Answers to Questions
A reader identified as “Steveatserve” has recently sent me a long rambling letter requesting information – and here is my attempt to answer him as best I can.
The Three Sleepy Pigs: The Three Little Pigs Go To Mexico
In the Fall of 1962, Walt Disney called Bill Justice and X. Atencio to his office to meet Mexican film producer Carlos Amador, who wanted to use the 3 Little Pigs in an animated segment.
Animation Anecdotes #277
“It was in 1976 that Steven Lisberger, while watching the Summer Olympics on television, conceived the idea of a playful parody with animal characters in a musical fantasy employing the finest methods of animation.”
My Favorite Original Title Cards – and an Abbott & Costello Update #2
A little earlier today Jerry and I were talking about Holy Grail titles as well as complete films. I thought it would be a good day to put a few of mine up here.
Terrytoon’s “Club Sandwich” (1931)
Club Sandwich harks back to the silent Aesop’s Fables which Paul Terry produced, in that an army of mice retaliate against Farmer Al Falfa and his cat.
The #1 All-Time Greatest Cartoon Record Album Ever Made
The grand finale to last week’s list of top ten greatest cartoon records is — forgive the unabashed subjectivity —the best record album in any genre.
More Terrytoons in CinemaScope
Most existent versions of these cartoons were panned-and-scanned for television airings, so I took upon myself to find as many wide-format prints on film as possible – the only way to view these cartoons the proper way.
“Forgotten” Anime #32: “MADOX-01” (1987)
MADOX-01 is memorable today for two reasons: it was the first release of AnimEigo, on April 1, 1990; and it was animated by Hideaki Anno of GAINAX, which was responsible for the key animation.
Captain Auger, A Giant Mystery
A continuing look at a curious artifact, and whether Walter Lantz ever made a cartoon based on a play by that giant of a man, the circus star George Auger.
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]
