WHAT I LEARNED FROM BUGS BUNNY & HIS CREATORS

The great films of the golden era of theatrical animation starring Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, Popeye, Tom and Jerry, Woody Woodpecker and their pals have been cut to ribbons by scissor happy censors to make them fit our politically correct times. Everything that might cause a mother to boycott a sponsors' product has been cut leaving very little for those of us who love this films. Many of the best are banned. This is your chance to see these films EXACTLY as their creators meant us to.
In 1979 Reg Hartt brought Warner Animation Director Bob Clampett to Toronto for three days. People came from around the world for this event. Mr. Clampett was so impressed he introduced Hartt to Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Grim Natwick, Bernard B. Brown and others. Paul McGrath, THE GLOBE AND MAIL: "Some audience members were visibly distressed by the frequency and force of Hartt’s interjections into the program but it is clearly his chosen way of doing things, and the payoff in information is worth it. He has many good stories to tell: about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit’s transformation into Mickey Mouse, Disney’s most enduring character; about the furor that greeted the creation of Tweety Pie, which subsided only when the artists painted him yellow; and much valuable technical information for the animation students. He has some interesting tales about Mel Blanc, Warners’ resident genius of voice characterization, as he continues the series with a full scale look at the Warner work of Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng, and others. It’s the best work of its kind you will see anywhere because, except in rare oases in the United States and Eastern-Europe, they don’t make them like that anymore."
Donation $20.00. You may bring your own food and drink.
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