Spin Special: Walt Disney World on Records
A look at attraction-related record albums around the time the world’s number one vacation destination first opened.
“Pretty Long Wait, Wasn’t It?”: TEX AVERY’S VOICE ACTORS (Volume 3)
The third long-anticipated volume of Tex Avery’s MGM cartoons is on Blu-ray and again I would like to detail many of the uncredited voices we hear in these timeless films.
In His Own Words: Bob Clampett on Bob McKimson
In 1980 I interviewed Bob Clampett about his memories of the McKimson brothers at Warner Brothers.
LOST AND FOUND: Sam Singer’s “Little Dan’l Boom” (1959)
Happy Thursday everyone! Thunderbean Thursday is back!
Back to School (Part 2)
Welcome back to lecture number two in our introductory-level course on ‘30’s Toon Education 101′. Last week got us past orientation, and this week we knuckle down for more serious study,
Max and Dave: Screen Songs 1931-32: Slight Changes
Just as the Talkartoons developed during the 1931-32 season, the Screen Songs had developed too. They began to use more up to date song material, rather than relics.
ANIMATOR BREAKDOWN: “Hot Cross Bunny” Redux
Bugs is a lab rabbit, being readied for an experiment to switch his characteristics into a chicken. A Robert McKimson classic!
The Thirteen New Adventures of Beany and Cecil
In 1988, ABC-TV and DIC produced a new series of Beany and Cecil cartoons for Saturday morning. They hired John K. to supervise. What could possibly go wrong?
“Cartoon Carnival” and Fleischer Tribute on TCM Saturday Oct. 2nd
Thunderbean Thursday is once again delayed this week so we can tell you about a wonderful cartoon event you won’t want to miss.
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]
