Chicken Little Belittled
SLANT MAGAZINE’s review of CHICKEN LITTLE begins: A better name for Chicken Little might have been My First Spielberg Movie given how …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
The Boy, The Beer and the Bus
What better way to document a film festival than to make a film about it? That’s exactly what Rita Street’s friend, Gayle Ellett, did to …
With Cartoon Animator, A Filmmaker Created A 25-Episode Series Based On A Science Podcast
A Thai animator explains how he created an online animation series using Cartoon Animator 5.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OLLIE!
Ollie Johnston is 93 today. Congratulations.
CHANNEL FREDERATOR
Today Fred Seibert launches Channel Frederator, the world’s first cartoon video podcast, established to distribute commercial and …
CANEMAKER ON BOTH COASTS
John Canemaker will give lectures and screenings in both New York and Los Angeles to celebrate the revised edition of his book
JOBS CONSIDERS SELLING PIXAR – TO DISNEY?
Trick or treat?Got $5 billion plus? Pixar may be for sale. It’s the perfect gift for the media conglomerate that has everything!
KRAZY SATURDAY
Just a quick reminder that if you have any interest in the history of animation – and if you happen to be in Southern California today – …
Bill Peet Caricatures
Here’s a page of wonderful and inspiring caricatures by master Disney story artist Bill Peet (1915-2002). Peet re-imagined many of his …
Ronald Grandpey Music Video
Great music video HERE by French comic artist Ronald Grandpey, created for the group Experience. Very raw quality to it, simple black ink …
Is there a doctor in the house?
Six animators at Pixar have banded together to start a (well titled) blog named Spline Doctors. Besides animating, all these guys teach …
TCM TO SCREEN MIYAZAKI
ICv2.com is reporting that Turner Classic Movies will be running nine Miyazaki films in January 2006. This is the package of Studio …
JACK MATHIS (1931-2005)
I don’t go off topic many times here on Cartoon Brew, but an obituary in today’s L.A. TIMES is worth noting.Jack Mathis passed away a …
Swindle and Esopus
It’s always exciting to see animated films and animation artists receive recognition in mainstream art publications. Achieving this type …
Corpse Bride Director in Montreal
FPS magazine began an excellent series of lectures last summer called the Animation Innovator series. Their first guest was animation …
Guinness “Evolution” Commercial
This is a pretty cool CG/live-action commercial for Guinness helmed by Danny Kleinman, director of the title sequences of the past five …
CRAIG HARRIS
Craig Harris is a talented newcomer working at James Baxter Animation by day, blogging and illustrating books at night.
One Froggy Tune: The Songs of ‘One Froggy Evening’
Cartoon Brew readers have likely seen Chuck Jones’s One Froggy Evening (1955) more times than they can count, but do you know the answers …
DISNEY’S TOTORO DUB
Sunday night I’ll be moderating a Q&A at the Hollywood Film Festival closing night World Premiere for Disney’s dub of MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO. …
MEET JANET WALDO
She was Josie, Judy Jetson and Penelope Pitstop…. to name but a few. Women In Animation is hosting a luncheon with voice actress Janet …
967 of 1047
