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Title: Seven Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Animated Cartoon by Norman M. Klein ISBN: 1-85984-150-3 Publisher: Verso Pub. Date: 01 February, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Lot Happens in 7 Minutes
Comment: This is a very interesting look at the short animated cartoon. It goes from the silent era to the end of the studio system.
I liked the book because it did not have an anti-Disney axe to grind. Indeed, I came away with a better understanding of why Mickey Mouse cartoons became "blander" as time passed, as opposed to the wildness of Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry.
Also very good was the look at the differences between the cartoons of Tex Avery, Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng. Freleng is usually ignored by studies of this kind (as he mostly is in Michael Barrier's Hollywood Cartoons) so it was a treat to see him receive attention here.
No, this isn't a quick read, but if you take cartoons as seriously as regular Hollywood movies, with auteurs and themes, this is an essential book to read.
Rating: 2
Summary: dry as toast!
Comment: I checked this book out of the library hoping to gain insight into the various creators of American cartoons. While this book is well-researched and contains a comprehensive history of cartoons from the twenties through the fifties, it is far from a lighthearted read. The scholarly tone is dry and dull, and what should be an intriguing topic becomes a chore to get through. I'm not sure what audience this book was intended for, but it must be a small one.
I'd avoid this book unless college textbooks keep you on the edge of your seat!
Rating: 5
Summary: Man, This book is the Heazies Neazies of Great Books
Comment: This book gave me excelent insite on the private lives of Mickey Mouse and Scooby Doo's torid affair with Mighty Mouse. Just kidding. I loved it. Brilliantly written and truly unique. It is a must read for anyone interested in the history of American media.
Hi mom!
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Title: Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (Plume Books) by Leonard Maltin ISBN: 0452259932 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1990 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: Animation and America by Paul Wells ISBN: 0813531608 Publisher: Rutgers University Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Norman Klein: Bleeding Through--Layers of Los Angeles, 1920-1986 by Rosemary Comella, Andreas Kratky, Norman M. Klein ISBN: 3775712801 Publisher: Hatje Cantz Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: The History of Forgetting: Los Angeles and the Erasure of Memory (Haymarket Series) by Norman M. Klein ISBN: 1859841759 Publisher: Verso Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Understanding Animation by Paul Wells ISBN: 0415115973 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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