Thunderbean’s “Rainbow Parade Cartoons, Volume 1” is back!
…back from replication, that is! And the pre-orders are going out this week!
Tag Archives: Van Bueren
“Pencil Mania” with Tom and Jerry
This short, maybe more than any Van Beuren cartoon, seems to celebrate creativity and the imagination, and, as in the best of the series, it’s a freewheeling little adventure.
Van Beuren’s Tom and Jerry in “Polar Pals” (1931)
Reminding me of the Fleischer cartoons of 1929-1930, with styles of different artists owning whole segments of the film.
Remembering Bob Koester and Van Beuren’s ‘Merry Kittens’ (1935)
Another legend was lost yesterday, a wonderful man named Bob Koester. Bob was a colorful character who I’ve known since the early 80s.
Thank you, Dennis Atkinson
A tribute to one of the heroes of film preservation… and a first look at the cover and menu animation for my forthcoming Rainbow Parade blu-ray collection.
A Print of “Barnyard Bunk” Gets One Last Go-Round
It isn’t as if Van Beuren’s staff thought that someone would be even watching this breezy little film nearly 90 years later. But we are!
Some Musical Magic from Winston Sharples
Some music-only clips from some of the Van Beuren Rainbow Parades – and a peek at how the cleaned up series is looking.
Rainbow’s End: “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg”
Van Beuren’s improvements on all aspects of production are evident here, especially in the beautiful background layout.
“Japanese Lanterns” (1935)
Japanese Lanterns is a wonderful little short from near the beginning of the Rainbow Parade series. I think it’s one of the best of the series – and here is my latest transfer.
“A is for Atom” (1952) … and the Frustrations of Dealing With Deteriorating Physical Media
This 15 minute short, produced for General Electric, does a pretty good job explaining some fairly complex ideas, presenting them to a (presumedly) High School Audience.
