These were the first U.S. Government contracts awarded to Disney during World War 2 – and opened the floodgates for many other training pictures that consumed the studio for the duration.
The co-creator of Casper, The Friendly Ghost, speaks about his ghostly creation.
Here are my usual favorite 4th of July cartoons, or films that have the flavor of American ideals sprinkled in them.
Dusting off a survey of classic cartoons featuring vacuum cleaners – yep, that’s the theme of this latest animation trail.
In 1965, Poppins-mania was in the air – and there was evidently no end to performers and bands covering various songs from its hit soundtrack.
Castle Film’s distribution of cartoons to the home-viewer market helped African American parents to entertain their children in comfort for years.
Joss Whedon was inspired by Batman: The Animated Series to create an extension of his Buffy The Vampire Slayer live action TV series. It was developed for several years – but never came to be.
The preservation work on Ub Iwerks ComiColor cartoons continues. Here’s a little report on the state of the master film elements for the earliest films.
“Not the Gesundheit! Not the Gesundheit!” The last breakdown of the month – and for a while – is a bonafide cult classic from Bob McKimson.
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]
