A Few Little 35mm Commercials – Happy 2022!
Here are three little commercials in a row – suitable entertainment for the first post this year.
Flights of Fancy (Part 3): Lifts from Take-Offs
This week we start to notice more frequent reuses and modifications of old material among the numerous aerial cartoons produced during the early 1930’s.
A Happy New Year Salute to the Great Don Messick
From sidekick to superstar, here’s a salute to one of animation’s finest actors with a look at some unusual recordings from his career.
Yearbooks #3 – Disney Characters Helix High School 1955
For this post, I’m going to showcase some yearbook art produced without permission of their copyright holders. And it’s ugly.
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Many fans felt it gave a nice sense of closure to the original live action series and thought it a good transition to the later feature films.
Happy New Year! Watch a Reel of Mid-Century Modern-ish Commercials with Me!
For the last Thunderbean Thursday of the year: a reel full of local commercials from the 1950s.
Flights of Fancy (Part 2): More First Contacts
Ready to rise above it all? Then continue with us as we soar to new heights with our overview of ‘toons about planes.
Bluth’s Un-Made Animated Features
Don Bluth has quite a lengthy list of unmade animated features – and this column only covers the tip of the iceberg.
Yearbooks Part II – The Aurora 1944 (with Bugs Bunny!)
For this post, I am not only going to showcase highlights of the yearbook. I’m also going to share it in its entirety.
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]
