The Series Disney Doesn’t Want You To See – Fox’s “Peter Pan and the Pirates”
Disney took immediate legal action to stop this series, claiming it infringed on their classic 1953 animated feature.
Tom & Jerry in “Hook and Ladder Hokum” (1932)
A notable thing about this cartoon is the director credit going to the team of George Stallings and Tish Tash. The latter is, of course, Frank Tashlin.
Flights of Fancy (Part 20): Flying Blind
As the 50’s continued, visions of aviation in animation remained relatively peaceful – until a passenger named Magoo purchased a ticket.
George Pal’s “The Brothers Grimm” and “The Time Machine” on Records
The journeys of two great Pal-taculars (both with stop motion) to vinyl and disc were like adventures in themselves.
Toy Story: The 45th Anniversary of “Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure”
Bizarre, strange…and fascinating to watch. That’s the 1977’s animated feature, directed Richard Williams.
Bond. James Bond, Junior.
One of the lesser loved entries in the Bond franchise’s history: the animated Bond Jr. series that debuted September 1991.
Scrappy in “Camping Out” (1932)
This week I’m showing a nearly perfect Scrappy cartoon. But more importantly, I managed to get Aesop’s Fables Volume 1 off to replication!
Flights of Fancy (Part 19): Supersonic Silliness
A superior batch of material presents itself this week, including several classic flying fools, and an array of animation superstars.
The Magic of a Yellow No. 2 Pencil
Quality graphite in the pencils made the difference for me while I worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation.
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]
