Animation Anecdotes #237
“Rhapsody Rabbit” (1946) features concert pianist Bugs Bunny’s challenges as he tries to perform Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody while being harassed by a mouse. Sound familiar?
Making Snafu Cartoons / First Motion Picture Unit / Redford Theatre Cartoon Festival
This week: Rare behind-the-scenes footage filmed during the production of a Snafu cartoon!
Terrytoons “Indian Pudding” (1930)
“Indian Pudding” was the fifth Terrytoon released by the studio. One of the more engaging Terrytoons in setting and theme, surprises abound in this film. Here’s the breakdown.
Disney’s “A Goofy Movie” on Records
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Goof’s big screen epic with this look at two albums that bring out the “gawrsh” in so many of us.
Paramount Cartoons 1964-65
The 1964-65 season would be a period of transition. Seymour Kneitel’s passing brought some unanticipated changes, director Howard Post and plenty of new characters.
Streamline Anime Titles That Never Were
At Streamline Pictures, there were a couple of other anime titles we couldn’t get for one reason or another. Here is a special column about them.
The Cuban Cabellero
When Cuba complained strongly that it was not represented in Disney’s animated feature films Saludos Amigos and Three Caballeros, the Disney Studio took the objection very seriously.
Animation Anecdotes #236
Godzilla, Monster’s Inc., The Penguins from Madgascar, Joe Grant, Vin Deisel, Pete Docter and more in this week’s group of anecdotes.
Terrytoons’ “Red Hot Rhythm” (1937)
A Terrytoon break for some Red Hot Rhythm! This a fast paced 30’s Terrytoons, and I think a pretty enjoyable one – and one of the first ‘Kiko’ cartoons I bought as a young film collector.
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]
