Sunday, October 21 is still a distance away, but Turner Classic Movies will be devoting their evening block to animation. It starts with the two Fleischer features, Gulliver's Travels and Mr. Bug Goes to Town. That's followed by six UPA cartoons (all available on the Jolly Frolics DVD set). Sundays at midnight, TCM regularly schedules silent films, and for this day they're showing 11 silent cartoons, including The Artist's Dream (an early J.R. Bray), Trip to Mars (with Koko the Clown), Bobby Bumps Goes to School, and Fireman Save My Child (with Mutt and Jeff). The next slot is for foreign films, and their animated example is Lotte Reineger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed.
The schedule can be accessed here, and I'll be reminding everyone as the date approaches.
Do you know if "Mr. Bug" will have original titles?
ReplyDeleteI hope it means TCM has interest in releasing and re-mastering more for DVD/Blueray/Home digital market!
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ReplyDeleteThe UCLA Film and Television Archive actually restored Mr. Bug from the nitrate negs, with original titles and everyone.
ReplyDeleteI know it's probably unlikely, but if there were ever a venue for that restored print, this would be it.
Oh, and congrats to Tom Stathes. His hard work in discovering and curating long-lost silent film has born great fruit.
Paul Terry wasn't involved in ARTIST'S DREAM - it was a Bray cartoon.
ReplyDelete^ Bray's first famous cartoon.
ReplyDeleteBrubaker, I have no idea where TCM's material will be coming from. We can only hope that Mr. Bug is the UCLA restoration, but it could simply be the NTA print.
ReplyDeleteThad, I'm getting old. Thanks for the correction, which I've made in the main entry.
I saw that print last year and, yes, it is stunning. It may have been hearing it through a theater sound system but it sounded great too.
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ReplyDeleteI assusmed TCM would be airing the Jolly Frolics once they distributed the DVD, however the two Fleischer films adds to the treasure.
ReplyDeleteTom Stathes' silent films should have been on their silent video program on Sunday nights sooner than this. In fact, with every feature they show, they should include a selection by Mr. Stathes. The material is too golden and rare to not distribute on a wider scale.