The Little King in ‘A Royal Good Time’ • Cleanup in Progress
Here’s a little sneak peak at a scan is from a silent 16mm print that we’re still working on.
We, Robots! (Part 10): Gearing Up For Disaster
Today, a random sampling of rampaging robots from non-Hanna-Barbera television shorts, mostly from the 1960’s.
Max and Dave: Popeye: Into the 1940’s
The Popeye cartoons of the 1940’s are less likely to include quotes from popular songs being published by Famous Music – but they are filled with pop melodies nonetheless
Art Babbit on “Upa In Distress” (1942)
Babbit traveled to Argentina in 1942 to consult on a cartoon short. Here’s the story on that.
Larry Harmon’s “Laurel and Hardy”
Harmon approached Laurel in 1961 about generating more income by his producing an animated series based on the characters of Stan and Ollie.
Happy (almost) New Year and “Happy Holidays” (1940)
This week, a Scrappy-less Scrappy cartoon! In fact, the PHANTASY series was a whole series of Scrappy-less Scrappy cartoons.
We, Robots! (Part 9): Magic Bag and Maid Service
Today, we’ll take a special sidetrip concentrating on two series of the late 50’s and early 60’s which obtained a reputation for regularly featuring mechanical men.
Dancing Around “Cats Don’t Dance” (1997)
The Los Angeles Times stated that only fifteen people attended the first matinee screening in a theater in Pasadena. It’s gone on to become a cult classic.
So “Deer” to Our Heart: The 80th Anniversary of “Bambi”
As difficult as it is to believe, this year marked the 80th anniversary of Bambi, which was released to theaters in August of 1942.
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]
