Long-Overdue New Book Round-Up
A few months have gone by and its time once again to weed through the books piling up from various publishers. These are the good ones. First up, an anthology…
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Meet “The Beagles” (1966)
Today, a journey through the grooves of Saturday Morning rock and roll comedy. From Total TeleVision, makers of Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo and Go-Go Gophers comes one of the most obscure…
Fleischer Promo Art #15: “Popeye Lays ‘Em!”
Although it wouldn’t be released until November 1936, Paramount was keen on promoting Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor whenever and wherever it could. Dig that July 1 panel…
My Top Ten Anime Features (Part 1)
All right, here is my list of Top Ten Anime feature films. To clarify, these are my favorites; not necessarily the ten best anime theatrical features ever made. Another way…
Celebrity Impersonations Mostly Real
Back in the days when TV shows were sponsored, it wasn’t uncommon (in fact it was expected) for the stars to plug products on the program. In Previous posts we…
Animation Anecdotes #178
Who Was That Masked Man? The first Lone Ranger animated television series ran on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 6, 1969. It was produced by Format Films and…
“Japanese Lanterns” (1935) and “The Three Bears” (1939)
A short one this week, but a few fun cartoons to tide us over! Japanese Lanterns (1935) is maybe the hardest to see of the Van Beuren ‘Rainbow Parade‘ cartoons….
“Easy Winners” (1958) – The Lost Gene Deitch-Jules Feiffer Terrytoons TV Pilot
One of the most intriguing “could’ve-been” projects in animation history is Easy Winners. Gene Deitch protégée Jules Feiffer came up with a kids show that was clearly ahead of its…
“Raggedy Ann and Andy” (1977): A Mind-Boggling Adventure
A peek at the soundtrack album to animation’s most expensive-yet-experimental, corporate-yet-independent and mainstream-yet-eccentric theatrical feature – ever! RAGGEDY ANN & ANDY: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Columbia Records…
Fleischer Promo Art #14: “Betty Boop – The Audience’s Eyeful”
Continuing my weekly postings of these rare Fleischer Studio promotional illustrations – this time from the May and June 1936 issues of in-house trade publication Paramount Sales News. As summer…
