Feature Film

Notes on Persepolis

A few random notes on the French animated feature Persepolis: • Upon winning the best animated feature prize from the NY …

Cartoon Culture

Seuss Plush

I love good looking cartoon merchandise. Reader Jim Engel wrote in to let me know that Kohl’s department stores are having a charity …

Disney

New Pixar Little Golden Book

I’ve been going ga-ga over the Disney and Pixar Little Golden Books for several years now. Jenny Lerew tipped us off to the new …

Animators

Enrico Casarosa Talks Miyazaki

GhibliWorld.com offers a superb in-depth interview with Pixar story artist Enrico Casarosa in which he talks about Hayao Miyazaki’s …

Events

DUMP tonight in New York

We’ve been preparing for this event for months… weeks… days… at least several hours! Cartoon Dump invades New York tonight at …

Site News

Cartoon Brew Moves To NYC

With the new year underway, it seems like a good time to announce that Cartooon Brew now has a bi-coastal presence. As many have surely …

Disney

Mickey’s Meat

I’ve noticed it’s been several months since we last posted on unusual Disney-licensed food products. Earler this year we had posts on Old …

Feature Film

Persepolis opens today

Persepolis, opening today in New York and Los Angeles, is as far from the Hollywood status quo as you can get. It’s an important film, …

Disney

Snow White Scrapbook

In honor of the 70th Anniversary of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, Steve Worth has posted images from an an incredible scrapbook of …

Shorts

The History of America by MK12

Kansas City-based motion graphics/design collective MK12 recently completed their long-awaited epic short The History of America. I, …

Classic

UPA VP Hated Terrytoons

Several years ago, when Playhouse Pictures closed its Hollywood office, cartoonist Mike Kazaleh purchased some old files being sold off …

Animators

Ken Southworth 1918-2007

This just in from animator Ken Priebe:It is with a heavy heart that I pass this news on to you…. I just got a call at VanArts from …

Books

Escape!

Former Animato and Animation Planet editor G. Michael Dobbs has collected his writings, interviews and reviews from those publications …

Feature Film

“Beowulf” Blitzer

Two animated films led the U.S. Box office this weekend: Beowulf came in first place, and Bee Movie is holding strong in second …

Disney

Your Friend The Rat

Apparently a new Pixar short – their first with extensive 2-D traditional animation – will available on the Ratatouille DVD and Blu-Ray …

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