The Art of the Pink Panther Movie Titles
The Pink Panther is perhaps the only cartoon character based on elegance and “style” and one of the few theatrical cartoon stars to be created after the 1950s.
Reconstructing a Silent Cartoon “Reunion” (1922)
I’d like to give you a behind-the-scenes look at one of the films that I currently have in the restoration pipeline.
Hit the Beach (Part 12)
The season for the beach bug migration is rapidly coming to a close, despite several remaining beach cartoons yet to be discussed.
Talkartoons 1931: Do It Or Die
By the end of this season, both Bimbo and Betty were getting occasional screen credit, which indicates they were both becoming attractive to exhibitors.
Popeye’s 65th TV Anniversary
It was sixty five years ago this month the Popeye theatrical films made their national television debut in 1956. Let’s Celebrake!
The Jack Hannah Filmography at Walter Lantz
As a follow up to my recent post on Jack Hannah at Lantz, here’s a listing of his theatrical shorts for that studio.
Scrappy is not good with babies: “Park your Baby” (1939).
In this story, Scrappy is working at a department store watching children at the nursery — a coat check of sorts to ‘park your baby’ while you shop. Chaos ensues.
Hit the Beach (Part 11)
This week’s installment starts with a rundown of TV Popeye and Mister Magoo, then we move on to Hanna-Barbera – and a brief theatrical renaissance from Walt Disney.
Some Advance Notes on “Tex Avery Screwball Classics” Volume 3
As you likely have heard, the Warner Archive Collection will release a third Tex Avery collection on Blu-ray and DVD on October 5th. Here are the details.
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]
