Where There’s Smoke (Part 1)
It’s supposed to be prohibited speech to yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater. So we’ll stay within the law, opening this new series by yelling “Theater!” at a crowded fire.
Tag Archives: Felix The Cat
Hit the Beach (Part 10)
As usual, Hanna Barbera takes the lead in producing beach-related episodes, while a handful of surviving theatrical studios provide occasional output on a similar theme.
New “Cartoon Roots”, Old Otto Messmer Rarities
The new Cartoon Roots: Feline Follies chronicles some of Messmer’s early animation work from the late 1910s and through some of 1923.
The “On Hold” Blu-ray Is Done
I’ve managed to get my ‘On Hold’ set finished this last week, so here is a little sneak preview of what it contains.
Forests of Cartoons – and ‘Any Rags’ (1932)
Bimbo goes on a musical salvaging journey and ends up happy with a little money, a house (albeit made of trash) and a new girlfriend in Betty Boop.
Beware the Leprechauns! (Part 2)
The glory days of theatrical animation were passing on, and several studios, to quote an oft-used Irish phrase, were “not long for this world.” But two studios in particular would return to mining the realm of the leprechauns
Countdown to 2020: Better Late Than Never
Let’s mosey along with Father Time through the end of the present trail, and follow the later entries in animation’s love-affair with clockwork up through the present day.
Countdown to 2020: Time Waits For No Toon
An overview of cartoons dealing with the fictional figures and more anthropomorphic timepieces that have helped us calculate countdowns to the New Year through many a generation – clocks, and Father Time.
A Presentation on Film Preservation
Last week I gave a presentation on restoring classic cartoons as part of the Baltimore AMIA conference as a member of “The Reel Thing” technical symposium.
Felix the Cat is 100 years old! Happy Anniversary!
As Felix turns 100 (on Saturday, November 9th), I think it’s important to consider the major stepping stones of character performance that started with this cartoon cat.
