When the Disney Animated Feature Comics Talked!
A look at thirty years of classic Disney movie comics brought to audio life by film cast members and top voice actors.
Marketing of Animated Cartoons in the 1930s (Part 2)
Continuing my case study of the Loew’s theater chain in New York City, and how they booked their cartoon shorts – studio by studio.
The Skeleton Dance
Almost every Halloween, the Walt Disney Company seems to showcase one of its earliest black-and-white cartoons, the very first Silly Symphony.
Thunderbean’s “Rainbow Parade Cartoons, Volume 1” is back!
…back from replication, that is! And the pre-orders are going out this week!
Hit the Beach (Part 5)
The war years bring a new light to beachfront activities, as the importance of the Pacific Campaign places a new emphasis upon the maritime activities in cartoons.
Max and Dave: Screen Songs 1930-31: Keeping On
Despite the fact the public’s tastes for musicals had waned, the Fleischer’s kept up with what they had done in the previous season.
Marketing of Animated Cartoons in the 1930s: A Case Study of the Loew’s Chain in New York City
A special report on the distribution and marketing of cartoon shorts during the golden age of Hollywood.
Mickey Mouse in “Runaway Brain” (1995)
The short marked the first appearance on Mickey Mouse on the big screen since the 1990 featurette The Prince and the Pauper.
“Pencil Mania” with Tom and Jerry
This short, maybe more than any Van Beuren cartoon, seems to celebrate creativity and the imagination, and, as in the best of the series, it’s a freewheeling little adventure.
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]
