Pvt. Snafu: “It’s Murder, She Says!” (1945)
One of the last things to do on the Private Snafu Blu-Ray project is to add in several new bonus features. David Gerstein has unearthed some incredibly cool finds – and here’s a sneak peek.
Tag Archives: Warner Bros. Cartoons
Animator Breakdown: “Hot Cross Bunny” (1948)
Hans Perk’s wonderful blog, A. Film LA, lets viewers observe documents (known as “animator drafts”) that show, in simple terms, who animated what in particular shorts and features for Disney….
In His Own Words: Bob McKimson
I’ve talked about animation legend Bob McKimson before on this site. McKimson was born in 1910 and passed away in 1977. He died from a massive heart attack while eating…
Bugs Bunny Breaks a Sweat
In today’s column, we listen to a classic recording of Bugs Bunny’s race against Cecil Turtle, with Mel Blanc; on another LP, Bugs takes a cruise to Fort Lauderdale, without…
The Bosko Comic Strip – Part 2
Here’s quite a historic document – a letter from Leon Schlesinger to “Messrs. Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising” which was included with their final monies owed, as the producers split…
Animation Anecdotes #139
Warner Commercials. In the Fifties, the Disney Studio earned money doing a variety of television commercials and even creating new characters. Warner Brothers also had a commercial unit that Jack…
The Last Warner Bros. Cartoons
As an addendum to Jerry’s post last March, lets take a look at the last remnants of Warner Bros. animation in 1968-69, the Bill Hendricks years. As we all know,…
In His Own Words: Bill Scott at Warner Bros.
Bill Scott was born in Philadelphia on August 20,1920. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1942 with the hopes of entering aerial photography. Through an interesting series of events,…
The Merrie Melodies Theme: “Merrily We Roll Along”
Editor’s Note: Will Friedwald is back this week to fill us in on a tune familiar to all cartoon lovers everywhere: Before we begin, Will Friedwald and I wish…
Schlesinger’s Exposure Sheet 1.6
The Schlesinger Studio in-house newsletter was always a little “looney” – but this one is the silliest of the bunch. Printed to coincide with April Fools Day, the whole thing…
