Jeff Smith and “Bone”
Some of the past attempts to translate Jeff Smith’s popular comic book character into animation.
UPA’s “Outlaws” (1956)
This film is full of invention in every shot, almost too much to absorb.
Courtroom Drama: Bench Warmers (Part 4)
Life for a judge in the human world can be challenging enough – but life for a judge in Toontown has to be absolutely “trying”.
Disney “Winnie the Pooh” Stories That Premiered on Records
Sterling Holloway and the Disneyland Records “stock company” recorded tales, poems and “hums” from the A.A. Milne books that preceded the films or never reached the screen.
In His Own Words: Mel Blanc’s Last Interview
Perhaps the last public interview with Mel Blanc took place at the Los Angeles International Animation Celebration. I was lucky enough to be in the audience.
Ward Kimball, Escapader
In its January 1957 issue, Escapade Magazine spotlighted a person who they felt best demonstrated the qualities of their readers: Ward Kimball.
Projects That Need a Champion to Complete (and it’s not Thunderbean for now!)
The headline says it all!
Courtroom Drama (Part 3): Very Cross Examination
Sometimes it takes a great deal of proving to convict a toon, and a great deal of effort after that to make the sentence stick.
WB 1957 and Beyond: The Final Hit Parade
Our final look at the songs used in the classic Warner Bros. cartoons.
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]
