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Preston Blair estate sale
Sorry for the late notice. There is a sale today at Clars Auction Gallery that is offering several lots from the estate of Preston Blair. …
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Cartoon Brew TV #20: The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9!
Today on Cartoon Brew TV we proudly present The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9! directed by Jake Armstrong. It was created as his thesis film …
I’m Just a Jitterbug (1939)
I always love an excuse to post an obscure Walter Lantz cartoon from the 1930s featuring swing music, rotoscoped dancers and un-P.C. …
Tony Peters R.I.P.
Animation writer Antony (Tony) Peters passed away this past Sunday in New York. He was a longtime Asifa-East board member and veteran …
Once Upon A Girl at the Silent Movie Theatre
I don’t actually recommend this film, but in the interests of animation history (and as a connoisseur of animation “worsts”) I must note …
Dubbed Ponyo closes LAFF
The star-studded English dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo will close this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival on Sunday, June 28 at 6:30 …
The Missing Lynx
Former Disney animator Raul Garcia teamed up with actor Antonio Banderas several years ago to create an animation studio, Kandor Moon, in …
Ten CalArts Student Films From 2009
Following my post about David Ochs’s short Who’s Hungry, Brew reader Marianne Hayden sent over several links to other shorts produced at …
Milt Kahl at the Academy, 2.0
Let’s try this again. If you were turned away from the Milt Kahl event last month, the Academy wants to invite you to an encore …
Mish-Mish Effendi
About a year ago, Milton Knight sent us a link to a excerpt from a rare series of Egyptian cartoons created in the 1930s by the …
Sita Sings the Blues: A Free Culture Success Story
Nina Paley’s Sita Sings the Blues–now a film that everybody can (and should) watch–continues to make an impact in surprising and …
Alisa’s Birthday
I’ve kept my eye on an intriguing Russian animated film Alice’s Birthday, which I’d mentioned here several times last year. Looks like …
Bass+Crippen+Freberg=”Sale of Manhattan”
The animation above aired on the 1962 ABC special “Stan Freberg Presents The Chun King Chow Mein Hour: Salute to the Chinese New Year.” …
Cartoons at the Academy
I previously posted about the Academy’s upcoming Monday night series of 1939 Oscar nominees (May 18th through August 3rd). With each film …
Two Books You Must Have in October
Come October, I know I’ll definitely be adding two new books to my bookshelf: South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the …
The first sound Krazy Kat cartoon: Ratskin
Researching early sound cartoons is fascinating. By studying these efforts, it becomes easier to see why Disney’s Steamboat Willie was …
Miyazaki’s Ponyo
There are two exciting hand drawn films coming up later this year – both being released by Disney. The first one is Hayao Miyazaki’s …
“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 …
TONIGHT: Toronto Animation Industry Night
Tonight is the second annual Toronto Animation Industry Night presented by Toronto Animation Live. I’m not familiar with the organization …
Vintage Australian Animated Commercials
“Congobeat” has posted on YouTube several really cool, vintage animated advertisments from Australia. Each one put a smile on my face. …
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