Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 10)
1943 continued to abound in self-conscious cartoons, ever aware of their theatrical venue.
Animator Breakdown: “Porky’s Party” (1938)
Today, you’re all invited to Porky’s birthday party in this Bob Clampett classic!
Tex Avery, Master of Horror
I have attached the most representative images of Avery’s output to some of Poe’s best-remembered sentences. The results speak for itself.
It’s A Wonderful Afterlife: The 35th Anniversary of “All Dogs Go to Heaven”
Though it had the misfortune of opening the same day as Disney’s The Little Mermaid, its finally found its own audience.
HOLIDAY ENCORE: Toby the Pup in “Hallowe’en” (1931)
An annual tradition here — finally ON Halloween! (You don’t ever have to be properly dressed to enjoy a Toby cartoon!)
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 9)
The wartime years continued to bring us self-referential cartoons, ones breaking the fourth wall, and immersing characters into the movie-going experience.
A Musical Up-Roar 1947-49
MGM’s cartoon unit was humming during this period – including continuing to use tunes from various MGM musicals.
Every Day Can Be Pete Renaday
Today, a special Spin tribute to the legendary Disney icon and prolific face and voice of film, television, and theme parks.
“With A Hip-Hip And A Clippity-Clop”: The 75th Anniversary of “The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad”
A “double feature” of a film using one half of the film to tell each 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 CalArts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
