From 1930 through 1960, Warner Brothers released some of the best cartoons ever produced. And the adventures of a particularly loony black mallard duck are among my favorites…
Read more →The 20 Best Daffy Duck Cartoons, Part 1
Animated Movies
Six Pix: Cats
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. Hang in there, baby, while kitty cat movie posters preen for…
Read more →Son Of Dueling Movies
If you enjoyed our last installment concerning similarly-themed movies that raced one another to the multiplexes, here’s some more box-office blow-by-blows for you to ponder: Real Genius (1985)/ Weird Science (1985) Premise: Teenage boys dabble with science leading to dangerous…
Read more →More Than Just Magoo: The Classic Cartoons Of UPA
There was Disney. There was Warner Brothers. There was MGM. And then there was UPA. The animation studio UPA was in the shadow of the other three. It was best known as the home of Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing-Boing….
Read more →Toon TV Top 50, Part One: 1949-1985
It sure is heartening to know that I’m not the only Ruff and Reddy fan out there. That’s the lesson I learned from the responses to last month’s article on new DVD collections of 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoons, where I mentioned how my…
Read more →My Dog Tulip: An Interview with Animator Paul Fierlinger
Paul and Sandra Schuette Fierlinger are animation pioneers who have produced hundreds of animated shorts, commercials and public service spots for over 40 years. Based in the Philadelphia area, the Fierlingers work out of their home, specializing in 2-D work…
Read more →Movie Review: Disney’s A Christmas Carol, Astro Boy, Aliens in the Attic
Movie Irv Slifkin invites young moviegoers to share their movie reviews on the Movie Buzz podcast! Sarah and Rosie are back for these Kids’ Critiques of Disney’s 3-D animated A Christmas Carol, as well as reviews of the Astro Boy…
Read more →Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Movie Review
Movie Irv Slifkin invites young moviegoers to share their movie reviews on the Movie Buzz podcast! This first installment of Kids’ Critiques finds our guest critics discussing Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and the Fame remake, as well as…
Read more →Total Drama Island: TV’s Most Animated Reality Series
So, you say you’re tired of the same old backstabbing routines on Survivor, you’ve never bought an album from an American Idol winner, you don’t want to see any more teams of yuppies or busty blondes on The Amazing Race,…
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