Spin Special: Happy 50th Birthday, King’s Island!
Celebrating the first home of Hanna-Barbera theme park attractions, Brady Bunch hijinks, and Partridges dancing with Banana Splits.
A “Camp”-y Film: The 45th Anniversary of “Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown”
The New York Times called the film “…a series of droll blackout sketches, many of them ending with the obligatory ‘Good Grief!’
Some Day My Lawsuit Will Come
The story behind one of the most unusual lawsuits ever leveled against the Walt Disney Company.
Classic Cartoons return to TCM tonight
…thanks to Tommy Stathes (with a little help from Thunderbean).
Where There’s Smoke (Part 11)
Another batch of shorter appearances for fire-fighting gags from the theatrical front, plus a memorable educational entry.
Color Classics 1939-41: The New Wears Off
The Fleischers, now in their new home in Miami, tried to make stars out of the relatively colorless Hunky and Spunky.
Not Ready for Rhyme Time: The 65th Anniversary of “The Truth About Mother Goose”
The stand-alone 1957 Disney short subject that was nominated for an Oscar.
The Lady and the Tramp House
In the film, the house is an accurate representation of Queen Anne architecture that was the preferred fashion from the late 1800s.
The Essential List
A classic cartoon primer of absolute must see films for the unwashed – and of course, what are yours?
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]
