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“Wild And Woody” (1948)
Animation History
February 5, 2014 posted by

“Wild And Woody” (1948)

Long before Pixar and and Toy Story, another “Sheriff Woody” roamed the wild west. And when he did, he was accompanied by master animators Freddy Moore, Ed Love and Pat…

Disney Songs The Satchmo Way
ANIMATION SPIN
February 4, 2014 posted by Greg Ehrbar

Disney Songs The Satchmo Way

Animation Spin salutes Black History Month with a classic Disney album by Louis Armstrong and a TV cartoon soundtrack album inspired by a groundbreaking comic strip. DISNEY SONGS THE SATCHMO…

The Bosko Comic Strip – Part 3
Animation History
February 3, 2014 posted by

The Bosko Comic Strip – Part 3

Once again we are posting, courtesy of the collection of Martin Almeyra, a small continuity from the rare 1934 syndicated Bosko comic strip produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising…

Early Anime Features: To 1958
FUNNY ANIMALS AND MORE
February 2, 2014 posted by

Early Anime Features: To 1958

Animation in Japan before World War II was very popular, but not to the point of helping any Japanese animation industry. Instead, Japanese theatrical distributors during the 1920s and 1930s…

Animation Anecdotes #147
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
January 31, 2014 posted by

Animation Anecdotes #147

Gene Kelly Don’t Dance With Cats. One of my favorite and I feel underrated animated features is Cats Don’t Dance (1997). Originally, it was going to be a live-action/animation vehicle…