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First Look at Genndy’s Sym-Bionic Titan
Our tech guru warned us not to do any posts this weekend because we’re migrating servers, but I’m not a good listener so here’s a first …
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Top Movies in the First Half of 2010
The list above, snatched from Box Office Mojo, shows the top five movies at the North American box office in the first half of 2010. …
Welcome to Cartoon Brew’s Student Animation Festival
Cartoon Brew’s first-ever Student Animation Festival has arrived. Slide over to Cartoon Brew TV to watch the first short Fuzzy Insides by …
Variety Attempts to Identify Future Cartoon Talent
Last Thursday, Variety published a list called “Tomorrow’s toon talent: 10 animators poised to become household names” and it was an …
A Lost Fleischer Cartoon
I have friends in the stock footage business. They buy large libraries of old 16mm movies by the ton (usually home movies, travelogues …
Cartoon Brew TV: Building Friends for Business
It’s time for another episode in our special film series “The Modern Art of Gene Deitch.” This week, we’re presenting Building Friends …
Cartoon Brew TV #24: Building Friends for Business (1949)
By Gene Deitch. An industrial film that is among the earliest examples of Deitch's modernist animation approach.
Introducing: The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons
I just received a copy of my latest book, The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes, directly from the printer and snapped the photo above for you to …
Saturday, Sunday and Monday in LA: UPA, Silent Disney and Cartoon Dump
Saturday, May 22nd: UPA Tribute and fundraiser – 5:00 to 9:30 pm at Woodbury University’s 250 seat Fletcher Jones Auditorium. A Ragtime …
Official Selections for Cartoon Brew TV’s Student Animation Fest
The time has come to announce the selections for Cartoon Brew TV’s Student Animation Festival. When we put out the call for entries for …
Cartoon Brew TV #23: Pump Trouble (1954)
Our special series "The Modern Art of Gene Deitch" continues this week with Pump Trouble.
Growing Up As A Cartoon Fan in Australia
Cat Piano co-director Eddie White, who is also an owner of Adelaide-based People’s Republic of Animation, is writing a series of blog …
Cartoon Network finally announces the new Looney Tunes
Cartoon Network unveiled their new line-up of content today at its annual Advertising Upfront presentation at New York’s Time Warner …
Cartoon Brew TV #22: Howdy Doody and His Magic Hat (1953)
By Gene Deitch. A classic and, until now, lost UPA short from 1953.
Cartoon Fight Club
For my Cinefamily animation screening this month we’re going twelve rounds with an all-star championship card that pits Tom vs. Jerry, …
The Man Behind the First Tom & Jerry
A decade before Van Beuren’s Mutt & Jeff-like rubber-hose human pair, and many decades before Hanna-Barbera’s Oscar-winning cat and …
Lost UPA Cartoon: Howdy Doody and his Magic Hat
Gene Deitch has written this plea before, but he’s not ready to give up hope. The first cartoon he ever directed – for UPA no less – is …
Cartoon Brew TV: Together!
Prepare yourself! That’s all I can say about David Sheahan’s Together! (2009). The first time I saw this film was like a punch in the …
Channel Frederator Opens Their Wallet for the First Time
I’d like to applaud Channel Frederator for finally seeing the light after nearly four years of operation, and announcing that they’re …
First 1/3 of Princess and the Frog
I dropped into the big D23 Disney Fan Expo in Anaheim today, attended Bob Iger’s talk and watched the Disney Legends ceremony. The big …
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