“The Bulletin” was the Disney Studio in-house employee newsletter. Ward Kimball was asked write his own brief autobiography, knowing it would entertain the readers as Ward already had the reputation of being a jokester.
Friz Freleng’s “Two Crows From Tacos” is basically about two incredibly stupid Mexicali crows who chase a grasshopper. The crows were later redesigned as cats, and later as toads. Here are the voices behind these funny characters.
I recently promised more news for everyone, and now I am happy to finally share it with readers. Here’s our latest trailer and exclusive clips of our documentary film-in-progress.
A look at Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising’s rarely seen 1951 industrial film “Good Wrinkles” – A twenty-two minute Technicolor cartoon, narrated by radio personality John Nesbitt, created with the intent on educating viewers on the virtues of Prunes.
This week’s breakdown looks into an early 1930 Terrytoon, and as with the other early Terrytoons previously analyzed here, head animator Frank Moser is given a large amount of footage in this film.
With the first complete Silly Symphonies soundtrack vinyl box set on the horizon, let’s see why, 29 years ago, a Disneyland LP called itself “Silly Symphonies” when it wasn’t.
A look at the Paramount animated cartoons in release during the 1952-53 season. Popeye still leads the pack and Casper is now a star. Herman and Katnip are awarded their own series – and the bouncing ball heads for retirement.
This is my final post of reviews for Streamline Pictures movies and videos – the 17th part of a series – my way of archiving the legacy of Streamline. Today Windaria, Zillion and Tainted Treats.
There it was, a hidden treasure inside of a cartoon explosion, a desperate few seconds of avant-garde filmmaking that played to millions of post-war moviegoers and then to Baby Boomers…
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]
