Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Articles By Jerry Beck

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: The Mouse Makes Magic on “Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse”

We are gearing up for the second batch of episodes for Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse on D+ (debuting today) – and here’s an exclusive clip! In “Once Upon An Apple”, Mickey’s quest to make everyone smile hits a snag when he meets a Wicked Witch bent on delivering poison apples to the fairest one […]

WarnerMedia Kids & Family Adds to its Upcoming Preschool Fare on Cartoonito

WarnerMedia Kids & Family expands Cartoonito’s preschool slate with the recently greenlit animated series Dylan, as well as three animated acquisitions: Bing, Odo, and Pocoyo. The growing roster joins previously announced series Batwheels, Little Ellen, multiple forthcoming projects from best-selling children’s book author Mo Willems, and more, that will be available on the upcoming preschool […]

FIRST LOOK: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Vivo”

Netflix announced the morning that its musical feature (picked up from Sony Pictures Animation) Vivo will release globally on Netflix on August 6th, 2021. About the Clip: Vivo, a musically gifted kinkajou (aka a rainforest “honey bear”) embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to deliver a song to his cherished owner’s long-lost love, with […]

TRAILER: “Where Is Anne Frank”

Coming to theaters in Europe on November 24th, Ari Folman’s adaptation of Anne Frank’s Diary – titled “Where Is Anne Frank”. Folman (Waltz With Bashir) received a 15-minute standing ovation at its Cannes Film Festival premiere. Where Is Anne Frank is the first movie to be supported by The Anne Frank Fonds Basel, director Ari […]

TRAILER: “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life”

Today, Disney+ revealed the official trailer for Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life premiering Wednesday, July 28. Comprised of three seven-minute stories, each episode follows two tiny troublemakers, Chip and Dale, trying to live the good life in a big city park while having giant-sized, sky-high adventures. Nervous worrier Chip and laid-back dreamer Dale make the […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: The Mouse Makes Magic on “Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse”

WarnerMedia Kids & Family Adds to its Upcoming Preschool Fare on Cartoonito

FIRST LOOK: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Vivo”

TRAILER: “Where Is Anne Frank”

TRAILER: “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life”

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