“Why Aren’t These the Real Cartoon Voices?”
The whats, whys and wherefores of the (sometimes odd) “studio cast” recordings based on cartoons.
Show Me the Honey: The 45th Anniversary of “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh”
Celebrating this compilation of previously released shorts which has become so much more through the years.
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland
The opportunity to revisit Peter Pan, Hook and Tinker Bell proved irresistible to family audiences looking for entertainment in 2002.
Willie Whopper in “The Good Scout” (1934)
Let’s take a break and watch a Willie Whopper!
Flights of Fancy (Part 16): Beyond the Blue Horizon is a Rising Sun
A mixed bag for this wrap-up of the war years, still providing some education to the troops, but beginning to serve up laughs again for the civilian audience.
Max and Dave: He Yam What He Yam
Popeye the Sailor was “making waves” in the entertainment industry. The songs in his cartoons reflected who he “yam”.
New York City Animation: Rumblings In The Bronx
In 1908 Edison built a film processing lab in the Bronx. A few years later Raoul Barré brought Bill Nolan there. The rest is history.
The Original Voice of Donald Duck: Clarence Nash, Part 2
Walt Disney always felt that a voice was just one of many elements in a character, and actively tried not to publicize any particular vocal artist.
Thunderbean Survey, News and “Pots and Pans” (1932) in HD!
Tom Stathes’ print is easily the best I’ve ever seen on this title. It’s 16mm but could fool you into thinking you’re looking at 35mm.
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]
