Cold Comfort: The 55th Anniversary of “Frosty the Snowman”
This Rankin/Bass special could best be described as a cozy, animated Christmas card from another era.
The Almost-First Warner Bros. Cartoon: “Buster Bear” (1931)
Since scans were done in December 2016, I think it’s finally time to let poor Buster officially out of the bag!
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 15)
Multiple cartoon-conscious visits with Warner Brothers, another with Droopy at MGM, and one-shots from the waning days of Columbia/Screen Gems.
A Musical Up-Roar 1953/54
The MGM cartoon division’s response to television was mostly derisive. Scott Bradley was now more willing to mine the classics – via the public domain.
Story To Screen: Walter Lantz “Fox And The Rabbit” (1935)
We have a special treat today: a closer look the final Lantz color cartoon in the 1934-35 release season.
The 60th Anniversary of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Still “Sleigh”-ing Them: a beloved Rankin/Bass TV special is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
Krazytoons: “Christmas Daze” (1959)
Part of the “Tune Cartoon” series produced by Rowl Greenhalgh Productions in Australia for Television in the late 50s.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 14)
This week’s installment includes brief references out of chronology to several Warner Brothers cartoons I missed. Then, we move on in 1945 and 1946
“Buzzy Boop at the Concert” (1938)
Unseen for decades, a rare 35mm print of Buzzy Boop at the Concert was found in Russia in 2019. The UCLA Film & Television Archive premiered its restoration in May…
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]
