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DICK HUEMER MURAL

Richard P. Huemer, son of Scrappy animator Dick Huemer, has an urgent request:A bit of Disney history is about to crumble under the …

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MR. LAWRENCE

There are two great events happening this Saturday in Los Angeles. Both are opposite each other at 3pm and I’m somewhat involved with …

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIXAR

I just read this piece in Hollywood Reporter. It is typical of Hollywood’s constant astonishment with Pixar and the success of THE …

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DAYTON ALLEN (1919-2004)

The man who talked for “the talking magpies” has passed away. Comedian and comic actor Dayton Allen has died. He was a mainstay at the …

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OSCARS AND ANIMATION

Brew readers who live in the New York metropolitan area, may want to attend this special classic cartoon screening next Monday night.The …

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THE NEW MCBOING BOING

The latest issue of Animation Magazine has a blurb on the new Gerald McBoing Boing show being developed for Cartoon Network (U.S.) and …

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1600 BROADWAY

The site of the Fleischer Studio during it’s heyday of the 1930s is about to come down. An apartment building will probably take its …

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Pictoplasma Conference Report

The 1st Pictoplasma Conference On Contemporary Character Design & Art (my previous comments HERE) took place in Berlin, Germany from Oct. …

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ANIMATION IN LAGUNA BEACH

Aubry Mintz of the Laguna College of Art & Design writes in to inform us about an exciting event there:I am the chair of an Animation …

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“This Fire” Music Video

The latest Franz Ferdinand music video “This Fire” is just as cool as the group’s last animated effort “Take Me Out.” I initially thought …

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PIGTALE

Brew pal Ovi Nedelcu’s new comic PIGTALE debuts on January 12, 2005. Ovi has worked as a character designer/visual development artist on …

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A Great Day In Iceland

The Brewmasters – Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi – would like to thank Ken Pontac for being our “Guest Brewer” the last couple months and …

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Engel and Braxton History

Here’s a two-minute VIDEO CLIP of the late Jules Engel discussing a conflict he had with Walt Disney about a cartoon frog. He also takes …

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Alfred J. Kwak

I had the pleasure of meeting Harald Siepermann at Annecy earlier this year. He’s another one of those incredible animation talents whose …

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DREW CAREY’S GREEN SCREEN

We are overdue in mentioning Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show. It’s been on for two weeks now (Thursday nights at 8:30pm on The WB Network) …

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Just A couple of Oreb Drawings

I saw this drawing by Tom Oreb (character stylist on SLEEPING BEAUTY and TOOT, WHISTLE PLUNK & BOOM) for the first time yesterday. I’m …

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Home, Sweet (Icelandic) Home

Friday, July 23, 2004_________________________ The alert reader will notice that there was no description of yesterday’s events. We …

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Some Rumors on the Internets

> Archive.org has posted another industrial film worth checking out: MAN ON THE LAND, a 1951 UPA production designed by Bill Hurtz for …

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ORIGINAL TITLES

Long time readers of my Cartoon Research website know that I’m absolutely fanatic over original titles. In fact I have a whole section of …

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