UPA’s “Outlaws” (1956)
This film is full of invention in every shot, almost too much to absorb.
This film is full of invention in every shot, almost too much to absorb.
A little tribute to one of my favorite UPA cartoons, the first Mr. Magoo – The Ragtime Bear.
TV animators continued to find the proper “spirit” to celebrate Independence Day, and the revolution in general.
A long-overdue appreciation of the versatile animation and live-action actor/narrator, with a career spanning over half a century.
A gallery of goodies from the archives of Abe Levitow, an animator at Warner Bros in the Chuck Jones unit, and a director for UPA. His daughters Roberta and Judy open up about their dad.
This week I’m putting together some thematic cartoon play-lists for the coming weeks as we all hunker down. Here’s a few ideas for mine – including a beautiful new transfer of UPA’s Rooty Toot Toot.
TV was once filled with cartoon hosts like Captain Don, Skipper Tom and Cousin Cliff. Did you have a favorite TV Cartoon host?
While the show was called The Dick Tracy Show, Tracy only appeared very briefly at the beginning and end of each episode, sitting at his desk, assigning his agents to track down his famous foes.
The Piels Beer commercials put us the UPA/NY studio on the map. Along with the clever voice acting of Bob & Ray, it was Grim Natwick’s animation that gave life and charm to those characters.
Quincy Magoo turns 70 this Sunday, so today we present his debut LP starring Jim Backus, Daws Butler and the composer of many UPA and Jay Ward themes.