A Little Late for ‘Fat Tuesday’: Tom & Jerry in “Doughnuts” (1933)
For many years now, I always think of the Van Beuren Tom & Jerry cartoon Doughnuts around Fat Tuesday. That’s because many local bakeries have Pączkis.
Category Archives: THUNDERBEAN THURSDAY
Animation In Universal Trailers
This week let’s look at some Universal animated sequences in trailers (and a title you’ve likely seen). Dave Fleischer likely had a hand in these various Universal sequences.
Two (Funny) Faces have I – and Popeye / Betty Boop ‘Special’ set
Oddly, there are two versions of Funny Face. The one still extant in 35mm is a ‘second’ version of the film, with closeups of the Betty Boop-esqe character redrawn, changing her hair style.
Flip the Frog Update: Sometimes a little piece of music goes a long way…
Here are three openings from my new transfers with rare music cues – and projection notes, to make sure they sync the film to the sound disc.
David Shepard (1940-2017)
On Tuesday, we all lost a giant in the preservation of film history: David Shepard. Here is just a little about how this one person’s life helped preserve the work of many filmmakers.
The Forgotten Cult of “Marty the Monk”
Boyd La Vero’s cartoon studio is one of the most obscure – and it produced some of the strangest of these often-strange early 30s animated films.
Mid-Century Modern: UPA’s “Man Alive!” (1952)
Man Alive! is a strikingly designed and executed short by UPA produced for the American Cancer Society. The story has as much thought as the design.
Forgotten Animation Studio: Kling Film Productions
This is a studio I’d like to research much further! They were one of many industrial film companies producing promotional and educational films in the 40s through the 60s.
The Year Ahead in Cartoon Preservation
The thrill I get when seeing something that hasn’t been screened in many years is two-fold; first in just the coolness of seeing it myself, but much more in sharing it with others.
A ‘Fleischer Rarities’ Pre-Order – and A Terrytoons Sappy New Year
On the Thunderbean front, a short, It’s the Cats, starring Koko the Clown has been taking up my time this week, and it might be the only existing 35mm nitrate print.
