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Joe Murray Explains it All…
Artist, illustrator and animator Joe Murray is also one of the most successful cartoon show creators working today. Joe has just produced …
“White Winter Hymnal” by Sean Pecknold
“White Winter Hymnal,” directed by Sean Pecknold, is a stop motion music video for Seattle-based Fleet Foxes. While I enjoy slickly …
Popeye Supplements
I do a lot of posts regarding Popeye’s current licensed (and unlicensed) merchandising activities. Who can forget Popeye the Sewer Man, …
Jerry Beck meets Joan Rivers
Not the most embarassing moment in my life, but it comes pretty close. By popular demand, and as a Brew 4th Anniversary special, here’s …
Call For Article Submissions
Chris Robinson tells me that he’s currently looking for writers and articles to be published in ASIFA Magazine (previously called …
Academy Ignores Animation for Best Foreign Film
Is anyone surprised that Persepolis wasn’t nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar? No foreign animated film submitted by its …
King of the Hill exhibit in Texas
Currently at Texas State University-San Marcos, just south of Austin, there’s a wonderful exhibit on The Making of King of the Hill. …
NICKTOONS on Page Six
Move over Paris and Britney. I’ve made The New York Post Page Six today. Nothing scandalous. Just a clever plug for the new coffee …
Simpsons in Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair has published an extensive oral history about The Simpsons. The piece includes the thoughts of everybody from cartoonist Gary …
San Diego Comic Con: Animation Programming
They’ve just posted the complete schedule of programming for the San Diego Comic Con, July 26-29. Below I’ve extracted the animation …
REVIEW: El Tigre (Nickelodeon)
My introduction to Jorge Gutierrez’s work was at the 1999 CalArts Producers’ Show. It was a screening of his CG short Carmelo. If I …
Understanding The Mind Of a Development Exec
There’s an interview with Nickelodeon development exec Peter Gal in the new issue of Animation Magazine and I’d been debating about …
Cuppa Coffee Wants to Ream Filmmakers
Toronto-based animation studio Cuppa Coffee Studios has always struck me as a decent outfit, but I’ve lost a lot of respect for them …
Animation News To Be Aware Of
1. Chris Meledandri, head of Fox Feature Animation, jumps ship to Universal where he’ll try his best to produce another ICE AGE and not …
Zombie Redenbacher
Files this one under “Commercials For People Who Can’t Get Enough Of Polar Express and Monster House.” Apparently the people who own the …
Cartoon Brew: Year in Review, Year Ahead
Jerry and I tend to view Cartoon Brew as both a complement and antidote to the mainstream media’s coverage of the art form. We aspire to …
REMEMBERING JOSEPH BARBERA (1911-2006)
Caricature by Patrick Owsley This post will be continually updated with stories and remembrances about Joseph Barbera (1911-2006). …
The Less You Know…
Below is an excerpt from an ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE article about the new Cartoon Network series CLASS OF 3000. In it, the show’s …
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