Columbia’s Musical “Gems”: 1940-41
Unexpected changes had been happening in Columbia cartoons, beginning in 1939 when the studio foreclosed upon Charles Mintz.
The Illustration Work of Animation Giants
Many well known cartoonists famously illustrated books – as did some animation giants.
An Auspicious Boop-Oop-A-Debut: The 95th Anniversary of “Dizzy Dishes,” and the introduction of Betty Boop
One of the most famous and enduring animated characters made her debut this month in 1930.
Thunderbean doings and “The Case of the Nervous Sheriff” (1961)
Direct from Zagreb. Yep – it’s time for another Sam Basset, Private Eye cartoon.
Cartoons At Bat (Part 10)
As the 1950’s draw to a close and the ‘60‘s begin, we find a greater predominance of baseball-themed cartoons from the remaining theatrical cartoon factories.
A Look Back at UPA’s “1001 Arabian Nights”
The first ‘made-in-the-USA’ non-Disney animated feature since Fleischer’s Mr. Bug was a rare UPA misstep.
Card Catalog: Cartoonito, Comic-Con, and Kaufman’s Coming Soon
A look at the newest Nemo Academy publication, books for post-Comic-Con, and new titles on the horizon!
Disney’s Dark Ride: Looking Back at “The Black Cauldron,” Forty Years Later
As time does for many things, appreciation for this film has grown over the four decades that followed.
Some Little Lou Bunin CBS tags from 1953-54
I found these spots that Lou Bunin did for CBS and, like most of Bunin’s work, very personal in style.
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]
