I just saw a news blurb stating that Disney is developing a live action version of "Dumbo".  Is this really happening?  Is there any way that this could work?

Bob

Have you checked out today's Google Doodle (5/8).  It's an animated homage to Saul Bass referencing many of the movie title sequences that he created.  It's one of the better doodles that I've seen on the site. 

As I am showing classic cartoons from my collection to others I find that I have to constantly explain many of the cartoon gags that have topical references.  Items such as rationing cards, celebrity caricatures (particularly radio personalities), advertising slogans and tag lines.  I get that younger individuals will not pick up on references to the 30's and 40's but now I find that I have to explain things like sprocket holes and a hair appearing in the film gate.  Are we that far away from film projection  that younger people no longer know what a sprocket hole is?

I am old enough to have seen many of the cartoons when originally released – starting in the late 1940's but sometimes I miss the reference in some of the gags.  E.O Costello's "Warner Brothers' Cartoon Companion" was a great resource for many of the references in the cartoons, but I can no longer find a link to it on the internet.  Is WBCC still posted?  If so, where?

Bob

I was recently looking at the filmographies posted here on these IAD Forums and knew that I had a few of the titles that were not on DVD in my collection of Laser Discs, but I was amazed at how many I actually had on the LD's that have not been released on DVD.  In my collection I see 130 Warner titles and 32 MGM titles along with a large number of Fleischer releases plus many independently produced cartoons.  Interesting laser collections included: "The Compleate Tex Avery", "MGM Cartoon Classics Vol. 1: Happy Harmonies", Betty Boop, The Definative Collection Vol. 1 & Vol.2" and "The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vols. 1 thru 5"

I know that the Betty Boop's should be taken care of when Olive Films releases their set of discs but I was amazed at how many cartoons that are on LD still have not been released on DVD or Blue Ray.  I have two LD's produced by Rocketship International - Has "Bambi Meets Godzilla" ever been put out on a DVD? 

Is there a complete list of all cartoon collections that were put out on Laser Disc because I'm sure I don't have all the LD's that have been produced?