Jerry Beck

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

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Warner Archive Collection Releases “POPEYE THE SAILOR: The 1940s” Vol. 2

More big news for classic cartoon fans, collectors and anyone who loves to laugh: Warner Archive Collection is releasing, on June 18th, 2019 the second set of restored 1940s Paramount Popeye cartoons POPEYE THE SAILOR: The 1940s Vol. 2. It’s a continuation of the Popeye cartoon series from Paramount’s Famous Studios – collecting the sailor’s […]

TEASER TRAILER: Pixar’s “Onward”

Check out the teaser trailer for Disney and Pixar’s Onward, a new original feature film in theaters March 6th, 2020, that features the voices of Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. Set in a suburban fantasy world, Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if […]

First Look Images: Dreamworks New Short “Marooned”

Dreamworks has released two “first-look” images from their next short Marooned. The film is directed by Andy Erekson and produced by Jeff Hermann. Music by Amie Doherty. In addition to its World Premiere screening at the Annecy International Animation Festival (June 10th through 15th), it was announced today that Marooned has been accepted to screen […]

Annecy’s “Women In Animation World Summit” Announces 2019 Speakers

Landmark USC Annenberg’s Inclusion Initiative study results to be presented by Dr. Stacy L. Smith with French Actress/Producer Julie Gayet presenting a keynote presentation to wrap up the day May 24, 2019 – Los Angeles and Paris — Women in Animation (WIA) and Les Femmes s’Animent (LFA) are pleased to announce the program lineup and […]

GKids Aquires Makoto Shinkai’s “Weathering With You”

GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of animation for adult and family audiences, announced it has acquired North American distribution rights for the animated feature Weathering With You, the new film from director Makoto Shinkai and producer Genki Kawamura, whose previous film Your Name set box office records in Japan and around the world ($360 […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Warner Archive Collection Releases “POPEYE THE SAILOR: The 1940s” Vol. 2

TEASER TRAILER: Pixar’s “Onward”

First Look Images: Dreamworks New Short “Marooned”

Annecy’s “Women In Animation World Summit” Announces 2019 Speakers

GKids Aquires Makoto Shinkai’s “Weathering With You”

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Jerry Beck

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