Where There’s Smoke (Part 4)
Our 1930’s firehouse toons will steam up your glasses and light a hotfoot under your funny bone. So grab a chair (preferably of inflammable material)!
Spin Special: Happy Birthday, Disney Legend Jimmy Johnson!
Best-known as founder of the Disney Music Group, he also earned legendary status from his influence on animation and theme parks.
Manuel Moreno and Bill Nolan
How an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit animator learned from a ‘secret’ instructional, whose author then joined him at Universal.
The Princess and the Frog
Over the years and repeated viewings, I have come to appreciate its charm much more.
Cinema Gems From The Vault of Dr. Film
My friend Eric Grayson wrote this week’s article about a long-lost “trailer” and his new release – but first, a small Thunderbean update!
Where There’s Smoke (Part 3)
Fire your imagination! Ignite your passions! It’s chapter three of our rundown of cartoons dealing with fire and firefighters.
Max and Dave: Screen Songs 1937-38: And the Ball Keeps Bouncing
The screwy non-sequiturs of the early 1930’s are long gone, and the bouncing ball sequences are played straight. But the music plays on…
John Bray – Fruit Farmer
John Bray declared himself a fruit farmer. And he had a farm located across the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie.
Toon Titans
How did the DC comics series Teen Titans become their “Toon” Titans? Here’s the story.
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of Cal Arts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
