Courtroom Drama: There’s Something Fishy About Those Scales (Part 7)
The object of the game is not to establish a new rule of law or lasting precedent – it is merely to be the last toon standing.
Max and Dave: The Sounds of Silents (Part 2)
Lots of songs from Irving Berlin and Stephen Foster ruled the day in the silent era Bouncing Ball cartoons.
Abe Levitow and “Off to See the Wizard”
An ABC primetime series consisting of MGM features with animated interstitials produced by Abe Levitow and Chuck Jones.
Disney Academy Award Stories – Part One
Facts about Walt Disney and his collection of Oscar statuettes.
Paul Terry presents “Lucky Dog” in Cinemascope!
Back from a Vinegar Syndrome grave is Lucky Dog, directed by Connie Rasinski, with some really fun animation by Carlo Vinci & Jim Tyer.
Courtroom Drama: Big Justice, Small Screen (Part 6)
The screens were smaller, but the stakes remained large.
Saluting Disney’s Record-Setting Story Reader, Robie Lester
The versatile singer/actor Ms. Lester appeared on more individual Walt Disney Records than any other artist in history.
Influences Before the Nightmare Began
For a young Tim Burton some of his key inspirational moments came from visual effects designer Ray Harryhausen and his stop-motion animation of fantastical creatures.
Return of “The Three Caballeros”
For me, the most impressive animation Eric Goldberg has done for the Disney parks is bringing back the fabled Three Caballeros.
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and Blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of CalArts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
