In His Own Words: Jack Hannah on Walter Lantz
Disney Legend Jack Hannah, responsible for directing most of the classic Donald Duck short cartoons as well as co-illustrating the first original American Donald Duck comic book story with his…
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Magical Little Girls
The first Japanese animation was theatrical, and meant for all audiences. The first TV animation was for adults (Otogi Manga Calender, 1962) and men and boys (Astro Boy, Hermit Village,…
Foiled Again! More Kaiser Aluminum Spots by Stan Freberg
We’re continuing from where we left off last week, with more goodies from the Kaiser quilted foil collection. Stan Freberg conceived these spots for the Young & Rubicam agency, and…
Animation Anecdotes #132
On the Wall. In the Warners Brother cartoon My Little Duckaroo (1954), some newspapers are seen lining the walls in the backgrounds for Nasty Canasta’s cabin. They are from the…
“Rhapsody Of Steel” (with Time Code!)
I’ll be brief this week, folks – it’s super busy here, working around the clock to finish up the cartoon film shows for the Detroit Institute of Arts that coincide…
Book Review: “Tinker Bell, An Evolution”
I just received a copy of Mindy Johnson’s wonderful new book Tinker Bell, An Evolution. It’s definitely a welcome addition to the Walt Disney bookshelf. No supporting character (Figaro? Scamp?…
Hanna Barbera’s “Jack And The Beanstalk” (1967)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is the first in a new series of weekly articles by Greg Ehrbar that will examine classic record albums and recordings based on animated series, specials,…
DVD Review: “Giants’ First Steps”
Acme Filmworks has just released a DVD collection, Giants’ First Steps, which is of particular interest if you are intrigued by some of the biggest names in current Hollywood feature…
The 2013 Animation Show of Shows
Every year Ron Diamond, the founder of Hollywood’s Acme Filmworks animation studio (specializing in animated television commercials), puts together an Animation Show of Shows, consisting of his pick of about…
Commercials Animated by Emery Hawkins and Herman Cohen
We have a twofer for you today. Two animators, one whom you probably know about, and one whom you may not know so much about. Emery Hawkins and Herman Cohen….
