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Cartoon Brew officially launched on March 15, 2004. A decade is a long time to be doing anything, but it feels like an especially long time to be blogging daily. As we head into the site's 10th anniversary year, here are some reflections on where we've been and where we're headed.
(Alternate commentary-free version: This link will allow you to watch the original cartoon without audio commentary) This week we …
This Flash-animated music video for Telemetry Orchestra’s song “Suburban Harmony” is one of my favorite music videos of recent months. It …
"Bambi" offered a warning to humanity, but no one listened.
Disney's live-action/cg remake of "Beauty and the Beast" is forty minutes longer than the original.
If you described today's announcement of a "Lion King" remake as a 'live-action film,' you really shouldn't be covering the film industry.
Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko's animated series convincingly broke Nickelodeon's dudebro mold. Will they be the last?
Yonebayashi's second feature "When Marnie Was There" arrives on Blu-ray next week.
Little Nemo is roused by a new generation of artists in two new books.
Analyzing the performance and acting in the Academy Award-nominated film "Big Hero 6."
"I do think that animation can have a language of its own, rather than simply mimicking live action."
I’m not sure what’s harder to believe: that China still hasn’t released its own homegrown 3D CGI animated feature or that the first one …
Author Phil Phillips spent the 1980s warning parents about the occult forces in children's TV animation. While his notoriety has passed, fear of the messages in cartoons still exists today.
McLaren’s Workshop is a free iPad app from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) that provides access to over fifty films by …
A tribute to the legendary director Frank Tashlin on his Centennial.
Last weekend we broke the story about Mike Tracy, a veteran teacher at the Art Institute of California–Orange County who is being …
As far as I’m concerned, there can’t be enough praise and recognition for United Productions of America (UPA). They may be long gone and …
Sanjay Patel’s Ramayana: Divine Loophole is a retelling of the classic Hindu myth with the addition of cheerfully stylized cartoon …
It’s been acknowledged by the creators of The Simpsons that the blood-thirsty antics of Itchy and Scratchy were inspired less by Tom & …
Here are three cartoon and film-related books that aren’t on my bookshelf but will be soon. The Adventures of Herge: Creator of …