The Millionaire Hobo (1939)
Yep, it’s another Scrappy cartoon. Well, sort of…
We, Robots! (Part 11): The Cartoons I DIDN’T Grow Up With
What do Astro Boy, Gigantor, Dynomutt, The Robonic Stooges and the Gobots have in common? The answer: I never watched them.
Universal-International’s “The Snow Queen” on Records
A winter sound trek with the animated feature that inspired Miyazaki, captivated the Cannes Film Festival and became a Decca album with the voice of Gidget.
Looking Into Chuck Jones’ Curiosity Shop
In 1971, Chuck Jones produced a mostly live action series that would attempt to rival Sesame Street.
Remembering Classic Mr. Magoo
An overview of the career of UPA’s greatest success.
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.
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]
