A Nifty Reel of Shamus Culhane Commercials
Shamus Culhane Productions was one of many small outfits producing commercials in the early days of Television. Here an HD transfer of Culhane’s TV spots, sent around to ad agencies at the time.
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Terrytoons’ “Pink Elephants” (1937)
Pink Elephants (1937) is one of my favorite Terrytoons of the late 30s. Funny drawings, wild animation, and Cab Calloway-inspired music. Check it out.
Pooch the Pup in “The Lumber Champ” (1933)
This week’s film, “The Lumber Champ” starring Pooch the Pup, has a really great series of bizarre and outlandish gags. The mid-30s Lantz shorts are beautifully animated, but I really miss the zaniness of these earlier films.
Pvt. Snafu: “It’s Murder, She Says!” (1945)
One of the last things to do on the Private Snafu Blu-Ray project is to add in several new bonus features. David Gerstein has unearthed some incredibly cool finds – and here’s a sneak peek.
Thunderbean Update and “Let’s Ring Doorbells” (1935)
I promised Jerry that Thunderbean Thursday would be back with a vengeance, so here it is – with updates, a new ‘special’ set offer, and a Scrappy cartoon to boot!
The Future of Animation Film Restoration
Musings on mastering and some thoughts on the future of animated film restoration. And a visit with Scrappy and Bimbo.
Animated Safety Films
This week, I’m taking a serious interest in all of your safety with these films that just happened to be animated. The animation this time, unlike most of what I…
Recalling An Afternoon With Walter and Gracie Lantz
For this week, I decided to turn my column over my colleague Chris Buchman – whom I wrote about here in May 2014. With Chris, Thunderbean produced and released “A…
Essential Cartoons That Aren’t on Blu-ray
What are your essential films that aren’t available on Blu-ray? In high school, I was a ‘film purest’. That is, I remember arguing with a friend how the merits of…
Cool Stuff From The Thunderbean Vault
That’s right! Cool miscellaneous stuff that will likely never be on any official release from anyone. It’s a post of oddities! I always thought the coolest thing about visitiing any…
