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Max Fleischer Universe: Swing You Sinners

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Gary Lucas

Born July 19, 1883 Max Fleischer… As I write this blog on the very day that would have been MAX FLEISCHER’S 133rd birthday (Max was born in Krakow on July 19th 1883) I am here to sing the praises of … Continue reading →

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Max Fleischer Universe: Brother Dave Fleischer

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Gary Lucas

Dave Fleischer, the Creative Soul of the Fleischer Studios…   In addressing the phenomenon of legendary Max Fleischer and his pioneering animation empire, it is hard not to give the biggest of props to Max’s younger brother Dave — the listed director … Continue reading →

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Max Fleischer Universe: Master Illustrators at Work

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Gary Lucas

The Breathtaking Backgrounds of Max Fleischer…  I never fail to find something new and breathtaking in the backgrounds of Max Fleischer’s delightfully surrealistic and highly askew cartoon worldview. From the rubbery, curvilinear city scene backgrounds that inspired the likes of … Continue reading →

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Max Fleischer Universe: Betty Boop’s “Little Pal”

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Gary Lucas

  Max Fleischer Universe: Betty Boop’s “Little Pal” (1934, d. Dave Fleischer) I am here to sing the praises of Max Fleischer’s September 1934 animation gem “Betty Boop’s Little Pal”, which introduced the character of Pudgy the Pup. Pudgy, like … Continue reading →

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Max Fleischer Universe: Betty Boop

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Gary Lucas

Max Fleischer Universe: Betty Boop I fell in love with Betty Boop upon first seeing her cartoons at Yale, when I was a director of the Yale Film Society from 1971-74. Betty Boop in Mysterious Mose (1930) I started a … Continue reading →

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Max Fleischer Universe: A Clean Shaven Man

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Gary Lucas

Max Fleischer Universe: A Clean Shaven Man The Max Fleischer universe is something I felt strangely at home in from my very first glimpse of his pioneering animation work, as a little shaver watching local Syracuse tv personality Salty Sam’s … Continue reading →

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“Fleischerei: Music From Max Fleischer Cartoons” Gary Lucas CD Giveaway (March)!

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Annmarie Gatti

“FLEISCHEREI: Music From Max Fleischer Cartoons” CD Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task Time for our next contest! That said, CMH is happy to announce that we’ll be giving away FOUR copies of FLEISCHEREI: Music From Max Fleischer Cartoons by, and courtesy of, Gary Lucas. In … Continue reading →

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Mini Tribute: Max Fleischer

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

Born July 19, 1883 Animation Pioneer Max Fleischer! Max Fleischer was a pioneer in the field of animation. Not only did he produce some of the most beloved cartoons of the era — Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye and … Continue reading →

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Play It Again, Max: Casablanca and the Battle over “As Time Goes By”(Exclusive by Author Steven C. Smith)

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Guest Post

Casablanca and the Battle over “As Time Goes By”(Exclusive by Author Steven C. Smith) By mid-1941, Max Steiner had already scored over thirty films at Warner Bros. since becoming that studio’s highest paid staff composer in 1937. Many of his … Continue reading →

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Working Night & Day: Max Steiner, Fred Astaire, and the RKO Movie Musical (Exclusive by Author Steven C. Smith)

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Guest Post

Max Steiner, Fred Astaire, and the RKO Movie Musical(Exclusive by Author Steven C. Smith) In 1933 — the same year he recorded his landmark score for King Kong —Max Steiner achieved another ambition he’d sought since becoming RKO’s musical director: … Continue reading →

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