Ollie Johnston, passed away today in Sequim, Washington at the age of 95. Jenny …
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The Movie That Inspired John Lasseter
The UCLA Film and Television Archives has an ongoing series of screenings entitled The Movie That Inspired Me, in which leading …
Interview with Pablo filmmakers
Speak Up has in-depth interviews with the director and producer of the forthcoming part-animated feature-length documentary Pablo, about …
Suffering From ‘Importantitis’
Cultural critic Terry Teachout wrote a thought-provoking piece in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal about how artists with extraordinary …
Protesting Iraq with Animation And Hip-Hop
“Sorrow of the Soldier” is a one-off animated music video released on the Internet today. The video, which protests the US occupation of …
Persepolis opens today
Persepolis, opening today in New York and Los Angeles, is as far from the Hollywood status quo as you can get. It’s an important film, …
The Character Design of Ward Kimball
It is well known that, for a variety of reasons, legendary Disney director and animator Ward Kimball was demoted by Walt Disney from …
Speed Racer Trailer
Once I saw this image (above) of Spritle and Chim Chim, I had the feeling the filmmakers were on the right track (pun intended). And …
Annie Awards
I’m getting an award! The Annie Award nominations were announced this morning. The big news is that the juried awards are going to …
“Beowulf” Blitzer
Two animated films led the U.S. Box office this weekend: Beowulf came in first place, and Bee Movie is holding strong in second …
THIS WEEKEND: Michael Sporn at MoMA
Starting today and continuing through the weekend, New Yorkers will be treated to a three-part Museum of Modern Art retrospective of the …
Animation History Round-Up #3
• Disney theme park designs by animator Marc Davis. • Funny frame grabs from an Iwerks Willie Whopper …
Report from Ottawa: Persepolis and Goofy
From the sublime to the ridiculous… My laryngitis on Wednesday developed into a full fledged cold on Thursday and Friday, forcing me …
Who Needs Cartoons When You’ve Got David Duchovny
It’s that time of the month again to bring some attention to Cartoon Network’s repudiation of cartoons in favor of transforming itself …
Disney’s Feng Shui
Notice anything animated about this room? According to Drexel Heritage, this is furniture inspired by Walt Disney! The Disney …
A Few Good Blogs
Three good artist blogs you can’t go wrong with… Alberto Mielgo is among those animation artists today whose work really excites …
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
“Holy Sh-t!” I gotta have this book. That was my reaction when I first saw it – and now I have it. I’d heard about the book, but had …
Imagination by Eric Leiser
Eric Leiser, a recent grad of the CalArts Experimental Animation program, has completed his first feature film, Imagination, which …
The 3 Minnies: Sota, Tonka and Ha-Ha
This week on Cartoon Brew Films, we are happy to present another rare animated film long considered lost: The 3 Minnies: Sota, Tonka and …
Animation Writing Roundup
Quick Stop Entertainment has a lengthy interview with Bloom County and Opus creator Berkeley Breathed. Breathed talks about the earlier …
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