The Passing of Arleen Sorkin
August 24, 2023 Arleen Sorkin, the original voice and inspiration for Harley Quinn, has passed away. Here’s an animated segment from “Harlequinade,” written by her co-creator, Paul Dini. Harley performs before a nightclub of gangsters singing “Say That We’re Sweethearts Again.” Play the video. Close your eyes. Listen to Sorkin’s performance. And you’ll know the […]
Paul Dini Reveals the Feature Animation Template
On January 17, 2008, comics,live-action and animation scribe Paul Dini posted the modern feature animation template. Recognize it? * * * Your Animation Feature Template While answering a question about Musical Dance Number Endings in animated features, I decided to explore the subject in depth here. Yes, the MDNE has become a cliche of modern […]
Stan Freberg Passes On
Stan Freberg passed away today. In my younger years I only knew him from the acting he did for Warner Bros., as the voice of Pete Puma in “Rabbit’s Kin,” Junyer Bear, narrating and performing the Three Little Bops, the Gambling Bug, Benny the Cat, Bertie the Mouse, Tosh the Gopher and Chester the Dog. […]
