Totally Nuts: The 80th anniversary of “Screwball Squirrel”
Tex Avery dials-up the “insanity” to 11 and puts another notch in his legendary, over-the-top career.
Felix The Cat in “Bold King Cole” (1936)
Since we’ll be using a Technicolor negative for the final set, I thought it would be nice to share a 35mm Tech print we’ve scanned now.
In the Center Ring (Part 12)
Circus cartoons were starting to become a little less common by this period, perhaps in attempt to lessen budgets.
Breaking Stories from Warner Club News!
Here’s a special treat for fans of Warner Bros. cartoons!
“The Reluctant Dragon” Part 1
A simple question, is there any proof that the dragon was purposefully coded as gay? The short answer is actually… yes!
A Basketful of Peanuts: The 50th Anniversary of “It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown”
When this special first aired in 1974, Schulz’s beloved comic strip had left its indelible impression on Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.
Tel-A-Story’s “Nippy’s Adventures”
So, fellow researchers, put on your cartoonal thinking caps and see if you can muster any guesses or other information on this oddity.
In the Center Ring (Part 11)
This week’s animated offerings range from a classic Bugs Bunny, myopic Magoo madness, to a double-dose of Tom and Jerry.
Van Beuren Music: More 1933
More from the prolific year 1933, with RKO still riding high, and its cartoon output continuing to improve in its technical abilities.
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]
