New York State of Mind: The 35th Anniversary of “Oliver & Company”
An excellent “warm-up lap” for the artistic leaps and box-office blowouts on the horizon for Disney.
In Honor of the Day of the Dead: Animated Friends That Have Left Us
I thought it might be nice to chat a little bit about two animation-related folks I’ve known and worked with in the animation industry.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 31)
Weather still continued to figure into sporadic offerings in later years, including Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker, and two Deitch Tom and Jerrys.
Halloween with Cartoon Voice All-Stars
A special Spin selection of chilling, thrilling, and comical albums by some of the greatest voice and character actors of the twentieth century.
My Brief Conversation With Hanna and Barbera
In 1994 I had my only opportunity to interview Bill and Joe. Here it is.
All “Jack”-ed Up: The 30th Anniversary of “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
When Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas bowed in theaters thirty years ago, it came and went quickly.
Van Beuren’s “Midnight” (1930)
Third Van Beuren cartoon post this week. Enjoy!
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 30)
Some classic Disney, a Halloween treat from Tom and Jerry, a triple-decker sandwich of Mister Magoo, and a Bugs Bunny masterpiece.
Music in Van Beuren Sound Cartoons 1928-29
This week we start a new series with the focus on music in the cartoons produced by Amadee J. Van Beuren.
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]
