First Look: “Flip the Frog” and “Cubby Bear” Scans
This week this space is devoted to an update and showing still frames on two projects in progress: Ub Iwerk’s Flip the Frog and Van Beuren Studio’s Cubby Bear.
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Halloween Cartoons Are Always Favorites!
While I know it’s not ‘quite’ Halloween yet, it does give me a good excuse to at least start putting up Halloween cartoon posts… and maybe I’ll do this all through the month.
Animation Anecdotes #232
With the popularity of Mickey Mouse, animation studios began to produce their own cartoons with characters that looked suspiciously like Walt’s alter ego. Here’s the low-down on that.
“Willie Whopper” on Blu-ray/DVD – Finally Here and Shipping Now!
I’m happy to announce that the long awaited Blu-ray/DVD combo,”Ub Iwerks’ Willie Whopper” is finished and shipping this week! Here are the details.
More “Willie Whopper” Restorations (and pre-order details!)
I wanted to talk a little bit about the color Whoppers and a few more of the Willies this week, plus offer the ‘Pre-order’ for the set… but first, a…
FIRST LOOK: Willie Whopper Restorations
The summer here is always much anticipated; it’s a time where I’m able to catch up on so many things and commit uninterrupted time to the often interuppted or longer…
An Update on “Willie Whopper”
A mini-update from the front lines on the boy with a big imagination. I promised an update on the Willie Whopper project, so here it is, but first a quick…
UPDATE: Leo the Lion and some stills from the “Willie Whopper” transfers!
The Ub Iwerks’ Willie Whopper and Flip the Frog project continues! I really enjoyed seeing the animated clips from some of Leo’s other appearances over the years. We transferred some…
‘2K’ or Not To ‘K’… That Is The Question!
2k or not to ‘K’… that is the question of the week. The Willie Whopper fine grains arrive! Things are starting to move right along on the new projects! In…
The Hunt for FLIP THE FROG Begins!
The title above is a bit of a misnomer in that we started looking at materials for ‘Flip the Frog‘ back in July- but this is the first in a…
