The Trippy Columbia Logo Art in “Spider-Man Into The Spiderverse”
For our final post of the year – a look at the animated Columbia logo art the start of Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse.
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Alice In Tin Pan Alleyland
It was inevitable that Disney would get around to doing a feature version of Alice In Wonderland. And it was inevitable that there would be songs.
REVIEW: Taschen’s ‘Mickey Mouse’ Book
My unabashed rave review for the new mega-book devoted to Mickey Mouse, a feast for the eyes – but more importantly, a major reference work.
Animation Anecdotes #395
“Cats Don’t Dance was supervised by no less than eight executives in its lifetime, several of whom would have rather ironed Chris Farley’s underwear than make an animated movie.”
“The Picnic Panic” (1935)
“The Picnic Panic” raw scan, plus the old cartoon year that was and the old cartoon future, plus some end of the year ‘Rainbows’…
Robert McKimson’s “Hillbilly Hare” (1950)
Time to breakdown one of animation’s greatest hoedowns—Bob McKimson’s feudin’ an’ square-dancin’ cult classic, Hillbilly Hare!
UPA’s “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” on Records, Part One
The original soundtrack album for the first animated Christmas TV special–which boasts one of the finest musical scores ever—was released almost 50 years after it premiered.
Christmas Eve with The Kausler Collection
For Christmas Eve, I’ve asked Mark Kausler to pull some seasonal cartoons we might not have seen. Here are two from the Soviet Union and one from the Czech Republic.
“Puddy Tats here. . . Puddy Tats There!”
Helen Kane and Danny Kaye sing “I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat” – and Mel Blanc sings a sequel tune!
Jim Korkis’ Christmas Anecdotes 2018
Once again during this holiday season, I devote an entire Animation Anecdotes column to some animated Christmas tales.
