Searching For Unfindable Cartoons
I think the more you look for the odd and forgotten animation produced in the 20s,30s and 40s, the more you want to find.
Tag Archives: Thunderbean Animation
The Future of ‘Classic’ Animation Scanning and Restoration
There’s no cartoon this week; instead, a sort-of ‘part 1’ update on various projects, all of them
“On the Thunderbean Front”.
How Do You Make a DVD or Blu-ray (especially in service to classic animation!!)?
A question I get pretty frequently is ‘How do you make one of those DVDs?’ Here’s a handy little guide to what I do.
Updates, “Flip” Animated Kickstarter and “Rainbow Parade” Pre-Order!
Summer has me longingly looking outside and taking little breaks as I attempt to catch up with everything here! I’ve been lucky to have a good crew the last handful…
Oswald Rabbit in “The Keeper of the Lions” (1937)
I’ve always liked this cartoon, where somehow Oswald’s lip-sync didn’t manage to get on the exposure sheets – or for some other reason wasn’t animated.
From “Abbott & Costello” to “Insect to Injury”
I’m always impressed when I see a Famous Studios cartoon in 35mm Technicolor. Insect to Injury is worth taking a second look at. While not the top of the 50s Popeyes, it’s still a lot of fun.
What Would Your ‘Amazing Race’ as a Cartoon Researcher Be?
Any resemblance this post and any real events is purely co-incidental. I thought it would be fun to think about the dream/goal films-to-find in a Amazing Race-type contest between die-hard Cartoon fans.
Original Titles, “Bridge Trouble” (Jam Handy, 1949) and “Happy New Year 1952”
Odds and Ends this week – like these frames from the only existing print with original titles of ‘Sunshine Makers’.
Yuletide Flickers!
The idea of “Yuletide Flickers” was to have a collection that resembled both holiday shows at movie theaters and the home movie experiences of the past.
Thunderbean Report and Chris Buchman on ‘Grotesqueries’
It’s no longer a secret. Our revised and expanded special edition of Grotesqueries is in progress with an expected unveiling late August or early September 2017.
