FIRST LOOK: “Van Beuren Classics” on DVD & Blu-Ray
Here at Thunderbean, there are more projects in some kind of progress than I can honestly keep daily track of, but it’s clear already it will be the busiest year…
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Billy Bletcher and “The Fresh Lobster” (1928)
I’ve always wondered who animated the sequences in The Fresh Lobster (1928). This odd short stars a sadly silent Billy Bletcher, who has a surreal nightmare after snacking too late….
Rare War Shorts from the Disney Studio
With Thunderbean ‘world headquarters’ moving out of the basement here and into an actual office, I’m finding time to work a little more on the titles for this year. As…
UPDATE: Leo the Lion and some stills from the “Willie Whopper” transfers!
The Ub Iwerks’ Willie Whopper and Flip the Frog project continues! I really enjoyed seeing the animated clips from some of Leo’s other appearances over the years. We transferred some…
‘2K’ or Not To ‘K’… That Is The Question!
2k or not to ‘K’… that is the question of the week. The Willie Whopper fine grains arrive! Things are starting to move right along on the new projects! In…
The Hunt for FLIP THE FROG Begins!
The title above is a bit of a misnomer in that we started looking at materials for ‘Flip the Frog‘ back in July- but this is the first in a…
A Thunderbean New Year’s Resolution
On the first day of the year, the reels are just sitting there, somewhere…. No cartoons today, but there will be some soon.. I promise. Since I’m lucky enough to…
Random Notes
I was sad this week to hear about the passing of Dave Butler, 16mm film collector, original art collector and founder of Bosko Video. I first met him at the…
Santa’s Big Picture Show
For this week’s Thunderbean Thursday, my good friend Chris Buchman has prepared a nifty article about Christmas on the home screen. Chris is one half of ‘The Blue Mouse Studio’,…
Scrappy Had It Right: “Holiday Land”(1934)
First, some quick notes: • The TCM broadcast of ‘Van Beuren Cartoons‘ with be run on December 7th Sunday night 12/7 at midnight(EST)/9pm (PST). Tune in and see beautiful copies…
