Bill Nolan directs: “The Foul Ball Player” (1940)
Nolan should be considered an animation pioneer, and he never really has gotten the accolades he deserves.
Category Archives: THUNDERBEAN THURSDAY
“Can You Handle It?” (1958)
While the graphics owe more than a little to UPA and Saul Steinberg’s design sensibilities, I love seeing our “Brotherhood of Man” hero learn the fine details of heavy lifting.
Halas and Batchelor’s “Piping Hot” (1959)
Gas commercials with some really nice design elements are always a good way to start or end a Thursday.
Updates, Eyvind Earle Restoration Project, and “The Tuba Tooter” (1932)
Devon Baxter did the clean up on this print – and suggested it would make a good Thunderbean Thursday post, so I’m taking him up on that! He did an absolutely great job.
A Kinex Studio’s missing link: “Down in Mexico” (1929)
Down in Mexico provided an interesting missing link in how Kinex was animating and techniques being used.
Thunderbean progress and Terrytoons “Squirrel Crazy” (1951)
This was one of my favorites, with some of the funniest Jim Tyer shots to watch frame-by-frame.
Van Beuren’s “Red Riding Hood” (1931)
Here’s a scan I’m not sure if we’ll be using, but I’ve always enjoyed the cartoon itself.
The Van Beuren “Aesop’s Fables, Volume 1” Blu-ray is here!
I’ve always loved the Van Beuren shorts and I have to wonder what working on these cartoons was actually like.
The Other Betty Boop Cartoons, Volume 1 Blu-ray – and a Sneak Peek of Two Lost Cartoons
It’s really fun to see a Betty Boop you’ve never seen before, and today you’ll see clips from two.
Kinex “Hindu Magic” (1929)
The Kinex shorts were clearly meant to be fun little entertainment distractions for the home screen – and they really work well as that.
