A Who’s Who Guide To Home Movie Cartoons – Part 1: Carnival Films!
Today- a little about ‘Carnival Films’, a tiny company who’s history remains a mystery!
Tag Archives: Felix The Cat
MOONLIGHTING ANIMATION ARTISTS IN COMICS: Joe Oriolo
Today’s artist is more notable than many of the others profiled on this column – from animator to entrepreneur, here’s Joe Oriolo!
Felix, Huck, Yogi & Jack Mercer on Movie Wheel Records
Its here! The Amazing New Hi-Fi Theatre that brings your cartoon favorites to fun-filled life through the modern miracle of the Dial-O-Matic Picture Tuner!
Why Restore? Why Even Save Any of This?
I wanted to talk a little bit this week about film restoration relating to this exact moment in time and history. What to preserve, why these ones first, and what is the best way to do it?
Sing Me A Cartoon 1: Felix the Cat
In 1923, British lyricist Ed Bryant and composer Hubert David found a new subject for a song which had been brought over from the States–Felix the Cat.
The 50th Cartoon Carnival
The *50th* Cartoon Carnival, which commences at 8pm on Saturday November 19th, 2016 in Brooklyn, is specifically dedicated to rarities. On ‘reel’ 16mm film, too.
Animators In Funny Animal Comics: Jim Tyer – Part 1
In the 1940s, arguably the most prominent animator from Famous Studios to freelance on funny animal comics was Jim Tyer, at the time serving as head animator/de-facto director on Popeye cartoons.
Halloween Continues: “Felix Dines And Pines” (1927)
For this week’s cartoon, I pulled “Felix Dines and Pines”, an especially weird entry in the great silent Felix the Cat series that qualifies quite nicely as a ‘spooky’ cartoon.
Animation Anecdotes #212
The Felix the Cat Sign. The Felix the Cat animated character was borrowed as an icon by L.A. automobile dealer Winslow Felix who opened Felix Chevrolet in 1921. Winslow Felix…
Animation Anecdotes #208
By A Waterfall. When Adolph Zukor, president of Famous Players-Lasky, decided to stop producing the Paramount Screen Magazine (which featured the Felix the Cat silent animated cartoons) in 1920 as…
