Searching For Unfindable Cartoons
I think the more you look for the odd and forgotten animation produced in the 20s,30s and 40s, the more you want to find.
Japanese Fox Cartoons
Mark Kausler had several of these late-1940s Japanese “Fox” cartoons and they are – considering when and where they were made – pretty darn good.
Still in Wonderland
From March to April of 1951, more of the major record companies began to cover the songs that were featured in the upcoming Disney feature, Alice In Wonderland.
From the Files of Walter Lantz…
I thought it might be a good day to spend time rummaging through my Walter Lantz files. Here’s a potpourri of visual materials submitted for your approval – and for future reference.
Animation Anecdotes #398
In 1991, Michael Eisner announced that the VHS release of the Disney’s Fantasia would only be available for 50 days and then “permanently withdrawn from the market”.
Uncomfortable Violence in Famous Studios Cartoons
In “Saved By The Bell” it’s not only a good idea to have gags be violent, it’s preferable to have *every* gag involve great pain caused by another.
Cartoons from Carpenter-Goldman Laboratories
Rummaging through Mark Kausler’s film closet, I found several examples of silent animation created by the Carpenter-Goldman film Laboratory.
The Enduring “Pinocchio” Storyteller on Walt Disney Records
After over 60 years on records, cassettes and now downloads, the Pinocchio Storyteller album has managed to retain Cliff Edwards’ original 1957 narration as Jiminy Cricket.
Disney and The National Film Board of Canada: Five for Four
By 1940, with financial pressures mounting at the studio, Walt Disney looked to Canada for new business to replace what was lost in Europe.
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]
