Courtroom Drama: Big Justice, Small Screen (Part 6)
The screens were smaller, but the stakes remained large.
Saluting Disney’s Record-Setting Story Reader, Robie Lester
The versatile singer/actor Ms. Lester appeared on more individual Walt Disney Records than any other artist in history.
Influences Before the Nightmare Began
For a young Tim Burton some of his key inspirational moments came from visual effects designer Ray Harryhausen and his stop-motion animation of fantastical creatures.
Return of “The Three Caballeros”
For me, the most impressive animation Eric Goldberg has done for the Disney parks is bringing back the fabled Three Caballeros.
Columbia’s “The Untrained Seal” (1936)
I think they must have loved animating fish at Screen Gems, since they may be the most fun part of this particular cartoon.
Courtroom Drama: Deliberate Deliberation (Part 5)
We stare in wonderment (call it “stare decisis”) at the judicial process in action in the cartoons discussed herein.
Max and Dave: That’s the Way the Ball Bounces (Chapter 1)
Max Fleischer had a pioneer’s interest in the burgeoning technology of adding sound to motion pictures. And he added songs to his films before anyone else did.
Shout-Outs and Short Takes 2021 – Part 1
Now that gift-giving season is long passed, consider this quick little book review post solely for your own enjoyment and edification.
Jeff Smith and “Bone”
Some of the past attempts to translate Jeff Smith’s popular comic book character into animation.
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 Cal Arts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
