{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} has posted a CalArts student film from the late 1980’s by longtime \\The Simpsons\\ director Jim Reardon. A parody of the “heart-warming holiday” \\Peanuts\\ specials, \\Bring…

Jerry Beck, at the {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_09.html#000487 Cartoon Brew}} website, reports on Wednesday evening’s tribute to animator Frank Thomas. Among other things, scenes shown at the memorial included Frank and lifelong…

A clip from Pixar’s upcoming short film Presto can be viewed on CartoonBrew. Presto, which will be playing alongside Wall•E starting June 27th, follows the antics of a magician and…

CartoonBrew reports that Aardman Animations has launched Creature Discomforts, a series of TV spots, in an attempt to highlight the difficulties and discrimination faced by the disabled people. These TV…

Animation blog CartoonBrew points to an article on USA Today that reveals plans in store for the 69-year old cartoon character Bazooka Joe. Ex-Disney CEO Micheal Eisner explains his interest…

Cartoonbrew has published a more detailed look at the bonus features of the upcoming Woody Woodpecker & Friends Classic Cartoon Collection DVD. Interestingly, one of the bonus features will be…

…seen Halloween TV special Spook-a-Nanny. The retail price is expected to be around $40. Be sure to check out Cartoonbrew and DVDactive who have more details on the DVD as…

Cartoonbrew points to CalArts: 20 Years of Experimental Animation, a website that offers viewing of nearly twenty experimental shorts created at CalArts from 1970 till 1990. The selections were chosen…

{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2006_01.html#001607 Cartoon Brew}} is calling for and posting comments from artists on their thoughts about the Disney/Pixar deal. Comments so far range from the excited (“The creative reins at…

…in Pixar’s {{link http://www.pixar.com/artistscorner/joe/interview.html Artist Corner}}. {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_08.html#001291 Cartoon Brew}} has running updates with news and responses to Ranft’s passing. Ranft is survived by his wife, Su, and two children,…

More sad news comes in following Henry Corden’s death, with {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_05.html#001108 Cartoon Brew’s reports}} of the recent passing of Hanna-Barbera voice artist Howard Morris and Ollie Johnston’s wife Marie….

{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}}’s Jerry Beck reports that the long-suffering aways-in-limbo \\Lil’ Pimp\\ will finally see the light of release. On January 11th, 2005, the R-rated Flash made film, originally…

…toons and promote their upcoming projects: {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew.com}}. Both the writers’ previous sites will remain active as archives, but look to the Brew for new updates, features and…

{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} posts the first image from Popeye’s new special (right) and also offers its forums open for discussion. The picture, showing the spinach loving sailor man in…

…http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_08.html#000401 Cartoon Brew}} website with a partial list of goodies to expect in the set. For starters, he lists 31 audio commentaries, six featurettes, fifteen isolated music tracks, and a…

Jerry Beck, on his {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} website, links to the list of animated cartoon shorts to be included in the upcoming Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Two set,…

Jerry and Amid’s {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} links to another winner today: a Flash-animated short from director/animator Bruno Bozzetto. Be sure to watch until the very end of this Mr…

The difference between {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} and “other animation news websites” is that, instead of reporting the news of Shrek 2‘s box office achievements or the award winning films…

If you haven’t made a trip over to Jerry and Amid’s {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} recently, you’ve been missing out on some fantastic stuff! A couple of reports from the…

Following Michael Eisner’s quote on “the end of 2D animation”, {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} has an amusing take on that comment, and news of a new Spanish-themed animated feature coming…

…new book he’s currently co-writing that will take a look at the making of Chris Wedge’s follow-up to Ice Age. {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_05.html#000209 The Art Of Robots}} book will be out…

{{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} notes that the June issue of \\Wired\\ Magazine (on sale now) has a “major article about Pixar and Brad Bird”. Brewmaster Jerry Beck calls it “a…

…http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_05.html#000133 Cartoon Brew}}, Beck points to an interesting article at the {{link http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/05/03/popeye_fans_get_animated_in_dvd_debate/ Boston Globe}} that puts the fans’ views forward in regards to the classics being released on disc,…

…his other animated work, including the 1978 The Lord Of The Rings. A very informative and entertaining Sunday read – thanks to {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}} for pointing it out!…

Over at {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ Cartoon Brew}}, Amid Amidi has posted a look at some upcoming animation books he’d love to own, including The Art Of The Incredibles, a 160 page…

…asks…is the Warner Brothers character Eggbert (AKA Egghead Jr.) reviving his career in Disney’s upcoming Chicken Little? Check out exactly {{link http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_08.html#000399 what he means}} and spot the uncanny resemblance……