Disney

Observations on Up

Had the pleasure of seeing Pixar’s latest masterpiece last Thursday — and yeah, it’s a masterpiece. They’ve done it again. An original …

Classic

“Yip” Harburg at Fleischer

Did you know songwriter E.Y. “Yip” Harburg (lyricist of The Wizard of Oz, Gay Purr-ee and much else) wrote material for the Max Fleischer …

TV

The Electric Company (2009)

Hey You Guys! Following will be some shameless PBS promotion, but I say that more as a fan than as a corporate cog. By now, you have …

Classic

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 …

Music Videos

“My Name is Potato”

“My Name is Potato” is an annoying 1977 novelty song by Italian singer Rita Pavone. The animation in the music video is its saving grace. …

CGI

“Without You” by Paul Greer

Paul Greer created this viral for part of a Nizlopi song called “Without You.” Though it’s not a recent piece, I thought it …

Shorts

Story from North America

When I presented my 2008 animation picks last week, I didn’t offer up any student shorts on my list. That’s not because I didn’t see any …

Music Videos

SSSR

Hey, I really like these guys. Their work is strange – but fun. Back in August Amid linked to a United Airlines spot by the …

Feature Film

Kung Fu Panda credit sequence

The awesome 2-D end credit sequence from Kung Fu Panda has been posted by Shine Studios in high quality Quicktime. Shine produced this …

Disney

Disney’s Paper Cut-out Animation

I’m a longtime fan of the incredible (and overlooked) stop motion paper cut-out animation sequences created by Bill Justice and Xavier …

Animators

Inspired by Cartoon Brew

One of the most rewarding parts of running Cartoon Brew is hearing from artists who are inspired by the items that we post here. Here are …

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