Tag Archives: animation

Juxtaposin’: Wreckers

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLBRwXM3UYc

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged animation, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Juxtaposin', propaganda, Soviet Union, World War II | Leave a comment

Betty Boop Shorts

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: And to think folks in the ’60s thought they were being wild and trippy . . . Related Now available on DVD from Olive Films. See here and here. I wrote a bit about popular surrealism … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Movies, Sex | Tagged animation, Betty Boop, Bimbo, cartoons, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer, Surrealism | 4 Comments

Voice Acting Gone Horribly Wrong

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I’m a great admirer of good voice acting, but I’m also a fierce critic of it when it’s poorly done. There are some unfortunate occasions when it’s just screwed up beyond belief. One extreme example: The “Bureaucrat” … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Television | Tagged animation, Futurama, Phil LaMarr, Voice acting, voice actor | 1 Comment

Overlooked Oeuvres: Winsor McCay (1867-1934)

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Winsor McCay strikes me as an underappreciated artist. Oh, he’s pretty well kown for his comic strips, all-time classics like “Little Nemo” and “Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.” But as a maker of movies he’s often dismissed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Movies, Performers | Tagged animation, Buster Keaton, comic strips, Comics, dreams, fantasy, Film, Gertie the Dinosaur, Little Nemo, movies, Overlooked Oeuvres, Picasso, special effects, Surrealism, Winsor McCay | 3 Comments

A Gallery of Vegas Weird

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Alright, so the whole city is bizarro, but here are a few of the odder sights I saw on my trip. First, one of the minibar offerings in my hotel room.

Posted in Photography, Travel | Tagged animation, BDSM, Beauty & the Beast, Bettie Page, Blue Man Group, Caesars Palace Forum Shops, Donny & Marie, Fashion Show, Las Vegas, lingerie, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, monkey suit, mother ship, oxygen bar, pimp fashions, showgirls, singing Mormons, Stoli, The Palazzo Canal Shoppes, The Venetian, vibrators | 13 Comments

Bully for you!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: Although a lot of animated children’s movies are by-the-book and rote, every now and then I feel like they can slip something through that’s exceptional. Every now and then the gatekeepers are looking the other way, and … Continue reading →