Tag "Bob McKimson"

3-D or Not 3-D

May 30, 2013 by Michael Mallory 2 Comments divider image

Show business seems to thrive on marking anniversaries for marketing purposes––25th or 50th or 75th Anniversary DVD releases of something, for example––but here’s one that is not on most radar screens: 2013 is the sixtieth anniversary of the first time Hollywood studios tried to foist 3-D films on the public. [...]

An Animation Fan’s Holiday Gift Guide

November 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Yes, it’s that time of the year when we begin to feel that gnawing sense of panic, reminding us that the holidays will be with us in less than a couple of months. If you’re looking for a few solid gift ideas for that talented animator or toon fan in [...]

The Case for Robert McKimson

April 12, 2012 by Michael Mallory 3 Comments divider image

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 post-war years, along with Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones, and the director behind the classic characters Foghorn Leghorn and the Tasmanian Devil. Yet even today, though [...]

The Studio You’ve Probably Never Heard Of!

February 9, 2012 by Michael Mallory 1 Comment divider image

One can read any number of histories of the American animation industry and never come across the name Romer Grey. The son of Western writer Zane Grey, Romer whimsically decided to open an animation studio in 1930. Even though the studio never actually turned out a cartoon, it assembled a [...]