Pondering “Pocahontas”
I think Disney’s Pocahontas will seem better as time passes. While it is flawed, there is still much to recommend in it. Here’s my opinion.
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
Bob Clampett’s “John Carter of Mars”
In 1936, Bob Clampett met author Edgar Rice Burroughs and tried to convince him he could sell a series of cartoons based on his John Carter of Mars stories.
The Unknown “Prep & Landing” Comic Book Story
One thing that animation fans may have missed was an eight-page comic book story of Wayne and Lanny preparing The Avengers mansion – Prep & Landing – Mansion: Impossible!
In His Own Words: Seymour Reit
The co-creator of Casper, The Friendly Ghost, speaks about his ghostly creation.
The Animated “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
Joss Whedon was inspired by Batman: The Animated Series to create an extension of his Buffy The Vampire Slayer live action TV series. It was developed for several years – but never came to be.
Disney on Lux Radio Theater – Part Two
Last week, I introduced you to the world of The Lux Radio Theate, a program that featured adaptations of Disney feature films. Here are the remaining four episodes.
Disney on Lux Radio Theater – Part One
For the 1938 broadcast of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney did not want to destroy any illusions – so these episodes had no studio audience.
In His Own Words: Joe Ranft
In 1999, Joe dropped by Disney Feature Animation Florida and the Disney Institute where I was an animation instructor, and I got a chance to talk with him.
Who Was Count Cutelli?
Count Cutelli is not mentioned in any other source, other than that short self-promoting newspaper interview, as ever doing Mickey Mouse’s voice. So what are the facts?
In His Own Words: Jack Kirby at Fleischer Studios
I got to meet Jack Kirby briefly and asked him about his time at the Fleischer Studio in the 1930s.
