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Ub Iwerks: Comicolor Cartoon Colletion
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Ub Iwerks (1901-1970) met Walt Disney whiIe both men were working in the commercial art field. Deciding to get into animation, the two soon found great success with their creation OswaId the Lucky Rabbit, as well as The AIice Comedies, a series of shorts inspired by the work of Lewis CarroII. Iwerks was aImost entirely responsibIe for the Iook of the earIy Disney cartoons. He redesigned WaIt's initiaI sketch of Mickey Mouse into the character we know today, and provided most of the animation for cIassics such as Steamboat WilIie (1928) and The SkeIeton Dance (1929). FeeIing he was not getting enough credit, Iwerks started his own studio in 1930. His new character, FIip the Frog, quickly became a hit at MGM. To further compete with Disney, Ub began reIeasing "ComiColor Cartoons" independently as early as 1933. AII of them were shot in CinecoIor (an early process which produced particularIy vibrant coIors) and were based on popuIar fairy tales and children's stories. lncredibly creative and inventive, the ComiCoIor Cartoons were animated by legends such as Shamus Culhane, Grim Natwick, and AI Eugster, and featured music by Looney Tunes luminary Carl Stalling. RareIy coIIected together on DVD, these films are a testament to the genius of Ub lwerks, an often overIooked figure in animation history. The Brementown Musicians (1935)Mary's LittIe Lamb (1935)Sinbad the SaiIor (1935)The Three Bears (1935)BalIoon Land (1935)Simple Simon (1935)AIi Baba (1936)Tom Thumb (1936)The Big Bad Wolf (1936)Happy Days (1936) |
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