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The Disney Company on Ollie Johnston
(Above: Milt Kahl, Marc Davis, Frank Thomas and Walt Disney flank seated Ollie Johnston) Howard Green just sent over the official …
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It’s a Cartoon Modern World
Dear Brew readers, please indulge this shameless late-night post. I discovered a new fact tonight: nothing perks one up at 1:30am like …
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, …
Animation History Round-Up #5
The animation history round-ups have become one of my favorite types of posts to do on Cartoon Brew. It is always eye-opening to see the …
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 …
Anime nerd to become Japan’s next prime minister
From Thursday’s Wall Street Journal: Score one for the nerds! Shares of Japanese companies involved in the production of animated films …
When Richie Rich was cool
I know it’s hard to believe, but Richie Rich was a cool dude once. Once upon a time the character, originally created by Harvey …
Chris McD
Last week at Platform, Jerry and I both received a lot of compliments about our new CartoonBrew/CartoonBrewFilms promo piece. So I …
Animation Writing Roundup
Quick Stop Entertainment has a lengthy interview with Bloom County and Opus creator Berkeley Breathed. Breathed talks about the earlier …
To Infinity and Beyond
This October, Chronicle Books will release To Infinity and Beyond: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios by Karen Paik and Leslie Iwerks. …
Will Friedwald
Jerry Beck, Alan Greenfield, Will Friedwald, Mark Mayersonprobably inspecting the soundtrack of Bosko’s Picture Show(circa 1978) While …
Announcing CartoonBrewFilms
We are happy and excited to announce the launch of CartoonBrewFilms.com, a new site that makes the world’s finest animated shorts …
Oscar ’07: The fallout from the “Happy Feet” win
Happy Feet won. Does it matter? The sad fact is, it may. I won’t deny that Happy Feet was a well made, entertaining film. I liked …
AMID AMIDI: Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
Animation has been a passion of mine for the longest time. Looking back at what sparked this lifelong love for the art form, it wasn’t …
Forgotten Cartoon Legends #2: Muggy-Doo Boy Cat
I can’t explain MUGGY-DOO BOY CAT, but I feel compelled to acknowledge its existence.Animator Hal Seegar (1917-2005) had a prolific …
Eddie Cantor Endorses Snow White
I was visiting the Van Eaton Gallery in Sherman Oaks this week (and you should too if you are in the area), and Mike Van Eaton, knowing I …
Alex Chun Reviewing Animation in LA Times
Alex Chun, who’s been writing a lot of superb animation and comic-related pieces for the LA TIMES over the past year, is now also …
Brew Holiday Gift Guide: Laugh-O-Grams
The sixth in a series of holiday gift-giving suggestions from your pals at Cartoon Brew.The big video event this week for Disney buffs is …
Brew Holiday Gift Guide: Terr’ble Thompson
The third in a series of holiday gift-giving suggestions from your pals at Cartoon Brew. The self proclaimed “most obscure strip of …
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