 On October 14th, in an unveiling ceremony attended by Mark Fleischer (Max's grandson and current Head of Fleischer Studios), the City of Miami official designated Fleischer Studios' Miami home as a historical landmark. The building, which was one of the first fully air-conditioned buildings in the State of Florida, was constructed in 1938 to accommodate the equipment, and 750 employees, needed to create the Studio's first feature-length film, Gulliver's Travels while also continuing to produce successful shorts including the Fleischer's hugely successful Popeye cartoon and critically acclaimed Superman series. Miami served the home of Fleischer Studios until it was shuttered, and eventually closed, by Paramount Studios in 1942. Thanks to the City of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and everyone who came out for this special day!
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 THIS JUST IN: "Koko's Earth Control" is one of just 25 amazing films selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry! Not only does this surreal masterpiece serve as a wonderful example of the humor, imagination, and unapologetically non-linear storytelling that exemplifies the Fleischer style of animation, it also offers an amazingly prescient environmental message that make it feel as urgent today as it did when it was released in 1928! We are grateful to Jerry Beck, Will Ryan and the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood for their outstanding restoration of "Koko's Earth Control" which you can view here or on the UCLA Film & Television Archive Channel on YouTube. This copy of the film, photochemically restored from the original nitrate negative is presented without music (as this was originally a silent film that would be accompanied by live music), but you can also find an excellent restoration by the folks at Fleischertoons that includes original music by Ben Model. Check it out on the Fleischertoons YouTube Channel HERE.
In a powerful mea culpa recently published on the PBS website, the editors of one of the nation's most trusted and well-respected journalistic outlets retracted and corrected a story it posted online six years ago stating that Betty Boop was based on the African American performer, Baby Esther. In the story, PBS explains how misinformation managed to remain on its website for so long, but even more importantly it took the opportunity to put the full weight of its journalistic expertise behind a concerted effort to set the record straight. The people at PBS took this story seriously and we couldn't be more grateful. We know that this story touches on subjects that feel particularly thorny right now and we hope that this course correction will move us toward a fuller and more nuanced understanding of this pivotal period in our country's history; one that continues to resonate and influence us to this day. You can read whole story, appropriately titled "Betty Oops," here: https://www.pbs.org/publiceditor/blogs/pbs-public-editor/betty-oops/ 
Check out this amazing story and television interview on WFAA TV in Arlington, TX, featuring two of our favorite folks: Len and Janet Ellis, whose collection of Betty Boop memorabilia has reached world record proportions!
If their names sound familiar, it may be because they've been kind enough to share some their amazing and wide ranging collection with us on this very site. See the full story here: https://www.wfaa.com/article/features/world-record-betty-boop-collection-arlington/287-bfbce63c-7a27-4668-8395-c52145208784 |
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