“Clay”-ing by the Book: Looking Back at “The Adventures of Mark Twain”
The Claymation film, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, was inspired by stories from one of the world’s greatest authors.
Van Beuren’s “Gypped In Egypt” (1930)
One of my favorites of the early sound era, and I bet if you’re a Van Beuren fan it’s one of your favorites too.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 26)
Today, we transition from the 50’s into the early half of the 1960’s in theatrical cartoons. You’ve been warned!
Columbia’s Musical “Gems” 1933-34
The Mintz studio began closely paralleling the efforts of Walt Disney, embellishing the motion of both Scrappy and Krazy Kat.
WORST CARTOONS EVER: “Chris Welkin, Planeteer”
All you need to know about one of the WORST cartoons ever!
Midnight Magic: The 75th Anniversary of “Cinderella”
A “Princess movie” that has rightly earned its place as one of the Disney Studio’s cherished animated classics.
The Weirdest and Hardest to Find Cartoons RULE! — at Least Sometimes!
Of the oddest things that have shown up, here are some of my favorites over these years.
INTERVIEW: Peter Browngardt and Alex Kirwan on Saving the Earth. And 2D Animation.
Today, a special interview with the team behind the Clampett-inspired new Looney Tunes feature.
Animator Breakdown: “Barnyard Babies” (1935)
Today, a production draft courtesy of Michael Barrier, who photocopied several papers from Rudy Ising’s collection in 1979.
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]
