My “Cartoon Roots”
As Cartoon Researchers, what might ‘Cartoon Roots’ mean to you? For me, it has a double meaning. Firstly, it’s the title of my brand new (and first!) Blu-Ray/DVD combo release…
Category Archives: CARTOONS ON FILM
Cartoon Carnival: “Christmas Frolics” with Pooch The Pup
It’s almost Christmas, and there’s no better way to celebrate it Stathes-style than with a 16mm Cartoon Carnival event. I have to say, the annual Christmas show in my series…
“Cartoon Carnival: The Documentary”
Cartoon Researchers, this year has simply been a fantastic one when it comes to special projects that have been realized in our circles. I really do think the wonderful Turner…
Halloween Horror: “The Mad Doctor” (1933)
It seems this year has really flown by for us Cartoon Researchers. So much work had been put into the big Turner Classic Movies broadcast show of early animation in…
Bray Studios On TCM
It’s been a busy year of researching, collecting, archiving and publicly screening silent cartoons here at Stathes headquarters. New projects are in the works as well, and they have kept…
Tom Stathes Travels: “By Land, Sea and Air”
The summer has been quite a busy one for this animation historian and archivist. As those of you who tuned in to our host Jerry Beck’s appearance on a recent…
“Farmer Alfalfa” on the Big Screen
Ask almost any baby boomer who grew up on television programming of the late 1940s and early 50s about their earliest memories of cartoons. Many will mention Farmer Alfalfa. Or…
‘Cartoon Carnival’ Event Updates
Now that the summer is upon us, I’m very excited and pleased to be bringing more ancient cartoons to the general public again. This month marks the beginning of a…
“Cosmic Voyage” (1936) at the SFSFF
Heads up, West Coasters! This year’s cinematic festivities at the The San Francisco Silent Film Festival are right around the corner. The festival, which has screened over 150 silent films…
Treasures From The British Pathé Archive
This month, notable film archive British Pathé has made its entire library of over 85,000 videos available to a wider audience by uploading them to YouTube. These films had been…
