Mr. and Mrs. is the Name

The great Fritz Freleng's proto-Looney Tunes work, like so many early cartoons, is pretty insane by today's standards. The fluid animation where no one ever seems to stand still, the whoops and zaniness and barely-contained sexuality... it's like cartoons were the place adults could examine their wilder, animalistic side in civilized company, while the rest …

Hellbound Train

Hellbound Train is such a crazy, fascinating artifact on many levels: a great piece of amateur cinema, a great example of early Black Cinema, a great example of American indie filmmaking, and a great piece of religious propaganda, all rolled into one. Made in 1930, Hellbound Train was made by James and Eloyce Gist, Black …