A Revolutionary Article (Part 4)
TV animators continued to find the proper “spirit” to celebrate Independence Day, and the revolution in general.
Merrie Melodies 1940-41: The Care and Feeding of a New Cartoon Star (Part 1)
Carl Stalling continued to fold songs – both old and new – into the scores of the WB cartoons.
The Online 16mm Cartoon Carnival: July Edition
Cartoon Carnival #93 will take place this coming Saturday, July 25th, at 3pm eastern time (12 noon on the west coast).
In His Own Words: H.T. Kalmus on Disney in Technicolor
Walt Disney in 1940 said, “We could do many things with color that no other medium could do.”
Watch a New Reel of 60s Commercials With Me!
This is my first time seeing the reel, and it looks like the spots are in fairly good shape.
A Revolutionary Article (Part 3)
A series based on Revolutionary times? Here’s Popeye, Magoo, Gumby and the most “revolutionary” of all cartoon characters: Terrytoons’ Hector Heathcote.
Spin Special: Celebrating Voice Actor Marvin Miller
A long-overdue appreciation of the versatile animation and live-action actor/narrator, with a career spanning over half a century.
Donald Duck in “The Plastics Inventor” (1944)
Not only an entertaining and well-made cartoon, it also has several unusual points of historical interest.
The Black Cauldron’s Witches of Morva
The witch threesome in The Black Cauldron were meant to resemble the famous Fates of Greek mythology.
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]
