Creating Princess Jasmine
Princess Jasmine from the Disney animated feature Aladdin does not get enough recognition for some significant milestones.
Commercials from the “Linus the Lionhearted” Show!
I thought it might be fun to share just the TV spots from one of my Linus negatives.
We, Robots! (Part 18): Still Hope For H-B
Robots in 1980s and 90s Hanna Barbera cartoons.
Popeye 1943-45: Popeye Gets Famous
When Paramount foreclosed on Max Fleischer’s studio, they certainly had great hopes for Popeye. He was their bread and butter (despite wartime rationing).
A Class Act: The 50th Anniversary of “Schoolhouse Rock!”
This year marks the 50th anniversary of those animated interstitials that ran on ABC Saturday mornings.
In His Own Words: Walt Disney on Peter Pan
You never know what you might find in obscure, forgotten magazines. Here’s something I found.
“A Lad and His Lamp” (c. 1947 reissue of silent Aesop’s Fable)
Forget “The Fablemans” – We want more Fabletoons! Full of “worldly animals”, this was an attempt to add sound to Paul Terry’s silent films.
We, Robots! (Part 17): There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow?
This week, we return to elements from the heyday of the Disney Afternoon and concurrent Saturday morning telecasting, for more robotic adventures.
“Snow White” and the Seven Labels, Part 1
Saluting Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released nationwide in February 1938, here’s the first of two looks at adaptations on records.
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]
