Animation Anecdotes #276
Matt Groening shared “I have an office that is full of bootleg merchandise that people send me, because the fans know that I collect this stuff.”
Tashlin’s “Tale Of Two Mice” (1945) – and an Abbott and Costello pre-order
I asked Thad Kommorowski if it would be ok to share a transfer I did a year back from one of his rare 16mm prints – Tale of Two Mice (1945) with it’s original titles.
Walt Disney’s “Monkey Melodies (1930)
This week, we’ll be monkeying around with an early Silly Symphony – Monkey Melodies; a romance between a boy and girl simian, throughout the jazzy cartoon jungle.
Top 10 Greatest Cartoon Record Albums – Part One
A Greg’s-ear-view of the best of the best LP’s in the world of animation… how many of these albums have you heard? How many are on your list, too?
Bringing Bobby Bumps to Home Video
My next scheduled project is an introductory Bobby Bumps collection. For those of you not familiar with Bobby, he was the creation of early animation pioneer Earl Hurd.
“Forgotten” Anime OAVs #31: “Ninja Resurrection” (1997)
Ninja Resurrection was another OAV for which the viewer had better really know Japanese history of the 17th century; especially of the legends about Jubei Yagyū, the “super samurai”.
Popeye the Jim Crow Man: Segregation and the Fleischer Studio in Miami
Studies of the Max Fleischer Studio’s years in Miami make note of the city’s strong ethnic segregation. For example, most of the staff lived in exclusive parts of the city.
Animation Anecdotes #275
Matt Groening said in 1992, “I’m working with Brad Bird on a spin-off of The Simpsons called The Krusty the Clown Show. I think it will be the first live-action spin-off of a cartoon.
The Dog Days of Summer, Detroit – and “The Crunch Bird” (1971)
A few days back I was thinking about Jam Handy and industrial films in general – and Ted Petok and his Crunch Bird films came to mind, made in Detroit in the 70s.
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]
