Flights of Fancy (Part 14): Air Cover and Cover-Ups
Wrapping up 1943 and moving into 1944, we find more “Situation Normal” for our airborne toons.
Max and Dave: The Code Breaks Betty
As of July 1st, 1934, all films had to submit to the Production Code and display the MPPDA seal. And yes, that applied to cartoons as well.
Doggone Sweet: The 70th Anniversary of “Feed the Kitty”
Seventy years after its debut, Feed the Kitty stands as one of Warner Bros. most fantastic cartoon shorts.
Jessica Rabbit
“I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way,” affirmed Jessica Rabbit, the first Disney cartoon character to be blatantly sexual in nature.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day with “The Wee Men” (1948)
I was wondering if we had shown this before near St. Patrick’s day before, but I guess we didn’t. So here it is!
Flights of Fancy (Part 13): Watch and Learn
The middle of the war, and the middle of the year 1943, saw something new added on the animation front: Education.
“Living Cartoons” and “The Electric Company” on Records
A Spin to the landmark PBS series woven through the “Aniforms” technique of “live animation”
Will The Real Edith Vernick Please Cha-Cha-Cha
The career of one of the most versatile animation artists of the Golden Age.
Practical Jokes by Disney Animators
Here are a few stories of pranks that Disney animators played on their peers.
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]
