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A Wild Hare
''A Wild Hare'' (reissued as The Wild Hare) is a 1940 American animated comedy short film directed by Tex Avery, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and distributed by Warner Bros. as part of the ''Merrie Melodies'' series. The film was released on July 27, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny, the latter making what is considered his first official appearance.Adamson, Joe (1990). ''Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare''. New York: Henry Holt. Plot Elmer Fudd is stealthily maneuvering, reciting his iconic mantra, "Shh. Be very, very quiet. I'm hunting wabbits." Positioned near one of Bugs' warrens, he lays a carrot as bait and conceals himself behind foliage. Bugs, in a witty exchange, retrieves the carrot and engages in a playful tussle with Fudd's firearm, resulting in a whimsical transformation of the barrel into a contorted bow. As Elmer persistently pursues Bugs, the rabbit emerges nonchalantly, brandishing another carrot, and humorously toys with Fudd's percepti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tex Avery
Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (; February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. Cartoons, Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, Big Bad Wolf#MGM/Tex Avery's Big Bad Wolf, The Wolf, Red (animated character), Red Hot Riding Hood, and George and Junior. He gained influence for his technical innovation, directorial style, and brand of humor. Avery's attitude toward animation was opposite that of Walt Disney and other conventional family cartoons at the time. Avery's cartoons were known for their sarcastic, ironic, Surreal humour, absurdist, irreverent, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugs Bunny Superstar
''Bugs Bunny: Superstar'' is a 1975 ''Looney Tunes'' documentary film narrated by Orson Welles and produced and directed by Larry Jackson. It was the first documentary to examine the history of ''Looney Tunes'' with its animated cartoon characters, as well as the first ''Looney Tunes'' film to not be distributed by Warner Bros. Content Cartoons The film includes nine ''Looney Tunes''/''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons (six featuring Bugs Bunny) previously released throughout the 1940s: * ''What's Cookin' Doc?'' (1944), directed by Bob Clampett, written by Michael Sasanoff * '' The Wild Hare'' (a.k.a. ''A Wild Hare'') (1940), directed by Tex Avery, written by Rich Hogan * ''A Corny Concerto'' (1943), directed by Clampett, written by Frank Tashlin * '' I Taw a Putty Tat'' (1948), directed by Friz Freleng, written by Tedd Pierce * ''Rhapsody Rabbit'' (1946), directed by Freleng, written by Pierce and Michael Maltese * '' Walky Talky Hawky'' (1946), directed by Robert McKimson, writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volume 2
Volume Two, Volume 2, Volume II or Vol. II may refer to: * '' Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life'', a 1998 album by rapper Jay-Z * ''Volume 2'' (Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass album), 1963 * ''Vol. 2 (Breaking Through)'', by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band * ''Volume Two'' (The Soft Machine album), 1969 * ''Volume Two'' (She & Him album), 2010 * ''Volume Two'' (EP), a 1991 EP by Sleep * ''Volume 2'' (CKY album), 1999 * ''Volume 2'' (Chuck Berry album) * ''Volume 2'' (Billy Bragg album), 2006 * ''Volume 2'' (Reagan Youth album) * ''Volume 2'' (The Gordons album), 1984 * ''Volume 2'' (video), a 1999 video by Incubus * '' Volume 2: Release'', a 1999 album by Afro Celt Sound System * ''Vol. II'' (Hurt album), 2007 * ''Vol. II'' (Cartel de Santa album) * ''Vol.2'' (Goo Goo Dolls album), 2008 * ''Volume II'' (Kamchatka album) * ''West Meets East, Volume 2'', 1968 studio album by Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar * ''Joan Baez, Vol. 2'' * ''Miles Davis Volume 2'' * ''Guardians of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Essential Bugs Bunny
''The Essential Bugs Bunny'' is a DVD set featuring cartoons focusing on Bugs Bunny. It was released on October 12, 2010. Contents The contents are split over two discs. The first disc features 12 Bugs Bunny theatrical shorts which have all previously been released on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets, except for the restored version of '' A Wild Hare'' (which instead was previously released on the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection). Previous Golden Collections have had it unrestored as part of specials/documentaries in the bonus features. The second disc features TV specials, more recent shorts, a movie excerpt and a featurette.http://animatedviews.com/2010/the-essential-bugs-bunny/ Retrieved February 11, 2013. Disc 1 Disc 2 Reception In reviewing the set for ''The New York Times'', Dan Barry praised the selection of shorts included on the first disc, though was more critical of the second disc, calling it a "wasted opportunity" as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volume 4
Volume Four, Volume 4, or Volume IV may refer to: Music *'' Lucio Battisti Vol. 4'', Lucio Battisti's fourth album, released in 1971 * ''Vol. 4'' (Black Sabbath album), Black Sabbath's fourth studio album, released in 1972 * ''Volume Four'', a 1992 album published by Volume magazine * ''Volume 4'' (Joe Jackson album), a Joe Jackson album released in 2003 *''Vol. 4'', an album by Lullacry released in 2005 *'' Volume IV: The Lions of Love'', a 2007 album by Two-Minute Miracles * ''All Hope is Gone'' (Slipknot album), Slipknot's fourth studio album, commonly referred to as 'Vol. 4' before its release in 2008 *'' Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate'', Puddle of Mudd's fourth album, 2009 *'' Vol. 4: Slaves of Fear'', a 2019 album by Health *''Volume IV (September Mourning album)'', an upcoming album by heavy metal band September Mourning *''Volume IV The Classic Singles 88–93 ''Volume IV The Classic Singles 88–93'' is the first greatest hits album by British group Soul II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gander At Mother Goose
''A Gander at Mother Goose'' is a 1940 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery and written by Dave Monahan. The short was released on May 25, 1940. Plot The short film is a series of visual gag cartoons intertwined with classic nursery rhymes, narrated by Robert C. Bruce. # Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (portrayed by Katharine Hepburn) complains about her polluted garden. #Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall, revealing his exposed buttocks when he stands up. #Jack and Jill, portrayed as teen sweethearts, ditch fetching water for romantic escapades. #Little Miss Muffet scares off the spider with her unattractive appearance. #The Three Little Pigs thwart the Big Bad Wolf with a bottle of "Histerine". #The Parade of Wooden Soldiers turns out to be sloppy and wobbly marchers. #A dog in Star Light, Star Bright wishes for a tree. #Jack Be Nimble boasts about jumping over a candlestick, only to reveal his burned butt. # The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe struggles whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volume 3
Volume Three, Volume 3 or Volume III may refer to: Music Albums * ''Volume 3'' (She & Him album), 2013 * '' Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter'', a 1999 album by Jay-Z * '' Volume 3: A Child's Guide to Good and Evil'', a 1968 album by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band * '' Volume 3: The Kids Have Eyes'' * '' Volume 3: Further in Time'', a 2001 album by Afro Celt Sound System * ''Volume 3'' (Easybeats album), 1966 * ''Volume 3'' (Fabrizio De André album) * '' Volume III: The Silence of Animals'', a 2003 album by Two-Minute Miracles * ''Volume III'' (Kamchatka album) * '' Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)'', a 2004 album by Slipknot * ''Volume Three'', a 1992 album published by ''Volume'' * '' Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3'' * ''Volume III (September Mourning EP)'', a 2019 EP by heavy metal band September Mourning * '' Volumen ProIIIbido'', a 2006 album by Cartel de Santa Songs * "Volume III" (song), a 1981 song by Stars on 45 Other Films * Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrid Zone
The torrid zone was the name given by ancient Greek and Roman geographers to the equatorial area of the Earth, so hot that it was thought to be impenetrable. That notion became a deterrent for European explorers until the 15th century. Origin Aristotle posited that the western half of the temperate zone on the other side of the world from Greece might be habitable and that, because of symmetry, there must be in the Southern Hemisphere a temperate zone corresponding to that in the northern. He thought, however, that the excessive heat in the torrid zone would prevent the exploration. Strabo referred to: In 8 AD the poet Ovid wrote in his ''Metamorphoses''. Pomponius Mela, the first Roman geographer, asserted that the Earth had two habitable zones, a north and a south one. The second population were known as Antichthones. However, it would be impossible to get into contact with each other because of the unbearable heat at the equator (''De orbis situ'' 1.4). Proved wrong M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Age Of Looney Tunes
''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes'' is a collection of LaserDiscs released by MGM/UA Home Video in the 1990s. There were five sets made, featuring a number of discs, and each disc side represented a different theme, being made up of seven cartoons per side. The first volume was also released on VHS, with each tape representing one disc side. Like many other ''Looney Tunes'' home video releases by MGM/UA Home Video, Volumes 1-4 used faded 35 mm Associated Artists Productions (a.a.p.) television prints as MGM/UA and Turner Entertainment Co., owners of the rights to the shorts, at the time had no access to Warner Bros.' negatives. Unlike many other ''Looney Tunes'' home video releases by MGM/UA Home Video, most of the a.a.p. logos were cut from the releases. As Volume 5 was released in 1997, however, newer "remasters" were used that Turner Entertainment Co. had created in 1995, infamously known as Turner "dubbed versions", to make the shorts look more presentable for television a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns (September 7, 1891 – February 6, 1970) was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He specialized in cynical, wise-cracking (and often tipsy) characters, and his rapid-fire delivery enlivened many comedies and crime thrillers in the 1930s and 1940s. Acting career Karns began acting with a San Diego stock company when he was still in high school. "I’ve never earned a dime outside of show business. I can't even claim having a newspaper route as a kid," he claimed.The Actor Hollywood Forgot: Roscoe Karns Has Outlasted All Other TV Detectives, ''TV Guide'', July 31, 1953, pages 20 to 22. Though he appeared in numerous silent films, such as '' Wings'' and '' Beggars of Life'', his career didn't really take off until sound arrived. Arguably his best-known film role was the annoying bus passenger Oscar Shapeley, who tries to pick up Claudette Colbert in the Oscar-winning comedy ''It Happened One Night'', (1934)Roscoe Karns, Actor, Dies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (; August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, Film director, director, Film producer, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from the 1930s to the early 1960s. In total he created more than 300 cartoons. He introduced and/or developed several of the studio's biggest stars, including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety, Sylvester the Cat, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam (to whom he was said to bear more than a passing resemblance), Granny (Looney Tunes), Granny, and Speedy Gonzales. The senior director at Warners' Termite Terrace studio, Freleng directed more cartoons than any other director in the studio (a total of 266), and is also the most officially-honored of the Warner directors, having won five Academy Awards and three Emmy Awards. After Warner closed down the animation studio in 1963, Freleng and busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porky's Hare Hunt
''Porky's Hare Hunt'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short film directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and an uncredited Cal Dalton, which stars Porky Pig as a hunter whose quarry is a little white rabbit. The short was released on April 30, 1938. Plot Several rabbits are causing havoc by eating carrots and destroying crops. One rabbit, warning them to flee, encounters Porky and his dog in the forest. A confrontation ensues, with Porky attempting to outsmart the rabbit, but ultimately failing. When Porky tries to shoot the rabbit, his gun malfunctions, leading to a humorous exchange about hunting licenses. The resourceful rabbit outwits Porky by destroying his hunting license and escaping using his ears as helicopter blades. Despite Porky's attempts to stop him, including throwing a rock and dynamite, the rabbit emerges victorious. Eventually, Porky finds himself in the hospital, where the rabbit ironically brings him flowers before pulling a prank that ensures Pork ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
