Photos: Kenji Fitzgerald/Brigette LacombeFamily Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has teamed up with a seemingly unlikely collaborator Oscar-winning movie legend Martin Scorsese to save some cartoons. The Seth MacFarlane Foundation and Scorsese s The Film Foundation are funding The Film Foundation s first-ever restoration of a "curated selection of historically significant animated shorts" from the 1920s through the 1940s.Included will be nine films from animation legend George Fleischer, the creator of icon Betty Boop, among many other characters.A program of the restorations, titled Back from the Ink: Restored Animated Shorts, will premiere during Turner Classic Movies 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival at its Hollywood Boulevard location on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. PT, with an in-person introduction by MacFarlane.Seven shorts directed by Dave Fleischer will be screened, including Koko s Tattoo from 1928; 1935 s Little Nobody; The Little Stranger and Greedy
The kids’ adventure films of the Children’s Film Foundation were high on hijinks and low on boring stuff. From the 60 we’ve now released on DVD, here are 10 that might bring back memories.
Photos: Kenji Fitzgerald/Brigette LacombeFamily Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has teamed up with a seemingly unlikely collaborator Oscar-winning movie legend Martin Scorsese to save some cartoons. The Seth MacFarlane Foundation and Scorsese s The Film Foundation are funding The Film Foundation s first-ever restoration of a "curated selection of historically significant animated shorts" from the 1920s through the 1940s.Included will be nine films from animation legend George Fleischer, the creator of icon Betty Boop, among many other characters.A program of the restorations, titled Back from the Ink: Restored Animated Shorts, will premiere during Turner Classic Movies 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival at its Hollywood Boulevard location on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. PT, with an in-person introduction by MacFarlane.Seven shorts directed by Dave Fleischer will be screened, including Koko s Tattoo from 1928; 1935 s Little Nobody; The Little Stranger and Greedy
Photos: Kenji Fitzgerald/Brigette LacombeFamily Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has teamed up with a seemingly unlikely collaborator Oscar-winning movie legend Martin Scorsese to save some cartoons. The Seth MacFarlane Foundation and Scorsese s The Film Foundation are funding The Film Foundation s first-ever restoration of a "curated selection of historically significant animated shorts" from the 1920s through the 1940s.Included will be nine films from animation legend George Fleischer, the creator of icon Betty Boop, among many other characters.A program of the restorations, titled Back from the Ink: Restored Animated Shorts, will premiere during Turner Classic Movies 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival at its Hollywood Boulevard location on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. PT, with an in-person introduction by MacFarlane.Seven shorts directed by Dave Fleischer will be screened, including Koko s Tattoo from 1928; 1935 s Little Nobody; The Little Stranger and Greedy