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Popeye Restored

Less than a month ago I saw the two-reel Fleischer cartoon POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR (1936) for the first time. I didn’t …

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2D Expo Photos

Jorge Gutierrez’s wife, Sandra Equihua, was kind enough to forward some photos she took during the Flash & TV Production panel, which I …

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Set the TIVO

Turner Classic Movies is without contest my favorite cable channel so it’s a pity that I rarely have reason to plug them here on Cartoon …

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GO! SPEED RACER GO!

Excerpted from today’s Daily Variety:”DodgeBall” star Vince Vaughn has gotten Warner Bros. revved up again about “Speed Racer,” a live- …

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MEET AL BRODAX AND FRED LADD

Two names that helped shape early 1960s TV animation – Al Brodax and Fred Ladd – will both be making live appearences in the Los Angeles …

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Annecy Report #3

In Robert Kohr’s Thursday Annecy report posted at AnimatorsUnite.com, he writes about the jubilant atmosphere of the screenings: the …

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BOWERS AND McCAY

Rick Dominicus of DVD ANGLE has posted a review of the Joseph Losey thriller CHARLEY BOWERS DVD from Image Entertainment.Image is on a …

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Thanks and Some Requests

This is going to be my last contribution to Cartoon Brew. I’d like to thank Jerry and Amid for having me as a guest for a few weeks …

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FOLLOW-UP: JONES MURAL SAVED!

This just in from John Tebbel:Great news. The power of Chuck Jones triumphs.Due to the pitching in of lots of folks, chief among them …

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BEST BUY BARGAINS

Tipped by a reader, I made a trip to a local Best Buy in search of a intriguing DVD set of Abbott & Costello features Universal is …

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The TV Animation Business Part 2

How Multinational Corporations Thrive As I mentioned in the last installment, the paradox of the TV business is that the increasing …

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TRON RETURNS

“Tron” broke new ground for the art of computer generated-imagery when it was first released in 1982. Now Disney’s landmark film returns …

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Kneitel, Sparber & Tytla

Which one of these doesn’t belong? I can’t get over this publicity photo of Disney great Bill Tytla, with Isadore Sparber and Seymour …

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A Few Thoughts on Miramax Animation

I’ve always been suspicious of Miramax’s relationship with animated features. Before they were bought by Disney, the company had picked …

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