Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 20, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba Job loss turned out to be Blessing for movie animator Winnipeg free december 1991 d41 new York daily news new York film animation giant Friz the creator of bugs Sylvester the speedy Yosemite Porky pig and was in new York last week for the opening of an exhibition of his work at the Circle it was a Day after statistics came out showing unemployment in the City has Freleng advised the unemployed to keep their chins after he sitting beneath one of his Yosemite Sam animation eels celluloid sheets on which Anima tors having my own company go out of business was the Best thing that Ever happened to that was in Freleng had been an artist and Art director for Warner huge animation studio since then the company shut Down the entire studio and fired every Freleng and some others started their own Small freelance Uncertain where they would earn their next one Day a film pro Ducer walked in unannounced and told Freleng he needed a cartoon for the titles to his new the Fol lowing the producer sent Over a music composer who could give Friz no More than three notes of the title the result was a landmark in Ani mation and film Blake Edwards the Pink with those memo Rable cartoon the film made Peter Sellers inspector clouseau an International the title song was one of the great hits for composer Henry for it meant a second Lovey and other stories a Holiday treat for the entire family stories by Robert Munsch adapted for the stage by Kim december 21 january 5 get Manitoba munchkins Prairie theatre Exchange presents another fulfilled theatre presentation of Robert Munsch favourites to Delight everyone from kids to tickets get Prairie theatre Exchange Box office 3rd Portage place 9425483 sponsored by Manitoba teachers society Media sponsor 19 Prairie theatre Exchange tomorrow and sunday at can Somas december 20 Garden City strolling Carollees listen to All your Favourite carols As they stroll throughout the store from 7 til 9 december 21 All stores Candy Cane Hunt find a red Candy Cane poster it could be just about anywhere in the store and take it to customer services where youll receive a giant Candy children under 12 years Are one Candy Cane per child while quantities downtown strolling Carollees listen to All of your Favourite carols As you shop throughout the from til performing harpist enjoy the seasonal music of Barb Bosnyk As you shop in cosmetics from 12 noon til 2 vital gift wrapping demo pick up Handy tips from Rena Ramsundar Holiday wrapping demonstration in our trim Home from 12 noon til 2 Eaton goods satisfactory or Money refunded Itas Paramount Means entertainment have yourself creep Little parental guidance Northstar Cinema famous pee list suspended parental Kildonan place6 1555 ave vve5i 6632166 do v vital six s vital Centre Portage place Kildonan place 6 Isis agent ave West vital six St vital Centre we Fearis one of the most sensational suspense movies or made two thumbs 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Issue in which Batman appeared for the first the Price Anderson paid for detective 27 far exceeded so Thebes top estimate of it was the exception at this in which Many works went unsold and Many others brought prices below so Thebes in an auction of 362 265 were sold for a total of below the House estimate of million to i think comic books Are on the ground floor of an explosive mar Anderson said minutes after he acquired the 1 of about 100 copies of this Issue known to we have a baseball travelling museum and compared to base Ball comic books Are somewhat under priced right Anderson is the president and owner of treat in operator of the baseball which shows its exhibits in Wal Mart he said he intended to expand the museums displays to include comic most of the other major comic Book properties in the Sale were also acquired by he bought Many of the first issues of comic paying for a copy of action 1 from a 10cent comic Book in which Superman made his and he spent for a first Issue copy of Marvel comics from showing human Torch on the Cov so Thebes had estimated it would sell for to the highest prices paid at the Sale were for items from the Golden age of comic which began in june 1938 when super Man made his debut on the cover of action comics that Era and the which introduced a new Breed of flawed and self doubting superheroes such As dominated the offerings in so Thebes toward the end of the at which he spent for 21 Anderson also spent for a copy of funnies on a 1933 compendium of newspaper comic strips featuring characters such As Popeye and Mutt and hottest film of the feel the awesome Power of the worlds most spectacular volcanic your ringside seat immerses you in the fury of mount Helens and perches you on the rims of Active volcanoes in Java and its the closest youll Ever get to a Volcano All exploding on the 5vj Storey Max screen with its 6 48 track digital sound Call 956imax 4628 for More tickets available at the theatre Box office or charge by phone 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