Gene Kelly’s World of Animation
A look at a Hollywood legend’s imaginative immersions into live-action and animated filmmaking with Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera.
Oh, Hoppy Day: The 95th Anniversary of Flip the Frog’s Debut
Today we celebrate an animated character, created by Ub Iwerks, who made his debut ninety-five years ago this month.
Felix the Cat in “Romeeow” (1930)
This cartoon was part of the show this past weekend in New York, and I thought it would be fun to share it here.
Cartoons at Bat (Part 12)
Today, we cover a few bases with Ross Bagdasarian/Format Films and Art Clokey, then extra innings with KFS Popeye.
Animator Breakdown: “The Greatest Man in Siam” (1944)
Shamus Culhane’s fourth cartoon as a director for Walter Lantz, introduced the studio’s version of a sexy “Red Riding Hood”.
Happy Anniversary NICKTOONS!
Thirty four years ago, Nickelodeon ushered in a new era of “Creator Driven TV animation.
Fowl Play: Looking Back at “DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp”
The feature falls somewhere between the more limited television animation and the lush animation of the studio’s features.
Christmas in August: “Snowtime” (1938)
Nothing shines like IB Technicolor – especially this Ub Iwerks Color Rhapsody.
Cartoons At Bat (Part 11)
Today, we wind-up coverage of theatrical shorts from the “golden” era and move into some early television
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]
