Nelvana’s “A Cosmic Christmas” (1977)
A look at one of the ‘70s most memorable specials, a gentle family fable that led to a soundtrack album and a Star Wars landmark.
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Animation Anecdotes #382
Screenwriter Linda Woolverton said, “Adults will have something to chew on in Beauty and the Beast. That’s why animated films are so interesting to make.
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1977
For your edification and viewing pleasure, we have found video for 12 of the 26 qualified submissions that the Academy screened, but didn’t make the cut.
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1972
First of all – if you watch only one Oscar submission cartoon this week, “Super Joe” is the one to watch. It is hilariously bad.
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.
Christmasy Cartoonz, Part 2: TV Cartoon Specials (to 1979)
Starting about 1950, Christmas animation began to be made for television. An early example is the first animation of the Frosty the Snowman song (above), 3 minutes by UPA in…
DVD REVIEW: Nelvana’s “Beetlejuice: The Complete Series”
For the first time, the long-running animated TV version of the Tim Burton hit horror/comedy movie has been released on DVD in its entirety (select episodes were previously on VHS)….
