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September 2, 2008 12:46 pm
A 35-minute collection of classic Saul Bass film titles with narration and insights by Bass himself: (via Smashing Telly) 10 Comments » posted in Classic, Feature Film 
August 31, 2008 12:05 am
Now that you can buy a copy of my Pink Panther Guide for as little as 24¢ on Amazon, MGM Home Entertainment is including it with The Pink Panther Ultimate Collection a DVD collection of 17 Comments » posted in Classic
August 24, 2008 3:00 pm
I found this on You Tube. Someone took a public domain Popeye cartoon and created a anaglyph 3D version of it… or tried to. It’s not very good 3D. In fact, I screened it with my red/blue glasses and it looks awful. On second thought, it looks kinda cool without the glasses… 12 Comments » posted in Classic
August 18, 2008 7:32 pm
Oops, we forgot to mention that yesterday marked the centennial of animated film. The animated film that started it all: Emile Cohl’s Fantasmagorie, premiered on August 17, 1908. And just to recap, here’s where the art form currently stands after a hundred years of progress. Perhaps the next hundred years will be kinder to the art form. (Thanks, Craig Clark, for reminding us about the anniversary) 48 Comments » posted in Cartoon Culture, Classic
August 16, 2008 12:00 pm
Over the past year I’ve collaborated with Leslie Cabarga on several Dark Horse Books compiling the best stories of the classic Harvey Comics characters (Casper, Richie Rich and Hot Stuff). None has given me greater pleasure than the forthcoming collection of Baby Huey, which goes on sale in late September. The stories are all drawn by Dave Tendlar (see splash page below) and Marty Taras, who provide some of the best translations of animation-art-to-comic-panels I’ve ever seen. They are as pure to the original source (Taras created Huey and Tendlar was the series main director) as Connie Rasinski’s Mighty Mouse comics for St. John’s, and Gene Deitch’s occasional Tom Teriffic comic pages for Pines. Amazon has just posted several pages from the book online, including the first Huey comic story from St. John’s Casper No. 1, published in 1949, a full year before Huey’s onscreen debut!
18 Comments » posted in Classic, Comics
August 3, 2008 6:39 pm
When Scooby-Doo met Peter Max… 22 Comments » posted in Advertising, Classic
August 3, 2008 3:34 am
A short but delightful BBC special (in two parts) about British animation legend Bob Godfrey. It’s from the early-1970s. The film contains the following bit of wisdom from Godfrey: “There’s no point in doing something in animation that could be done very much quicker or much easier in live-action. Animation should deal with surreal things, with fantastic things, impossible things, because there are no limitations in animation. The only limitations there are are within the animators themselves. There’s nothing you can’t do. This is the terrifying thing about it, this is the exciting thing about it. You name it, it can be done in animation.” For a taste of his work, here is a delightful episode of the 1970s children’s series Roobarb, directed and animated by Godfrey. 10 Comments » posted in Animators, Classic, Bob Godfrey
July 29, 2008 6:00 am
A few weeks ago it was announced that Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 6 (on sale October 21st) would be the last Golden Collection. It is true, this will be the last – but let me be very clear: Warner Bros. will continue to release new Looney Tunes on DVD on an annual basis for the foreseeable future. There will be more classic cartoon restoration and collectible DVD sets to come (and No “double dipping” is planned). More about that later. For now, we have an incredible collection of material to savor in Volume 6. Details about the main content of 60 classic Looney Tunes is listed here. Bonus materials will include: Disc One: Looney Tunes All Stars Commentaries Music Only Tracks The Looney Tunes Television Specials Bonus Cartoons Disc Two: Patriotic Pals Music Only Track Friz Freleng at MGM Bonus Cartoons Disc Three: Bosko, Buddy and Merrie Melodies Commentaries The World of Leon Schlesinger Bonus Cartoons Disc Four: Most Requested Assorted Nuts (One-Shots) Commentaries Alternate Audio Programs Bonus Documentary Bonus Cartoons I urge you to buy the set the day it comes out (or Pre Order the set on Amazon.com). Your purchase of this collection will help keep the cartoons coming, and will strengthen the message to Warner Bros. that the public wish to continue to buying Looney Tunes on DVD. |
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