THE WHOLE SEUSS
While discussing cartoon trivia at a brunch yesterday (with friends Keith Scott, Will Ryan, Harry McCracken, Amid Amidi, Milt Gray, Tom …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
UPA TRIBUTE
Saturday’s Asifa-Hollywood screening & tribute to UPA was an incredible success – thanks to the number of UPA veteran’s who showed up …
How A Digital Painter Creates Animated Drawings With Cartoon Animator
Cartoon Animator 5 is a powerful animation tool with features that are sophisticated enough for professional users, but intuitive and easy enough for new animators.
Rex Steele, Nazi Smasher
Brew reader (and artist extrodinaire) Stephen deStefano wants to call your attention to a rather exceptional film that’s come out of New …
NY TIMES ON PIXAR
In today’s New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell ponders Pixar’s success and the possible demise of hand drawn features.”Every few decades …
CARTOONS AT THE ACADEMY Part II
On Friday May 7th at 7:30pm, The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a screening of all the animated & live action …
CARTOONS AT THE ACADEMY – PART 1
During 2002 and 2003, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ran a weekly series, every Monday night for 75 weeks, each week one …
Friday Linkage
A few interesting animation artist websites I’ve run across recently… Ben Balistreri, who has done design work for Disney and …
WOODY WOODPECKER VOICE DIES
Harry Babbitt, who did the distinctive laugh of Woody Woodpecker in the 1948 Kay Kyser hit record “The Woody Woodpecker Song”, has died …
PAUL FREES
Here’s something we don’t see everyday: an article in Thursday’s Orange County Register on Paul Frees. The piece mentions a new book, …
THIS WEEKEND
A reminder – if you are in Southern California this weekend:Friday April 23rd at 7:30pm – Ray Harryhausen will be at the Academy …
CAT ‘N’ MOUSE
Here is an interesting piece of fiction from the current issue of The New Yorker: CAT ‘N’ MOUSE by Steven Millhauser.
More SIMPSONS D’OH
Mark Evanier offers more insightful thoughts about the contract renegotiations of the voice actors on THE SIMPSONS. I think ultimately we …
ASIFA Blogging
ASIFA-Hollywood has started two new blogs: one that keeps people posted on the general activities of the organization and another …
Passion of the Walt
BREW reader Gerit Vandenberg points out a rare small-press book currently posted on eBay: Neal Seymour’s novel RE-ANIMATING WALT. I’ve …
SIMPSONS D’OH
How do I feel about THE SIMPSONS voice actors asking for pay raises from $125,000 per episode to $360,000 per episode (or from about $3 …
ANIMATION MASTERS
Grim NatwickUb IwerksASIFA-Hollywood and Vintage Ink & Paint have teamed to produce a series of collectible postcards and limited edition …
More Bad News for Michael Eisner
It’s official! Michael Eisner received a 72.5% no confidence vote from Disney employee 401K plan participants.
Comic Con and Bill Plympton
Two of the special themes at the upcoming 35th San Diego Comic Con International (July 22-25, 2004) are animation related: the 75th …
1031 of 1047
