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That's fine with me. I missed the Seuss books when I was a lad; my literary companions Babar, Bugs Bunny and the Little Prince (and a lot of junk that I have elevated to the pop-cultural Pantheon in this column). I'm glad that Cohen has honored Geisel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Seuss on First | 3/2/2004 | See Source »

Working mostly with the directors of Warner Bros. cartoons - Clampett, Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Frank Tashlin - Geisel dreamed up a series of 3-5 min. animated comedies that taught soldiers proper behavior by showing them the very improper behavior and attitude of a certain recalcitrant draftee. SNAFU was a cocky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Seuss on First | 3/2/2004 | See Source »

In many SNAFU cartoons, vigilance - a kind of protective paranoia - is the motto. "Spies" (directed by Jones for an August 1943 release) darkly suggests that German and Japanese agents lurk everywhere: in a baby carriage, a mailbox, a street lamp, a drain, a horse's head, inside a telephone. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Seuss on First | 3/2/2004 | See Source »

“This seems to be a Christian version of ‘Kill Bill,’” said Jones, referring to the Quentin Tarantino movie released several months ago.

Author: By Patrick M. Mckee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Passion’ Opening Sparks Debate | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

But Gomes, Jones and Saldarriaga said that the violence was historically accurate.

Author: By Patrick M. Mckee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Passion’ Opening Sparks Debate | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

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