Whenever moviegoers of the 1930s heard that phrase, the image of a cute, curvaceous flapper with short skirt and low-cut blouse quickly came to mind. She was Betty Boop, the sexiest cartoon character ...

Betty Boop, Felix The Cat, Fantasia: The Origin Stories And Lasting Impacts Of Early Animation The new book “ Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation ” tells ...

The classic cartoon Popeye is getting the big screen animated feature film treatment with Sony Pictures bringing the sailorman to theaters sometime in 2016, but it looks like he's not the only retro ...

There’s no shortage of apps hoping to the ride the ephemeral messaging wave made popular by Snapchat. But the challenge remains how to offer something different whilst not deviating too far from ‘the ...

Boop-oop-a-doop! Animation icon Betty Boop is gearing up to hit the stage in a new musical adaptation from Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell with celebrated multiple Grammy ...

Looking cute and black-curl-coiffed despite her 59 years, Betty Boop surveyed the scene before her with her usual round-eyed wonder. That scene was a recent gathering at Circle Gallery, 540 N.

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By the time Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” premiered at Manhattan’s Broadway Theater on Nov. 13, 1940, ...

It’s not a new phenomenon, but it does appear to be on the rise: the exasperating vocal inflection known as the sexy-baby voice. Tina Fey focused her comic rage at it in an episode of “30 Rock.” Lake ...

2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Costume Design of a Mus Gregg Barnes 2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Direction of a Musical Jerry Mitchell 2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lead Performance in ...