In the Center Ring (Part 23)
This week, we’ll cover a number of studios whose work dotted the screens of early television.
A Musical Up-Roar 1935-36
With their trademark ootsy-cutesie style continuing, and branching out into “swing” cartoons in Technicolor, the MGM cartoons kept the pace, musically at least.
Free Animation Downloads You Should Know
Prelinger Archives rocks! That’s not an opinion, it’s an indisputable truth. Tis’ a magical wonderland of art and education.
Big Screen Bruin: The 60th Anniversary of “Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear”
Sixty years later, the film still plays very well, with an entertaining, solid story and memorable songs.
Walter Lantz “The Rabbit Hunt” (1938)
From the little period at the Lantz studio where the animation was, at times, really swimmy – especially true of the cartoons that Les Kline directed.
In The Center Ring (Part 22)
Today, we’ll try to wrap-up coverage of the “golden” era of Hanna-Barbera, covering circus-related productions up to about 1969.
Triple Threat: Bugs, Daffy, Elmer in “Rabbit Fire”
A tribute to the first of what has become affectionately referred to as “The Hunting Trilogy”.
Fred Grandinetti’s KFS Popeye Book Update
Fred has some updates about his indispensable guide to the King Features Popeyes.
The “Dawg” Days: Looking Back at “Deputy Dawg”
As we head into these dog days of summer, it could be the perfect time to discover, or re-discover, Deputy Dawg.
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 Cal Arts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
