I love lobby cards from old theatrical films. My first experience from them were from actual Looney Tunes lobby cards.
These are extremely appealing and worth checking out. I grabbed these from MovieStillsDB.com. They literally have every movie worth exploring the cool pictures.
Here's a ton of lobby cards from movies I watched that I definitely enjoyed!
When I first heard about It's Always Fair Weather (1955) it was that one scene with Gene roller skating. That scene honestly makes me cry happy tears because of how sweet and normal society really was back then. Those people smiling at Gene's talents was just beautiful. But when I saw Baby You Knock Me Out, it was one of the most powerful dance numbers I ever saw.
This movie is a masterpiece. I would highly recommend it!
Gene is outstanding in every single movie he's in whether it would be a musical or something different. Look at his joyful expression. Love it!
Here's another movie he's in. I pretty sure everyone knows this gem.
You can't say no to Singin' In The Rain. It's iconic because it's funny, really well-written and also tear-jerking but in a good way.
Another great dancer is Fred Astaire, the colors in this card are unique to me. Easter Parade is also a one of a kind classic.
I suspect this is what Hellzapoppin' would've looked like if it was in Technicolor since the previous cards I showed you had accurate color styling.
I keep on coming back to this movie, it's simple and the introduction is one of the best. Should I watch more of Olsen and Johnson's comedies? Maybe. I also think Mischa Auer is an underrated and overlooked actor. He was in East Side of Heaven (1939) a movie I also remembered watching, he was funny in that film.
Now onto Crosby's films. I remember watching Anything Goes (1936) after I finished my first day of 12th grade. Good times, pretty solid movie entirely. The card is gorgeous.
I also wanted to watch White Christmas so badly and thankfully I bought a DVD at the flea market, it was a great film. All of the songs were outstanding. I also felt secretly inspired by this movie.
I don't know why but the way Danny dances in some of the music sequences, keep getting in my mind after watching this film for the first time. They hired the right actors for this film and to be honest, is the true christmas movie for it's time.
I found the story especially the introduction and final act to be impeccable and mature to watch. So much emotion yet entertaining all on it's own. It's not trying to get right into high spirit until it really wants to.
I was originally going to only post live action movies, but ey Old Disney is just awesome. You all know my love for both these films. The advertising for Ichabod and Mr. Toad was insane back then. You can notice the quote on the top left.
"BING and WALT wake up Sleepy Hollow with a BANG!"
I think it's funny and an amusing way to promote your movie in my opinion.
This is one of my favorite of the Three Caballeros lobby cards. This is adorable.
I started to like Crosby's work back in April of 2023, but my first movie I ever experienced from him was a somewhat public domain movie Road to Bali (1952). Just looking at the lobby cards from that movie already gives me nostalgia. It's a hilarious movie. It sucks I haven't watched all 7 of their movies. I only seen Bali, and Rio that's it. I had a huge influence on these movies because the humor and scenarios were easy to appreciate.
I recently re-watched Road To Rio and it feels so weird that it's in B&W considering how gorgeous Road to Bali looked in Technicolor but I still enjoyed alot of the comedy.
I knew little about Lassie, besides actually having an illustrated book of the character. I didn't realize they made feature films of her. I actually really liked the 1943 movie. It was wholesome.
The last lobby card for now. An American In Paris is a movie I'm planning to watch this week as of writing this. It looks like a movie I'll definitely enjoy!
Man, I did not love the feel for Disney until around Summer of last year where I experienced alot more to classic animation than just modern hits and Looney Tunes.
What I truly like about Disney's work is how beautiful, real, and well told they are. They have had an influence on me for almost a year with so many talented animators like Ward Kimball, Bill Roberts, Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston and John Sibley.
I may not be a super fanatic, I mean I'm now doing a journey on watching every animated film from their repertoire, and not every film is good, but it's been something of a spectacle.
Now I love the Classic Disney shorts. My favorites are the colorized Mickey Mouse ones and George Geef.
But there's alot to talk about with the beauty of their movies. More budget, more time and more variety. They basically changed the stories to make them more comedic, sharp and straightforward each lasting an hour and a half of fun and excitement.
When I first watched Snow White I was just astounded of how vast and energetic it was. Snow White was far more interesting than any other Disney princess I witnessed which just shows you how passionate the medium of art was back in the 30s-40s. It was magical.
I love to have a mind where it's stuck with drawings and dancing both mixed together. Disney's unique movement with one of the characters is easily timeless.
While watching masterpieces like The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh and The Three Caballeros, I loved all of the characters and their interesting personalities.
There are so much animated sequences I loved the best from Disney in the classic years. My favorite is the Song Of The South scenes. I tried to watch the actual movie but it just wasn't my taste, but I certainly did admire the Brer Fox bits.
I love how well-drawn Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox look. I know I don't give enough time to talk about the other stuff in this film but I honestly didn't much mind it besides the fluidity of the animation.
Just like with Warner Bros, MGM, Walter Lantz and Fleischer, Disney is interesting with their short films. If you only seen a handful of Mickey and Minnie's, Pluto cartoons or the beautiful Silly Symphonies, your kinda missing out. There are some hilarious cartoons hidden behind the popularity of Disney's cycle.
Every single one of them reaches a runtime of 7-10 minutes. It doesn't drag like a movie does so you'll have alot of short attention spam with one of these shorts. If you don't like it, ey. It's fine.
I said in my last post that Bambi is one of the most attractive animated films I ever seen in Disney history, and I do stand by it. It may not be a masterpiece, but it's just so different compared to other Disney movies. You can hear the soundtrack, with it's whimsical touches, the characters are memorable and realistic not to mention the appropriate color palette given to make it more elemental.
Another film I genuinely liked isn't really a movie but is more so a segment from the movie Make Mine Music called All The Cat's Join In. In terms of animation, movement and music, this honestly is up there to becoming one of my favorite animated moments in cinema history.
When I experienced Tex Avery's MGM shorts and Looney Tunes they were all described as watchable, and comedic. That's it. There wasn't any musical numbers, vibrant abstract real art, it was just all made for laughs, which I love but maybe in that field of animation, there was another interest that I just simply holded in for too long.
The Three Caballeros was the start of me liking alot of high spirited energy and wholesomeness.
Seriously that movie changed my life. I don't know if it was just how fast and out of the ordinary it was but it got me into musicals.
Just like with The Three Caballeros, when I first watched Mary Poppins, I was floored. Mary and Bert are one of the best musical duos in history. The part where they travel to a fantasy world with animated characters and dance is absolutely incredible.
I also have to talk about the facial expressions and designs. They're almost all timeless.
When you look at some other animation studios cast of characters, they all have the same exact established designs. Fantastic, but when it comes to Disney, they're all going for different experiments.
Sensing something different about these three photos?
I haven't fully experienced the 20s of Disney though. I like some of the concepts to the Alice Comedies, and the late 20s Mickey Mouse cartoons are certainly interesting, but I have never watched an Oswald short or any of the first few films Disney ever made but I might give it a chance.
Next is probably another drawing post. Stay tuned. 👍
You know how people always think to themselves they would watch something that feels special to them, maybe it's something old, but they've wished to be living in that decade?
Some people might say the 80s, the 60s, the 70s, to me it would be the 40s.
This is why the 1940s was the greatest
BIG BANDS!
WACKY CARTOONS!
MUSICAL MOVIES!
THE MODEST FASHION!
Everything about this decade was fantastic. But what about other decades?
I love the 1930s too. So does the 50s, every other decade is good but not as powerful. That being said I think alot of good has happened after the golden age of entertainment passed on, but man the 30s to the 50s, were probably the best the entire world has to offer.
When I watch an old film, I like how more logical and sensible the characters and actions are. This was also the course where things start to get even funnier.
Throughout the course of the early 20th century, films were silent, and you couldn't even get the knowledge of laughing too much or relating to the characters.
The late 20s, to early 30s, everyone was talkin' and it became more lively and natural.
There was a potential rise to cartoons as well. There were a few exceptions to cartoons back then like Out Of The Inkwell, and Winsor McCay's shorts but that's it really.
There was strong characters in the 30s through the 50s. Every character that is still considered popular today was created this period of the century.
I'll name a few characters
Bugs Bunny
Porky Pig
Goofy
Donald Duck
José Carioca
Foghorn Leghorn
Droopy
Man, I would've lived my whole life expecting something fresh and iconic more commonly than today. Disney Movies were a big exception by the 30s-40s.
The reason why I think the later Disney movies don't do much to me anymore it's because of the amount of dialogue you have to be awake to.
This is Bambi, a movie that barely has any dialogue whatsoever. Sure, it does have some speaking in it, but it isn't stuffed with drama too often. Not to mention that the calm and quiet environments is what makes a movie focus.
I imagined Artmania especially my TV show to have dancing scenes and music just like the classics because you just can't beat THE CLASSICS!
When I worked on Artmania's Spirit Of Christmas last December, one post I payed tribute to the big bands like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Tommy Dorsey. With all those unique and stylish names, I created band leader, Vinn Kringle.
What happened to this type of music? Where did it go?
I seem to think every musician and song I love best doesn't get the impact and recognition they really deserve anymore. I know we have to move forward, but it really staggers me that for such a chaotic world we're living in right now, I can't see why the most calm piece of entertainment is hidden by most people. I mean it's free to experience and explore around.
YouTube isn't all about content farms and trends you know.
If your a fan of classics and both exploring social media, you would know you shouldn't be afraid to search random clips of talents and performances. You don't have to pay online for movies if you don't want to, you can just freely experience around 2-5 minutes of fun.
Speak for yourself.
The Andrews Sisters were special to me. I remember first experiencing and listening to their biggest hits, and something about these three just felt easy to appreciate and they had a sense of humor mostly when they were on screen.
Attractiveness
There was something so unique about how people looked and dressed like back in the golden age of hollywood.
Judy Garland is one of those actresses that shine just the way you look at the fashion, and style. I truly love her, her singing voice is full of beauty.
The Amount Of Funny Stuff You'll Get
I watched a few Three Stooges shorts lately and I think it's one of the most hilarious series of entertainment I ever seen.
If you get the outlandish speech given with one of the characters, you'll easily find it more normal to experience. The jokes and gags felt more creative and simple back then.
Tex Avery for example would add a sign to one of his cartoons and I always found those to be hilarious since it's a sign of reality.
I also think this is how comedy should work and not a bunch of horrendously bad celebrity roasts and shock value.
Drawn Energy
I call it this because these films can easily get stuck in your mind, and whenever your playing a song that sounds groovy to listen to, you can draw your mind into the classic animated movements of characters or real people dancing along with the song.
Remember The Three Caballeros? I usually have those dance scenes drawn into me even ever since I first watched them.
This is one of my favorite scenes from that movie.
You see movie posters nowadays, they look good, but they're kinda lazy in terms of the cast of characters.
When I look at these, it just warms my heart because artists back then used their artistic skills to paint all these people and advertise it.
This is me bringing back that old-school spirit.
The best decades of all time relate to my drawing style and perspective of how I view creativity and knowledge.
I hope you all liked what I enjoy about these decades and their wonderful chemistry of entertainment and timeless value.
