Forgotten Anime #60: “College Supergirls” (1991)
After five years, I am retiring this column. It’s my 210th weekly column here. It’s been fun, but – for me, at least – it’s time to move on.
The Final Days of The Theatrical Cartoon Short
Watching a “Woody Woodpecker” cartoon from the early 1970s is a bittersweet experience. My column for this month is about how the press covered the last years of theatrical cartoon shorts.
Animation Anecdotes #304
Ferngully co-producer Wayne Young claimed in an interview that Disney tried to stall and undercut the making of his animated feature film.
Robert Osborne; Thoughts on Preservation; and Noveltoons Coming to Blu-ray
I was saddened to hear this week of the passing of Robert Osborne. I was lucky enough to appear on TCM with Mr. Osborne and it was a wonderful experience.
Animation In Jam Handy’s “Direct Mass Selling”
It’s time to look at the program the Nicky Nome cartoons were produced for: the ‘Direct Mass Selling’ shorts produced by Jam Handy for Chevrolet.
Jiminy Cricket on Records
A look at two records by one of the most popular stars of Broadway, Hollywood and the early record industry, in the signature cartoon role he first voiced in Pinocchio.
A Chat With Art Leonardi and Joe Siracusa
Today’s video from the archives of The Animation Guild features an interview with long-time friends Art Leonardi and Joe Siracusa.
Forgotten Anime #59: “Ninja Ryūkenden” (1991)
Ninja Ryūkenden was an original spin-off, based on the popular Nintendo arcade games known in America as Ninja Gaiden. It was never released in America.
Signed by Walt? Drawn to a D
When Pinto Colvig switched from Lantz to Disney, his looping signature may have played a small role in leading to something iconic and happily everlasting.
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]
