The Online 16mm Cartoon Carnival: August Edition
What better way to wish Betty Boop a happy 90th birthday?
Who Was Volus Jones?
This Disney veteran was tagged as a “shorts guy” – but he was so much more.
Cartoon Commercials, Volume 2 Blu-ray
I think this is the first collection (that I know of) of just vintage commercials in HD.
Toons Trip Out (Part 2)
First, an excursion to the Wild West. Then, an examination of a 1930’s travel phenomenon.
Merrie Melodies 1940-41: The Care and Feeding of a New Cartoon Star (Part 2)
Continuing with the latter portion of the season in which Bugs Bunny came unto his own – and our survey of the songs Carl Stalling used on the soundtracks
An Al Eugster Scrapbook
From the artists’ collection, we’d like to share with you this selection of rare visual “goodies”.
Classic 3-D Disney Animation
Just as the fad was taking off, Walt Disney released two cartoons in 3-D in 1953.
Thunderbean Updates – and a Kinex-inspired “Cuphead” Trailer
They say a new stop motion ad for Cuphead is inspired by my ancient scan of Len Lye’s “Peanut Vendor” – but it’s clearly more inspired by some of the Kinex Shorts.
Toons Trip Out (Part 1)
It appears to be an appropriate time to live vicariously through the efforts of our classic toon stars to find some vacation R&R domestically and abroad.
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]
