“Forgotten” Anime OAVs #17: “Dark Cat” (1991)
Dark Cat is a feeble attempt to rip-off Urotsukidōji. It has plenty of sexual innuendo, bland nudity, and waving tentacles bursting out of high school teachers and students, but nothing really happens.
Reviews Of New Animation Books
Here we go again. Another of my way-overdue review round-ups of new books related to animation – past, present, and future!
Animation Anecdotes #261
“People seem to think it is just a breeze to take a purple spotted pig and a tall yellow giraffe and make them characters. It doesn’t work. So I leaned toward the most unoriginal idea in the world, a cat and a mouse.” – Joe Barbera
Thunderbean Update: Restoring “Cubby”
Some news on Cubby, how to fix warped film, and an open forum for debating what I should work on next!
UPA’s Mr. Magoo in “Grizzley Golfer” (1951)
What’s that? A UPA draft, featuring Mister Magoo? This draft for Grizzly Golfer was sourced from the papers of Pete Burness; however, the document has only partial animator credits.
Top Ten Cartoon Single Records (Part 1)
This week, we look at the first five out of my personal ten best cartoon-related 78 and 45 RPM singles of all time. Feel free to differ with the subjective musings of your humble Animation Spinner.
Chatting with Curt Perkins and Lee Halpern
Today’s Golden Awards interviews are with two animation veterans who have been largely lost to animation history, Curtiss D. Perkins and Lee Halpern.
“Forgotten” OAVs #16: “Ultimate Teacher” (1988)
Anime fandom didn’t really know what to make of this gonzo comedy, but it was generally dismissed as too far-out, too in-your-face and quite adult (or at least, raunchy adolescent).
The Birth of a Toothpick, 1939
Burt Gillett made a lost classic that very few are aware of, being the oddball entry within a short-lived animated series, but here’s betting you enjoy watching his delusional hero voiced by Mel Blanc.
Animation Anecdotes #260
Mort Drucker on animation: “A good commercial depends wholly on the animators. They can ruin it or make it successful. It’s very important that a cartoon flows well.”
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