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Breakdown of 2006 Annecy International Animation Festival
…special occasion this time around, as eight French animated films were completed in 2005 – a number double the amount of any previous year. In the meantime, Cartoon Brew was… |
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Pixar luminaries to appear at screenwriting expo
As pointed out by Cartoon Brew, the annual Screenwriter’s Expo will host one day dedicated completely to Pixar’s storytelling art. “From the groundbreaking wonder of Toy Story and A Bug’s… |
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John Kricfalusi vs. Warner Bros. on You Tube
…illustrations for numerous essays regarding his favorite cartoons. However, Warner Bros. insists that by doing such, copyright infringement was involved. Nonetheless, Kricfalusi believes that many of the cartoons he posted… |
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Monster House clips, concept art; Director Kenan interview, profile
…In the meantime, artist Chris Appelhans has posted some of his excellent concept art for Monster House at Flight Comics, as discovered by Cartoon Brew. Lastly, Yahoo! Movies has three… |
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DreamWorks Animation's Siggraph Presentations
…Gokhan Kisacikoglu); a unique set of controls had to be developed to direct the branches and leaves when characters go through the hedge in Over the Hedge. * Cartoon Motion… |
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New Rankin/Bass blog opens
Rankin/Bass Historian and Biographer Rick Goldschmidt has opened a blog dealing with one of his main interests in life: Rankin/Bass Studios. Noticed by Cartoon Brew, the site serves as a… |
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TV to DVD news: Looney Tunes, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, The Tick
TV Shows on DVD has obtained the listing of shorts to be featured on the Looney Tunes: Golden Collection – Volume 4 DVD. Cartoon Brew records the extras included in… |
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"A Salute to Norman McLaren" scheduled for tonight
Cartoon Brew reminds that this evening, “A Salute to Norman McLaren” will be held, courtesy of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Hosted by animation critic Charles Solomon,… |
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Cuthbert on Cat Tale
…video game. “They said, ‘You’ve got a great voice, and we’d love to use you for an animated cartoon. It wouldn’t take up a lot of your time. If you’d… |
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China aims for 70,000 minutes of animation
AngolaPress indicates that China’s cartoon industry is expected to produce 70,000 minutes of animation this year, signaling the industry’s rapid development. Attempting to reach that goal, the country has released… |
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Hip-hop's Williams calls animated films "life-altering"
…watching Disney cartoons: Bambi, Snow White, The Incredibles and Toy Story. It’s life-altering, that [stuff]. I’m a Cartoon Network fan. And Boomerang. That’s the throwback channel for cartoons. So I’m… |
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NBC properties have Big Idea
The Nashville Business Journal reports that starting Saturday, September 9th, NBC and Telemundo will host the Big Idea series VeggieTales, 3-2-1 Penguins, and Larry Boy – The Cartoon Adventures. Likewise,… |
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Unshown Cinema to be shown in September
Cartoon Brew reminds that Unshown Cinema: The Animated Films That Got Away will be screening in Los Angeles this September 22 – 24 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood and… |
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Tugger: The film that wanted to fly
Cartoon Brew notices the tragic tale of Tugger: The Jeep 4X4 Who Wanted to Fly, as told by the Orlando Sentinel. The story regards the making of a film which… |
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RIP, Jan Svochak (1926-2006)
At the age of 80 years old, Jan Svochak died Wednesday afternoon, reports Cartoon Brew. After fighting in World War II, Svochak gained a position at Famous Studios in NYC,… |
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UPDATED: Looking forward to the WABAC
…of fans are discovering them on the Cartoon Network. Thanks to Mr. Peabody’s WABAC Machine, the story possibilities are as endless as time itself and we are looking forward to… |
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Little Mermaid at the El Capitan report
“Droosan” in our Animated News Forums has posted his account of the Little Mermaid panel discussion held Thursday, September 7, at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre. Amid at Cartoon Brew has… |
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Pixar employee arrested for sending explicit images to 'minor' from office
…girl, {{link http://forum.bcdb.com/gforum.cgi?post=68395 The Big Cartoon Database}} reports. The employee, who was given screen credit in several of the company’s films, was arrested at his workplace on the Pixar campus…. |
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Class to soon be in session
Multichannel writes that on October 27th, at 7pm, Cartoon Network will air a “mockumentary,” Sunny Bridges: From Bankhead to Buckhead, dealing with the title star of its upcoming series, Class… |
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Animated box office returns: 2001-2006
Mayerson on Animation, with the help of Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Research and Box Office Mojo, has compiled an interesting list of the box office grosses for animated films from 2001-2006…. |
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Writers Guild searches for nominees
The Writers Guild of America is searching for nominees regarding TV Animation. Cartoon Brew hosts information on how one can apply for this honor for free. Although one does not… |
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Late Night’s Pale Force unites online!
…webisodes of Pale Force, every Friday, starring Conan O’Brien and Jim Gaffigan. NBC.com will feature a total of 20 new 90-second webisodes of the cartoon every Friday. Each month, Gaffigan… |
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Connoisseurs of the Absurd
…choices. Maiellaro is currently working on the second season of Cartoon Network’s 12 oz. Mouse and Willis is working on Squidbillies. This entry was written by Animated News intern Ryan…. |
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Hellboy's Animated Debut
The animated Hellboy movie, Hellboy: Sword of Storms, premiered on Cartoon Network last night. Many of the actors from Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 live-action film voiced their characters including Ron… |
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Curious George, Land Before Time update
The Animation Guild Blog notes that a second Curious George feature is being considered by Universal Cartoon Studios. If the film moves forward, it will aim for a direct-to-video release…. |
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New Medium in traditional animation
…Partible) represents the dreams of Bridgette (Maria Lark), the young daughter of psychic Allison Dubois (Patricia Arquette). Done as traditional 2-D hand-drawn animation, the cartoon dreams start out as light… |
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RIP, Jack Palance (1919-2006)
…“Best Casting for Animated Voiceover.” For more information on the life and death of Jack Palance, please visit The Big Cartoon Database, Yahoo!/The Associated Press and The Internet Movie Database…. |
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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… |

