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“Brave” Wins Golden Globe
Pixar’s Brave won the Golden Globe tonight for Animated Feature Film. It was in competition against Frankenweenie, Hotel Transylvania, Rise of the Guardians and Wreck-It Ralph. Since the Golden Globes...
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“Brave”, “Life of Pi” and “Game of Thrones” Win Big at VES Awards
The winners of the 11th Annual VES Awards were announced yesterday in Los Angeles. The two most honored films were Brave and Life of Pi, each with four awards, while Game of Thrones was the...
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“Brave,”“Life of Pi” and “The Making of Longbird” Win BAFTA Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented their awards today in London. Pixar’s Brave took home the BAFTA award for Best Animated Film; it was up against ParaNorman and Frankenweenie....
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Brenda Chapman Becomes First Woman to Win Feature Animation Oscar [UPDATED]
A writer couldn’t have scripted a more Hollywood ending to the saga of Brenda Chapman, Pixar’s first female director. It was over two years ago when Cartoon Brew broke the story about Chapman being...
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Disney’s Princess Makeover of Merida Leads to Uproar and Petition
The confetti from Merida’s Royal Coronation at Cinderella’s castle in Walt Disney World has barely been swept up and she’s already learning what it means to be a real Princess. When it was announced...
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Brenda Chapman Acccuses John Lasseter of Micromanagement
Yesterday’s New York Times delivered a glowing profile of DreamWorks chief creative officer Bill Damaschke. The pieces describes how CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg is relinquishing oversight of creative...
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Artist of the Day: Paul Abadilla
Paul Abadilla is an artist who lives in the Bay Area and works at Pixar. Above is a personal drawing that he made as part of a monthly drawing challenge initiated by a coworker. Paul has made it...
View ArticleArtist of the Day: Carter Goodrich
Carter Goodrich is an artist who creates illustrations for children's books, editorial illustrations for magazines, and character designs for animated films.
View ArticleKnow Your Feature Animation Cliches: “This is Me” Opening Narration
"This is me," say lots of today's animated characters. But who are they talking to?
View ArticleOculus Debuts ‘Henry,’ An Immersive Virtual Reality Short
Interactive, immersive animation experiences are now a reality. The post Oculus Debuts ‘Henry,’ An Immersive Virtual Reality Short appeared first on Cartoon Brew.
View ArticlePixar’s “Brave” Dominates At Box Office
Animated films ruled the US box office last weekend, capturing the top two places. Brave, directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, grossed $66.3 million in its debut. That figure … Continued The...
View Article“Ted” Is The Highest-Grossing R-Rated Animated Feature Of All-Time
Seth MacFarlane’s Ted, featuring a cute animated teddy bear in the title role, exploded past expectations and grossed an estimated $54.1 million in its first weekend, which is the highest … Continued...
View ArticleAnimation Dominates The U. S. Box Office
Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth installment in Blue Sky’s prehistoric series, opened last weekend int the top spot with an estimated $46 million. The opening weekend was modest compared …...
View ArticleBrenda Chapman Talks About “Brave” In “New York Times”
Now that Brenda Chapman is no longer an employee of Pixar, she is speaking out for the first time about being removed as the director of Brave. This hardly comes … Continued The post Brenda Chapman...
View ArticleDisney•Pixar’s “Brave” Comes to Blu-ray Combo Pack on November 13, 2012
“A heroic fantasy, it also realistically captures the complex shadings of familial relationships, particularly those between a mother and her teenage daughter. And for that, it’s brave indeed.” – USA …...
View Article“Sir Billi” and “Brave” Have Something in Common
Typically, a cheesy low-budget animated feature would be lucky to get one major Hollywood name involved with it. Not so in the case of Sir Billi, a film that continues … Continued The post “Sir Billi”...
View ArticleA Roundtable With Animated Feature Directors
The LA Times conducted an hour-loung roundtable with the directors of five recent animated features: Mark Andrews... The post A Roundtable With Animated Feature Directors appeared first on Cartoon Brew.
View ArticleThe Golden Globe nominees – and why “Frankeweenie” will probably win
The Golden Globe nominees for Best Animated Film have been announced and I'm going to go out on a limb to predict the winner. The post The Golden Globe nominees – and why “Frankeweenie” will probably...
View ArticleAcademy Award Nominations
BREAKING NEWS: The Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature and Shorts go to... The post Academy Award Nominations appeared first on Cartoon Brew.
View ArticleAnimation Dominates the Top 20 Highest Grossing Features of 2012
All told, it was an incredible year at the box office. The top six animated features contributed over $1 billion dollars gross to the US box-office. The post Animation Dominates the Top 20 Highest...
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