1960s Theatrical Cartoons Rock & Roll
Theatrical animation studios of the 1960s tried to rock and roll. Whether they did it well is a matter of opinion.
In Her Own Words: Phyllis Craig on Disney Ink and Paint
Phyllis Craig started as a painter on Peter Pan moved up to do inking, and, eventually doing color key work on Sleeping Beauty.
A Small Gauge Thanksgiving
Here’s a Thanksgiving post that isn’t about Thanksgiving! It’s about my holiday traditions and 8mm film.
How Grim Was My Pilgrim (Part 1)
I thought it might be interesting to de-emphasize the turkey in cartoon importance, and concentrate on the guys and gals who got the whole holiday started in the first place – the Pilgrims.
Merrie Tunes and Looney Melodies …Enter Buddy
Harman and Ising left the Schlesinger studio – taking star “Bosko” with them. A new character was now required to front the “Looney Tunes” series. That character was “Buddy”.
Winter Book Round-up
Several new books I think you should know about… for reading over the winter holidays.
Dick Tracy in Animation
While the show was called The Dick Tracy Show, Tracy only appeared very briefly at the beginning and end of each episode, sitting at his desk, assigning his agents to track down his famous foes.
A Presentation on Film Preservation
Last week I gave a presentation on restoring classic cartoons as part of the Baltimore AMIA conference as a member of “The Reel Thing” technical symposium.
Spacey Invaders IV: The Other Invaders.
The final chapter of our survey of animated outer space visitors. Who next will invade our galaxy? Only an animators’ hyperactive creativity can say!
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 Cal Arts in Valencia – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
