Flights of Fancy (Part 16): Beyond the Blue Horizon is a Rising Sun
A mixed bag for this wrap-up of the war years, still providing some education to the troops, but beginning to serve up laughs again for the civilian audience.
Tag Archives: Private Snafu
Snafu Special: For the Boys
Leon Schlesinger’s studio contribution to the war-effort, contained in the monthly “Army-Navy Screen Magazine”, was Private Snafu -the quintessential Army screw-up.
A Few New Reviews: Mickey Mouse, Pink Panther, Private Snafu
Garry Apgar’s new book on Mickey Mouse, Mark Arnold’s collection of DePatie-Freleng history, and another plug for Thunderbean’s Private Snafu blu-ray.
It’s Here – Private Snafu on Blu-ray!
Never fear. A “New Set” is here! A year and a half in production, with the majority of that time involving digital cleanup of the films, Private Snafu is now on Blu-Ray.
Making Snafu Cartoons / First Motion Picture Unit / Redford Theatre Cartoon Festival
This week: Rare behind-the-scenes footage filmed during the production of a Snafu cartoon!
Pvt. Snafu: “It’s Murder, She Says!” (1945)
One of the last things to do on the Private Snafu Blu-Ray project is to add in several new bonus features. David Gerstein has unearthed some incredibly cool finds – and here’s a sneak peek.
“Private Snafu” on Blu-ray
Back from the ‘Cultural Wasteland’ of last week and into the world of Classic Animation again! From a Thunderbean Office perspective, last week was a Van Beuren week here, with…
Random Notes
I was sad this week to hear about the passing of Dave Butler, 16mm film collector, original art collector and founder of Bosko Video. I first met him at the…
“GI Bill Of Rights” (1946)
This week’s entry is GI Bill of Rights, originally part of the ‘Few Quick Facts’ series. This is one of two animated shorts/ segments that continued to elude me while…
