Walt Disney’s “The Three Caballeros” on Record
To celebrate the presentation of The Three Caballeros and other “Treasures of the Disney Vault” this Sunday on TCM, here’s a look at the soundtrack album. Walt Disney Presenta LOS…
Paramount Sales News #41: Popeye Goes To War
With the attack on Pearl Harbor, these ads pulled no punches and would frequently show Popeye versus the Japanese. What better way to arouse theater patronage in wartime? If you…
French Animation – Part 18: TV series
Significant French TV animation began in the mid- to late-1980s. It has generally gone unnoticed in America. I covered Moi Renart, the 26-episode 1986 modernization of the medieval Reynard the…
Japanese Color Animation 1907 to 1945 – Part 1
Broadly speaking, Japanese color animation is seen as a post-World War II phenomenon. Only beginning in 1958, with Tōei Dōga’s 東映動画 Hakujaden 白蛇伝 (Legend of the White Snake; US title:…
Animation Anecdotes #202
The Secret Origin of Chip’n’Dale’s Rescue Rangers. I have always been fascinated with how animation projects develop, sometimes evolving into something significantly different than the original concept. After the continuing…
Behind the Scenes of Lou Bunin’s ‘Bury the Axis’ (1943)
This week, a little look behind the scenes of Lou Bunin’s Bury the Axis (1943) – courtesy of Kodachrome! Lou Bunin was a wonderful stop motion animator. Lou had a…
“The Wizard of Id” (1970)
I always considered The Wizard of Id to be one of my big cartooning influence. I always had a thing for Johnny Hart’s dry sense of humor, and I consider…
Other “Little Mermaids”
Before 1989, there was another animated mermaid swimming in the heads of animation buffs—from a CBS primetime special by the director of Heavy Metal. THE LITTLE MERMAID Complete Original TV…
Paramount Sales News #40: Twilight Time For The Fleischer Studio
November-December 1941 As America entered World War II, the Fleischer studio faced its own upheaval. By the end of December 1941, Dave Fleischer had left the studio, and Max was…
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 USC in Los Angeles, CalArts in Santa Clarita, and UCLA in Westwood – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
