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A special announcement on my Patreon for the wabbit's 85th anniversary! Looney Tunes fans won't wanna miss this...

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A hot jazz rendition of "Darktown Strutters' Ball" from Taxi! (1931).

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Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)

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For years, I’ve searched high and low for this coloring book that contains 120 pages of Bob McKimson artwork. Being that it’s 70+ years old, the paper’s very fragile. Scanning each page might be challenging, but I’ll figure something out.

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Picture Snatcher (1933)

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Steve Stanchfield's Thunderbean Animation is restoring the Technicolor Rainbow Parades by the Van Beuren Corporation in NYC from original 35mm Technicolor materials. We could use your help finishing this set.

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The lobby cards are presented in watermarked versions. I’m offering folks a chance to own unmarked TIF copies at $15 per scan. I’m accepting payment via PayPal—just be sure to specify your request and an email address before your purchase can be sent. (Non-subscribers are also able to receive scans, before anyone asks.)

I hope you all enjoy these treasures, many of which are quite rare…

Here’s a special Sunday surprise for readers and loyal Patrons! Here's a chance to have your own hi-res copies of LT/MM lobby cards - details in the link above...

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Superb drawings by Bob McKimson in this vintage Whitman Publishing coloring book, published in 1955.

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You Looney Tunes fans won’t wanna miss this!

Here’s a special Sunday surprise for readers and loyal Patrons! Here's a chance to have your own hi-res copies of LT/MM lobby cards - details in the link above...

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I’m honored to have been involved in this film’s restoration, from its only surviving color element.

The Lady Said No (1946)

Directed by Frank Tashlin

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Brilliant.

Perhaps the most effort I’ve ever put into the stupidest punchline, but this drawing is so good that I had to do something with it. Go see The Day the Earth Blew Up!! If we’re lucky, this’ll be the next Snow White remake!

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We’re kicking off 365 Days of Tunes with Frank Tashlin’s PORKY PIG’S FEAT (’43). Tashlin staged his Warners cartoons like live-action features, giving them a more “cinematic” quality, so take note of the layouts/camera angles. (1/365)

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Hello folks! This month’s post is a bit different from usual, as today I’d like to announce "The Animation Smears Book: Uncovering Film's Most Elusive Technique" that I have been producing with Routledge for over a year. It is the first document of it's kind dedicated to preserving the art of abstract motion blur frames. It is essential for any artist and if you ever wanted to know more about animation smear history.

This book was the result of over twelve years of work with dozens of images to help illustrate the research, so I would like to thank everyone here for the continued support as this wouldn't be possible without your help!

https://www.routledge.com/9781032724348

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We’re approaching the 95th anniversary of Looney Tunes. Starting with the first day of 2025, I’ll post a Tune a day here (which makes 365). What do you think, folks?

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That's not Scrooge McDuck, it's fucking Jeff Bezos.

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So, I've seen trailers/teasers about:

- a live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon

- a live-action remake of Lilo and Stitch

- a live-action remake of Disney's Snow White

It reminds me of something a businessman in the film world once said on a train ride back home roughly ten years ago: "Hollywood doesn't play to win—they play not to lose." My answer now is: I better fetch me some Zantac because every trailer and breaking news I see of these "remakes" is fiery acid reflux incarnate.

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1700 lies later...