A Letter From Faith Hubley
It’s very touching that Faith still referred to John in the present tense, and she had glowing things to say about everyone she appreciated as a colleague.
Animation Anecdotes #263
“It pleases and encourages me to learn that ‘Disney’ style is not so fixed and limited in the public mind as to preclude further exploration in the field of entertainment.”
Thunderbean Is Back! New Updates, Old Cartoon Stuff, and ‘Mother Goose’ too!
I was checking sequences from various silent films this morning, when Fedex showed up with a hard drive containing some films I’ve been waiting to see for years.
Walt Disney’s “Three Little Pigs” (1933)
“Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf, Big Bad Wolf?” This week’s breakdown features a true Disney triumph, perhaps the most phenomenal short cartoon of its time.
Snoopy and The Sherman Brothers on Records
44 years ago this Thursday, the only Peanuts big-screen “book” musical premiered, capturing the talents of three creative giants on film and records. Here’s a closer look.
Chatting with Betty Smith and Jeanne Selby Thorpe
Today’s set of video chats by Dan McLaughlin from The Animation Guild’s 1986 Golden Awards Banquet are with two ink and paint veterans: Betty Louise Smith and Jeanne Selby Thorpe.
“Forgotten” Anime OAVs #18: “Judge” (1991)
The plot of “Judge” depended on your knowledge of Japanese beliefs of Hell or the Underworld, where supernatural beings observe and make notes of all the sins of mankind.
Dick Kinney: Taking Falls in a Barrel
A favorite theme of this Lantz storyman was the unusual feat of riding a barrel over Niagara Falls, yet the unlikely path of this river leads all the way to Brazil.
Animation Anecdotes #262
In 1982, when Warner Brothers’ Sylvester was a spokes-cat for 9-Lives cat food, there were also animated commercials. But it’s almost impossible to find the original unedited versions.
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]
