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.
Happy Anniversary to Walt Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland!”
On this day in 1951, Disney’s most offbeat and unfathomable animated features premiered–but it took years for the story LP to appear on Disneyland Records.
La Verne Harding: Hollywood in a ’54 Red Mercury
Harding was the first female animator in Hollywood and she exerted a strong design influence on the Walter Lantz characters, including Woody Woodpecker.
The Disney “Alice in Wonderland” Never Made
Walt purchased the rights to Alice in Wonderland in 1938 — in particular the rights to reproduce the original Tenniel drawings.
Missing Footage – And Remembering Things That Never Existed!
Did you ever swear that a scene in a film was there – but there’s no proof of its existence?
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]
