UPA : the jolly frolics collection /
"[This three-disc set] includes 38 theatrical cartoons released from 1948 to 1959. Originally distributed by Columbia Pictures, the cartoon shorts produced by UPA (United Productions of America) were revolutionary, adopting the contemporary graphics of Modern design and offering non-traditional...
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Culver City, CA :
Turner Classics Movies,
c2012
Culver City, CA : [2012] |
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| Summary: | "[This three-disc set] includes 38 theatrical cartoons released from 1948 to 1959. Originally distributed by Columbia Pictures, the cartoon shorts produced by UPA (United Productions of America) were revolutionary, adopting the contemporary graphics of Modern design and offering non-traditional, provocative storytelling. Giving the animators at Disney, MGM and Warner Bros. a run for their money, UPA earned six nominations and three Academy Awards, and among their classic one-shot cartoons they adapted stories by James Thurber ("A Unicorn in the Garden") and Edgar Allan Poe ("The Tell-Tale Heart" narrated by James Mason). The studio tried to avoid repetition, but nevertheless presented two long-lasting characters in Gerald McBoing Boing (created by Dr. Seuss) and the near-sighted Mr. Magoo, whose first cartoon -- "Ragtime Bear" -- is also included in [collection]."--Container "[This three-disc set] includes 38 theatrical cartoons released from 1948 to 1959. Originally distributed by Columbia Pictures, the cartoon shorts produced by UPA (United Productions of America) were revolutionary, adopting the contemporary graphics of Modern design and offering non-traditional, provocative storytelling. Giving the animators at Disney, MGM and Warner Bros. a run for their money, UPA earned six nominations and three Academy Awards, and among their classic one-shot cartoons they adapted stories by James Thurber ("A Unicorn in the Garden") and Edgar Allan Poe ("The Tell-Tale Heart" narrated by James Mason). The studio tried to avoid repetition, but nevertheless presented two long-lasting characters in Gerald McBoing Boing (created by Dr. Seuss) and the near-sighted Mr. Magoo, whose first cartoon -- "Ragtime Bear"--Is also included in [collection]."--Container |
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| Item Description: | Bonus features include: Concept art, model sheets, storyboards, color styling sketches, color continuity board, backgrounds, cel setups, publicity stills, movie posters, pressbooks, pencil tests Special features (on disc 1): concept art; model sheets; storyboards; color styling sketches; color continuity board; backgrounds; cel setups; publicity stills; movie posters; pressbooks; pencil tests Videodisc release of cartoons made from 1948 to 1959 |
| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (286 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ([16] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) 3 videodiscs (286 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.37:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital |
| Awards: | Gerald McBoing Boing was named to the National Film Registry in 1995 by the Library of Congress Gerald McBoing Boing: Winner, Best Short Subject, Cartoons (Stephen Bosustow), 1951 Academy Awards (U.S.A.) |
| Bibliography: | Guide includes bibliographical references |