Books

Inside UPA: A Cartoon Brew Book

Today I’m pleased to announce the upcoming publication of the first-ever Cartoon Brew book. Inside UPA is a 64-page volume offering an …

BrewFilms

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 …

Disney

How Disney Was Run in 1943

How do they make those drawings move? The chart above (click on it for the BIG version), a separate pull-out from the 1943 booklet The …

Old Brew

COYOTE CATCHES ROAD RUNNER

Scenes We’d Like To See Dept. Our thanks to Brew reader Steve Austin who sent in this incredible drawing by Chuck Jones.Sorry for the …

Old Brew

Run Wrake Commercials

I saw the above spot for Triaminic on TV yesterday, and while not a classic by any means, I thought it had an appealing cut-out …

Old Brew

Interview with Run Wrake

PINGMAG has an INTERVIEW with Run Wrake, director of the excellent animated short, RABBIT. The film has been well received at festivals …

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OLD MOVIES AND CARTOONS

I’ll be spending the next five days (as I do every Labor Day) over at Cinecon 42 based at both the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel (at …

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Cartoon Brew Reader Survey

We recently signed on with John Battelle’s Federated Media to represent us for online advertising. Federated is a boutique ad rep …

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Join the Cartoon Brew Mailing List

We’re starting a Cartoon Brew mailing list. The Brew will be undergoing some major changes in the second half of 2006 and we want to keep …

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AW PRUNES

I usually don’t plug internet comic strips – most of the ones I’ve seen are pure crap – but Brew reader Larry Levine sent me a few …

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1940s Columbia Cartoons

Thad Komorowski has posted three classic Columbia cartoons on his blog Identifying Animators and Their Scenes: THE FOX AND GRAPES (1941, …

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The New Cartoon Network

Here’s a roundup of news related to our earlier post about Cartoon Network’s rebranding efforts, and its new programming direction, which …

Animators

Charles Solomon on Talky Cartoons

One of my biggest grievances against contemporary animation is that characters won’t shut up. Too often in American animation, dialogue …

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CARTOONS AT UCLA

Heads up for those in Los Angeles area. On Friday (3/3, 7:30pm) the UCLA Film & Television Archive is running a tribute to Comic Art …

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CARTOON MUSICALS AT LINCOLN CENTER

Okay New Yorkers, here’s your chance to see classic cartoons on the big screen. Greg Ford is programming a two week event for the Film …

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BRUNETTI’S JPEG COLLECTION

Alternative cartoonist Ivan Brunetti has posted his collection of oddball cartoon memorabilia which includes a few nice pieces of vintage …

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