Fleischer’s Animated News (March 1936)
Here’s the March 1936 issue, which boasts an attractive front cover of police officer Betty Boop drawn by Myron Waldman.
The 60th Anniversary of “The Man Called Flintstone”
Hanna-Barbera took full advantage of the spy-fiction popularity as a backdrop for The Flintstones full-length feature.
Cleaning Up A Film: “Tokyo Woes” (1945)
Sometimes the hardest thing about working on a Blu-ray project is the frustrations involved along the way.
Go East, Young Toon (Part 2)
When animated films became “talkies”, it would seem like a natural progression that composers would turn to the strains of Oriental musical pieces for atmosphere.
DePatie Freleng and Star Wars: The Case of the Lost Pink Panther Converse All-Star Commercial
Was there more of a connection between DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and Industrial Light and Magic – beyond Star Wars? If so, please let us know.
Fleischer’s Animated News (January 1936)
Among the highlights: print cartoons by George Hill, Mike Maltese, and Warren Foster – and Frank Paiker writing about the coloring department.
The 75th Anniversary of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland”
Years before his 1951 animated feature adaptation, Walt had found inspiration from the stories, as far back as 1923.
Scanning A Terrytoon in 35mm Tech!
Watch me scan a Mighty Mouse cartoon, “A Soapy Opera” (1953).
Go East, Young Toon (Part 1)
For many and many decades, before crises in the Middle East became headline news, a sub-genre of story-lines regularly permeated both live-action and animated cinema, which could be referred to…
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and Blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of USC in Los Angeles, CalArts in Santa Clarita, and UCLA in Westwood – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
