Events The Greatest Cartoons EVER! (Part 2) by Jerry Beck Thursday December 22, 2011 10:00 pm Looking for something to do after all the presents have beenopened and all the parties are over? On Monday, December 26th at …
Cartoon Culture New Yorker cartoon by Farley Katz (12/12/11) by Jerry Beck Thursday December 22, 2011 4:30 pm
Cartoon Culture Daily Christmas Card (#8) by Jerry Beck Wednesday December 21, 2011 11:30 am What’s Cookin’ Doc? Another classic card from Eddie Selzer andfamily. Click the image below to see enlarged to full size. …
Talkback “Tintin” talkback by Jerry Beck Wednesday December 21, 2011 10:00 am Our long national nightmare is almost over. The trailers andbillboards for The Adventures of Tintin will start to disappear …
Cartoon Culture Congratulations Bill Plympton and Sandrine Flament by Jerry Beck Wednesday December 21, 2011 12:05 am Indie animation’s most eligible bachelor, Bill Plympton, istying the knot! News has reached us that animator Bill …
Cartoon Culture Daily Christmas Card (#7) by Jerry Beck Tuesday December 20, 2011 11:30 pm This 1940s card folded (above left), opens by folding a frontpiece down to reveal interior image (above right). Click photo …
Advertising “Kool Aid” by Tex Avery by Jerry Beck Tuesday December 20, 2011 9:00 am I’ve been drinking the Kool-Aid for Tex Avery, for years now.Little did I know Avery actually directed a Kool-Aid TV spot, …
Shorts Holiday Greetings from Animators by Jerry Beck Monday December 19, 2011 1:00 pm We are being bombarded with holiday wishes from animators allover the world. We simply can’t post them all, but here’s a …
Classic Daily Christmas Card (#6) by Jerry Beck Monday December 19, 2011 12:00 pm Steve Milman was a checker at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in the 1930s and 40s. (Courtesy the collection of Tim Walker)
Shorts “Lady Ice” by Liron Pe’er by Jerry Beck Monday December 19, 2011 10:00 am Lady Ice is a Disney epic in seven minutes. Liron Pe’er beganthe film in 2004 as her final performance piece for the Bezalel …
Bad Ideas How to Make Tom and Jerry Popular Again by Amid Amidi Monday December 19, 2011 1:16 am I wanted to find out what was the most viewed Tom and Jerryshort on YouTube tonight, and it turned out to be Salt Water …
Disney Dorse Lanpher (1935-2011) by Jerry Beck Monday December 19, 2011 12:05 am Veteran effects animator Dorse Lanpher passed away this pastFriday (12/16). His presence will be sorely missed. I first …
Classic Daily Christmas Card (#5) by Jerry Beck Sunday December 18, 2011 3:00 am Another nice one from the Selzer family: making his characterswork over the holidays, to clean the studio (at 1351 N. Van …
Shorts “Lonely Little Teacup” by Linnea Sterte by Jerry Beck Saturday December 17, 2011 3:30 pm Linnea Sterte is an artist living in Stockholm Sweden. LonelyLittle Teacup is her first film, a poignant little film that’s …
Cartoon Culture Bosko and Honey postcard by Jerry Beck Saturday December 17, 2011 12:00 pm We interrupt this animation blog with a discovery of tremendoushistorical signifigance. Or at least, I think so. Warner …