TCM Salutes Hanna-Barbera, Week 2
Another backstage chronicle of the curated screenings of great Hanna-Barbera works premiering on Turner Classic Movies
The 40th Anniversary of “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus”
The last holiday special produced using that special brand of stop-motion animation – “Animagic.”
Thad’s Review – Part 2: “Tom & Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology 1940-1958”
With Disc Two, we get into the very best of the series – with things starting to slack off in the last year of the decade.
Oops! (Part 3): Throwing Your Voice/Trick Cycling
More studies of animation mishaps, focusing on different varieties – including characters who can’t figure out whose line it is!
TCM Salutes Hanna-Barbera, Week 1
A behind-the-scenes journey through two star-studded nights of Hanna-Barbera classics premiering on Turner Classic Movies
Thad’s Review – Part 1: “Tom & Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology 1940-1958”
By far: this is the best comprehensive presentation Tom & Jerry has ever received on home video.
The Thirtieth Anniversary of “Balto”
For its thirtieth anniversary, the movie is worth a revisit to celebrate this “noble creature’s” unique story.
Some Cartoons & Musings About Classic Animation Things I’m Grateful For
At this moment in the history of Thunderbean, there are more opportunities and more irons in the fire than ever – and we give thanks!
Oops! (Part 2): Cel-Outs
Other forms of audio errors – such as the “Dialog cross-over” – along with the perils which can come from the untrained use of the Bray-Hurd cel.
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]
