Animation Anecdotes #364
There is a poster on the wall, as Roger Rabbit runs through a sawmill, of a buxom, bikini-clad woman straddling an oversize saw — and the words: “Rigid Tools”.
Raw Rainbow Parade Transfers: “The Rag Dog” (1935) and “Scotty Finds a Home” (1935)
I thought it might be a good week to show a couple of prints that, for the most part, will *not* be on the Rainbow Parades set.
Animator Profiles: NORM McCABE
This week’s post profiles Norm McCabe, an overlooked figure who worked in a long, varied career in animation, as you will see here.
When Cinderella Played “Snow White” on Records
In an unusual (and very popular) audio adaptation of a Disney animated feature, the voice of Cinderella was Snow White and Maleficent was the Wicked Queen…?
Warner Club News (1957) – Part 1
Our weekly look at a slice of life at the Warner Bros. Cartoon studio – this week circa 1957 – where note is made of “exceptional” cartoons like What’s Opera Doc? and Three Little Bops.
Covering the Tunes of Disney’s “Make Mine Music”
A look at the individual songs – and how they were covered – from Disney’s Make Mine Music, one of the best package films from the mid-40s.
Disney’s “The Winged Scourge” (1943)
Walt never wanted to make shorts using The Seven Dwarfs – but he made one exception: a public service educational film, part of the good neighbor effort, to help curb the spread of malaria.
Animation Anecdotes #363
Since Bugs Bunny rose to stardom he has chomped his way through thousands of carrots in 160 films. Consumption of carrots in the United States shot up in the first few years he appeared.
“Fleischer Rarities” blu-ray Finished – and Ready To Ship!
The “Fleischer Rarities” Blu-ray is done and I’m shipping it to customers now. And a progress report on a Van Beuren rarity: “Bird Scouts”.
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]
