A comic book licensing deal with Harvey Comics would, in a few years, become the biggest thing that Famous Studios ever did for itself. Here’s the original contract between Harvey and Famous from 1951.
Wicked City was a 1987 Japanese OVA horror film-noir directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Streamline picked it up and dubbed it in 1993. Here’s what the critics had to say about the picture.
Today we are proud to announce news of Tommy Stathes first Kickstarter campaign for his next archival project: Cartoon Roots, The Bray Studios. Here are the details.
Disney had acquired certain rights to Winnie The Pooh in 1961 and made a featurette released in 1966. However, it turned out that author A.A. Milne had granted some of his rights to more than one entity.
Steve Stanchfield takes a well-deserved break this week and I fill in with a look at the theatrical one-sheet posters for the classy Columbia UPA cartoons of the 1950s.
This week, we’ll look into another bona-fide Disney classic! Released in 1935, “On Ice” blends two breeds of artists present at the studio — seasoned animators and their less experienced counterparts.
The Banana Splits was one of Saturday Morning’s most popular shows – but it was also a very mixed bag. However, it featured songs created by some of the best pop music talents in the industry. Let’s take a spin.
Sam Buchwald passed away on January 8th, 1951. His share in the partnership known as Famous Studios went to his estate. Buchwald was not replaced – Seymour Kneitel and Isadore…
In this installment, we look at U.S. critical reaction to the Streamline release of Toyoo Ashida’s 1985 Vampire Hunter D. Based on the novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi, illustrated by Yoshitaka…
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]
