HOLIDAY ENCORE: Toby the Pup in “Hallowe’en” (1931)
An annual tradition here — finally ON Halloween! (You don’t ever have to be properly dressed to enjoy a Toby cartoon!)
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 9)
The wartime years continued to bring us self-referential cartoons, ones breaking the fourth wall, and immersing characters into the movie-going experience.
A Musical Up-Roar 1947-49
MGM’s cartoon unit was humming during this period – including continuing to use tunes from various MGM musicals.
Every Day Can Be Pete Renaday
Today, a special Spin tribute to the legendary Disney icon and prolific face and voice of film, television, and theme parks.
“With A Hip-Hip And A Clippity-Clop”: The 75th Anniversary of “The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad”
A “double feature” of a film using one half of the film to tell each story.
Some Sixties Spots, including “Melvin and the Nabisco Seal” in 35mm
These are all from 35mm prints, and we’ve cleaned them up for a new Blu-ray set.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 8)
1942 is our subject year. Tex Avery’s influence on breaking the fourth wall overflows to other studios.
A Look Back At Disney’s “Atlantis: The Lost Empire”
The film has gained a following in the over twenty years since its release among Disney, animation, and science fiction fans.
Bizarre Comic Book Adaptations
The first film with a fictional plot was nothing more than a comic page adaptation.
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]
