It’s A Wonderful Afterlife: The 35th Anniversary of “All Dogs Go to Heaven”
Though it had the misfortune of opening the same day as Disney’s The Little Mermaid, its finally found its own audience.
Though it had the misfortune of opening the same day as Disney’s The Little Mermaid, its finally found its own audience.
An annual tradition here — finally ON Halloween! (You don’t ever have to be properly dressed to enjoy a Toby cartoon!)
The wartime years continued to bring us self-referential cartoons, ones breaking the fourth wall, and immersing characters into the movie-going experience.
MGM’s cartoon unit was humming during this period – including continuing to use tunes from various MGM musicals.
Today, a special Spin tribute to the legendary Disney icon and prolific face and voice of film, television, and theme parks.
A “double feature” of a film using one half of the film to tell each story.
These are all from 35mm prints, and we’ve cleaned them up for a new Blu-ray set.
1942 is our subject year. Tex Avery’s influence on breaking the fourth wall overflows to other studios.
The film has gained a following in the over twenty years since its release among Disney, animation, and science fiction fans.
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]