Fireworks, “A Busy Day” and the usual Thunderbean Updates!
A Busy Day (1940), the second in a series of Gran’Pop cartoons from Cartoon Films, Ltd – the studio Ub Iwerks owned after parting with Celebrity Productions.
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Iwerks “Comi Color” Pre-Order – and A “Rainbow Parade” Preview
This week: ComiColor Vol. 1 Blu-ray pre-order – plus more lost Van Beuren title cards, some clips – and more!
Scanning Animation You’ve Never Seen or Heard Before
I’ve begun to look forward to new surprises as I scan original title sequences from various 35mm master elements. Here are a few from my recent Rainbow Parade and ComiColor scans.
Back to Iwerks: The Comi-Color Series
Since Winter is on its way out for a little while, here’s one of my favorites, Jack Frost. A wonderful little short with a lot of heart.
Halloween Cartoons Revisited!
It’s become a yearly tradition here at Cartoon Research to ask what your favorite Halloween cartoons are. Here are some of mine.
Notes On the Iwerks’ “Comi-Color” Materials
This week, I will write a little about the Iwerks ComiColor master materials at UCLA. These materials are in varied condition, but generally are in amazing shape.
Terrytoons Always Look Better in IB Technicolor
Here is a really fun Heckle and Jeckle short from 1951, looking as it should in beautiful IB Technicolor. I’m especially fond of some of the Jim Tyer sequences.
Flip the Frog Update: Sometimes a little piece of music goes a long way…
Here are three openings from my new transfers with rare music cues – and projection notes, to make sure they sync the film to the sound disc.
David Shepard (1940-2017)
On Tuesday, we all lost a giant in the preservation of film history: David Shepard. Here is just a little about how this one person’s life helped preserve the work of many filmmakers.
Halloween Haunts: Flip the Frog in “Spooks” (1932)
Grim Natwick seems to carry a lot of the animation on this short, and his well-drawn poses on the skeleton man are some of my favorites in this cartoon.
