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Disney Bumps Original Series Slate 30% In the Disney Channel Family Upfronts
Press Release – After delivering a year of best-ever ratings across each of its kid-driven, family inclusive platforms, and deepening …
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Rare UPA Recordings by Mel Leven
Here’s another historical curiosity courtesy of animator Mike Kazaleh. Songwriter Mel Leven (“Cruella de Vil” for 101 Dalmatians) …
The End of the Creator-Driven Era in TV Animation
The Hub, a network owned partly by toy company Hasbro, launched a little over a week ago with new animated series including Strawberry …
5th Annual San Francisco International Animation Festival
SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS FIFTH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 11—14, SPONSORED BY …
Bill Littlejohn (1914-2010)
Word has just reached us that veteran animator Bill Littlejohn passed away in his sleep last night. He was 96. Littlejohn was born in …
Interview with John Canemaker about Two Guys Named Joe
John Canemaker’s eagerly anticipated book, Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant & Joe Ranft, will arrive in stores …
Happy 70th Birthday, Michael Barrier
Happy birthday to Michael Barrier who is celebrating his 70th today. Many Brew readers are already familiar with his achievements, but …
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 …
Mighty Mouse dvd update
I just got an advance copy of the Ralph Bakshi Mighty Mouse The New Adventures complete series DVD — and it turned out a lot better than …
Sneak Peek: The Disney Family Museum
Animator Steve Segal had an opportunity to preview the new Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, which is opening to the public …
The King Of Jazz
Walter Lantz animated a short sequence for the Universal feature King Of Jazz (released 3/30/30). The sequence is notable as the first …
The Plot Sickens (1961)
Man, those guys at Famous must have really hated their wives. By popular demand, I am posting the 1961 Modern Madcap cartoon, The Plot …
Harry Happy (1963)
I got such a good reaction to the previous 1960s Paramount cartoon that I posted last week, I couldn’t resist torturing you with …
The Last Screen Song
The cartoon below isn’t very good, but it’s been rarely seen — and that’s usually good enough for me. And it’s somewhat historically …
Discover The Pioneering Japanese-American Animation Artists of the Golden Age
After surviving internment in concentration camps in the United States, these artists paved the way for Japanese-Americans in the animation industry.
Irv Spector storyboards
It seems like suddenly everyone has just discovered animator, cartoonist and director Irv Spector. I’ve been a fan of his comic books for …
“Li’l Abner” Creator Al Capp Harasses John Lennon And Yoko Ono
The great American diplomat and Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson may have well been talking about Li’l Abner creator Al Capp when …
Lost Classics from Zagreb Film DVD & Contest
Last year saw the release of lots of rare animation (Popeye, Lantz cartoons, Oswald, etc.) but perhaps none so rare as a dvd that came …
Random Chipmunk Notes
One of the most unexpected surprises at theaters last year was the box office success of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Nearly everybody …
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