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San Francisco Society of Illustrators presents Pixar Under the Hood
Cartoon Brew hosts the advertisement for Pixar Under the Hood: The Making of Cars, presented by the San Francisco Society of Illustrators. Held in the Morgan Auditorium of San Francisco,… |
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RIP, Robert Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006)
…he was given an Honorary Award by the Academy, in 2006. In 1980, Popeye, Altman’s live-action film adaptation of the cartoon sailor man, was released by Paramount Pictures and Walt… |
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Teen Titans 2 now available for Nintendo systems
Fans of the hit Cartoon Network series and DC Comics franchise may now experience Teen Titans 2, available for the GameBoy Advance and DS handheld systems. SCI FI Wire observes… |
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RIP, Shirley Walker (April 10, 1945 – November 29, 2006)
…of Shirley Walker, please visit the Big Cartoon Database and the Internet Movie Database. Thanks to George C. at the Animated News Forum for the notice of this tragic news…. |
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BREAKING… 2007 Annie Award Nominations
Various news outlets (including Cartoon Brew, The Hollywood Reporter, and the Associated Press) are reporting that nominations for the 2007 Annie Awards have been revealed. DreamWorks leads all studios with… |
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Irn Bru spoofs The Snowman
Cartoon Brew points to a hilarious but controversial Irn Bru commercial. Hosted at YouTube, the recent advertisement for Scotland’s #1 soft drink spoofs the beloved Holiday classic The Snowman. Concurrently,… |
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TV to DVD: Avatar, Grim & Evil
…it premieres on Cartoon Network. In the meantime, the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender will be split into four separate DVD releases next year, each containing an exclusive… |
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Underdog revealed
By posting the film’s teaser poster, Ain’t It Cool News provides a first look at the title character of Underdog, Disney’s live-action adaptation of the 60’s cartoon. The site also… |
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Viewers get Re-Animated, avoid Year Without a Santa Claus
In a press release at Yahoo! Finance, Cartoon Network announces the success of its latest television feature, Re-Animated, which debuted last Friday evening at 8 p.m. Mixing traditional animation with… |
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Joe Barbera, RIP
…Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, and many more. The Associated Press has more info, and Cartoon Brew is posting an expanding list of memories of Joe sent in by members of… |
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TMNT roundup
…TMNT. In the meantime, fans of the 80’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon may be glad to know that Lionsgate will release the fourth season of the show in a… |
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Play the game of life . . . insurance
An article in The Orange County Register attempts to articulate which famous cartoon, comic, and movie characters are most in need of a life insurance policy. The piece reports on… |
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Happy Feet, Everybody's Hero DVD details
…a Penguin: Stomp to the Beat feature, two music videos (Gia’s Hit Me Up and Prince’s The Song of the Heart), and the classic cartoon – I Love to Singa.”… |
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Animation from Enchanted online
Cartoon Brew has posted a link to a Disney promo video featuring clips from several upcoming films. Among them is the first animation seen from Enchanted…. |
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Hellboy: Blood & Iron to make Network debut in March
SCI FI Wire indicates that Cartoon Network will air the second animated Hellboy movie, Blood and Iron, on Saturday, March 17, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. “In the new movie, Professor… |
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PandaPanther hunts in New York
Cartoon Brew highlights PandaPanther, a new design/animation studio located in New York. The company is the brainchild of animation producer Lydia Holness, as well as directors Jonathan Garin and Naomi… |
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New DVDs for Woody Woodpecker and Superman on the way
Just when everyone was assuming that Universal had no interest in putting their extensive cartoon library on disc, news comes out that they are planning a multi-disc set for Woody… |
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Beowulf: Director’s Cut (HD DVD)
…look a little “off.” We just accept it as the cartoon it is, and try to enjoy the story. This comes down to personal preference, or maybe an interpretation of… |
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More Giselle! More Enchanted! More Beowulf!
…and fantasy creatures (and even cartoon humans) – not so close they’re not real approximations of the real thing. I think essentially, while I also like to see movie technology… |
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DreamWorks moves forward with Tintin
According to Herge Studios via Coming Soon, DreamWorks is going into pre-production on a film based on the Belgian cartoon series The Adventures of Tintin. The movie is expected to… |
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Grim DVD plans
…coming to DVD. “I’ll try and convince them [Cartoon Network] to put some fun extras on there for you. Like jagged edges or a free vial of fake blood or… |
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Pinocchio history lessons
Breaking down what each site has contributed thus far, Cartoon Brew highlights a group of blogs that have helped in preserving the memory of Pinocchio‘s making. Michael Sporn Animation, Inc.,… |
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EXCLUSIVE! Raketu CEO Parker on John K. collaboration
…is and why John K. is the right man to help promote it. Furthermore, he elaborates on the Raketu family of cartoon characters and the future of the humorous group…. |
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Sanders awakens to dream job at DreamWorks
…direct Crood Awakenings, a cartoon caveman culture clash comedy due for release after Shrek IV in 2010. UPDATE: The following official press release has been made available: ACCLAIMED FILMMAKER CHRIS SANDERS… |
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Three Happy Chappies
…various locales throughout Mexico, often interacting with live action actors as in their original film appearance. Cartoon Brew has the scoop as well as links to some online ride-through videos…. |
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Woodpecker flies onto DVD
Universal announced it’s finally releasing The Woody Woodpecker And Friends Classic Cartoon Collection on DVD on July 24th. This new DVD collection, consisting of three discs, will contain 75 theatrical… |
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Introducing Oleg the Taxi Man
Cartoon Brew elaborates on the new Fox series Oleg the Taxi Man. What is unique about the series, however, is that each “episode” lasts only eight seconds, airing in-between commercias…. |
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Roy Disney Presents At The Newport Film Festival 2008
…By One no longer part of Fantasia 2006 One By One at Animated World Network Redux Riding Hood at Cartoon Brew Runaway Brain Figurines Newport Beach Film Festival home page… |
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Hair High winds up
…filled cartoon for adults, it gets more than just a passing grade.†Gary Goldstein, REEL.COM “Plympton’s new feature “Hair High” is a genre-busting 1950s throwback about love, murder, zombies and… |
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Too Art for TV, Too opens this Friday
Cartoon Brew has the details on Too Art for TV, Too, defined as “the second annual exhibition of personal art by New York’s animation industry.” Curated by Liz Artinian, Amanda… |
