A Chat with Willis Pyle
To say that Willis Pyle, who celebrated his 100th birthday in 2014, has had a long and productive career in animation and art is something of an understatement.
Tag Archives: Disney
Animation Anecdotes: Christmas Day Special Edition
Happy Holidays to all. Today we have a special edition of Animation Anecdotes with a Christmas theme – featuring information on unmade Disney and Bluth films, and favorites from DePatie-Freleng, Ralph Bakshi and Nelvana.
Rare War Shorts from the Disney Studio
With Thunderbean ‘world headquarters’ moving out of the basement here and into an actual office, I’m finding time to work a little more on the titles for this year. As…
In Her Own Words: Linda Woolverton
Born in Long Beach, California, Linda Woolverton holds a BFA in Theater Arts from Cal State University Long Beach and a Master’s Degree in Theater for Children from Cal State…
Animated Knock-offs #1: The Real ‘Mockbusters’!
So I get a lot of spam from Amazon.com trying to sell me books and DVDs similar to those that I’ve bought before. Usually I don’t pay much attention to…
Animation Anecdotes #174
Hidden Initials. Matt Groening hid his initials in the hair (M) over Homer Simpson’s ear and the center of the ear (G). Extinct Jurassic Park. Artist Bill Stout was the…
Talking with Jim Korkis about “Who’s The Leader of the Club?”
Cartoon Research regular columnist Jim Korkis has authored a new book for Theme Park Press entitled Who’s the Leader of the Club? Walt Disney’s Leadership Lessons. While the book contains…
Detroit Iron / Hollywood Hoopla
Longer. Lower. Wider. That was the mantra of the American automotive industry in the latter half of the 1950’s. Of course, for most of us human-being people, only the wider…
BOOK REVIEW: “Mickey Mouse Outwits The Phantom Blot”
It’s been almost a year since I last wrote a rave review for one of David Gerstein’s books about Mickey Mouse – so I guess I’m about due for another…
Animated Treasure Islands #2: 1986 – 2006
This is the second of my two-part checklist and survey of international animated interpretations of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Treasure Island. For the first part of this survey, click…
