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Saturday Morning Cartoons: Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)

Oct 8, 2016 Brandie Ashe 1

When it comes to theatrical animation in the 1950s, there arguably were no greater innovators than the talented artists at United Productions of America. UPA’s highly stylized, modern aesthetic was visually appealing; the cartoons were creative […]

Animation

Saturday Morning Cartoons: “The Dover Boys at Pimento University” (1942)

Sep 11, 2016 Brandie Ashe 0

Though Chuck Jones had a long and storied career at Warner Bros., first as an animator and then as the director of some of the most groundbreaking cartoons of all time, he almost didn’t stick […]

Animation

Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Tell-Tale Heart (1953)

Apr 25, 2015 Brandie Ashe 0

Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) is a chilling piece of short fiction, providing a look into madness through the eyes of a narrator who believes himself to be perfectly sane. Though intriguing in its own […]

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