Classic

Allen Swift (1924-2010)

Gene Deitch just informed us of the passing of his long-time personal friend Allen Swift. Swift (born Ira Stadlen) was best known for …

Classic

The Man Behind the First Tom & Jerry

A decade before Van Beuren’s Mutt & Jeff-like rubber-hose human pair, and many decades before Hanna-Barbera’s Oscar-winning cat and …

Events

Jerry’s Event Round-Up

I now have three (count ’em, three) regularly scheduled live events in Hollywood California. If you can’t make it this month, please …

Advertising

Chaotic Tom & Jerry commercial

Tom and Jerry have always represented chaos — but this Indian commercial is mind-numbing in its confusion. Here, Tom & Jerry join forces …

BrewTV

Cartoon Brew TV #12: Anime Trailers

(Alternate commentary-free version: This link will allow you to watch the trailers without audio commentary) This episode from the …

Books

Jerry’s Tuesday Triple Header

Take your pick: yours truly, Jerry Beck, will appear on stage, on screen and in print tomorrow, Tuesday October 21st. In Print: …

Anime

Speed Racer and Me

As I admitted in a post below, I’ve always been a fan of the original 60s anime of Speed Racer. One of my proudest moments came in the …

Anime

Who’s Behind the Bottom-Biting Bug

Last August Jerry wrote about one of the newest animation fads sweeping through Japan: a crude, borderline inept, series of animated …

Music Videos

Tom & Jerry Metal

Heavy metal gutairist Sammi Shredd of Atlanta Georgia, recently tried his hand at rescoring Hanna Barbera’s 1945 MGM cartoon Tee For Two. …

Old Brew

NEW TOM & JERRY MOVIE

Going on sale January 18th 2005 is Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars:”Tom and Jerry mistakenly stow away on the first manned mission to …

Old Brew

VAN BEUREN’S TOM & JERRY

Rivaling Fleischer studios with their abstract rubber-hose animation style and hot jazz musical scores, the RKO Van Beuren Tom & Jerry …

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