The Top Ten ‘Classic Cartoon’ Blu-Rays of 2023
A completely subjective list of ‘must-have’ blu ray releases that came out during the 2023 calendar year.
A completely subjective list of ‘must-have’ blu ray releases that came out during the 2023 calendar year.
Five more than the first volume, and a wider array, this time spanning from the late ‘30s to early ‘60s.
This is more or less what I would have prioritized if I had to program a disc of Warner cartoons never available before.
So many people have asked me to post here about this forthcoming blu-ray collection, but I’m not sure what more I can say.
People tell me to throw out my old video tapes – but here are 10 that are just too important to toss.
The cartoons from this period, with Milt Franklyn appearing more often as composer, would still retrieve old musical numbers as part of their underscore.
Some further musical highlights from a little over two seasons of Looney Tunes, featuring the Warner gang at their peak.
The war was progressing favorably, and the tone of Warner cartoons began to return to more traditional.
There were only a dozen Looney Tunes cartoons produced this season… and some of those were now released in Technicolor.
By the end of this season, there were not only occasional references to the ongoing conflict, but entire cartoons inspired by it.