Tag: Friz Freleng
Credit Where Credit is Due?
One of the tasks of a cartoon historian is to research and identify as accurately as possible which artists and artisans worked on what...
Under the Table with J.B. and Friz
Most cartoon historians are aware that the fluid that fueled the medium during its Golden Age was not ink or paint, but alcohol. Among...
Looney Tunes Leads DVD Packs
Some fun goodies for kids and kids-at-heart today! The big flippin’ deal this week is Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume One (Warner: $26.98). But...
The Case for Robert McKimson
Unlike many toonheads, I’ve long been fascinated with the cartoons of Robert McKimson. McKimson was part of the Warner Bros. animation troika in the...
Something Worth Tweeting About!
Tweety, Sylvester, Granny and some familiar voices make the new Warner Bros. 3-D short the cat’s meow.
The world is a much different place today...
The Best Interview in Animation
There are good interviews and bad interviews. Some interviewees stick to the marketing playbook at all costs while others tell stories they’ve told so...
Don’t Toot That Horn! Leonardi & the Art of Claiming Credit
Forget the F-word. In animation and related fields like comic books, there is only one serious danger word, the one you utter completely at...
Leon Schlesinger in Dollars and Scents!
Animation corporate executives have not always been highly regarded by the artists who work for them, particularly during the Golden Age. One exception to that...
Faster Than the Eye Can See!
One individual animation drawing goes by faster than the eye can register. Animators have an abundance of funny ideas. Animators working in England frequently...
The Looney Tunes Studio’s Near-Death Experience
Throughout the history of animation, there have been plenty of train wrecks (metaphorically speaking, of course), usually on the feature film side of things,...
Six Things You Can’t Miss at Annecy This Year!
We all know that the true animation fan’s summer officially begins in June, when the Annecy International Festival opens its doors to fans of...
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