One dozen cartoons, including Porky's Duck Hunt (1937), Heckling Hare (1941), and What's Opera, Doc? (1957), will be screened at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' "Monday Nights with Oscar" presentation of "Putting Looney in the Toons," on Monday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy Theater in New York City.
Animator John Canemaker (left), who won an Oscar for the 2005 animated short The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation, will host the double centennial tribute to Warner Bros. animators Tex Avery and Michael Maltese.
In addition to the shorts, "Putting Looney in the Toons" will feature selected highlights from Avery's and Maltese's individual careers in animated theatrical films. (More on Tex Avery and Michael Maltese.)
Tickets for "Putting Looney in the Toons" in NYC are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets may be reserved by calling 1-888-778-7575. Depending on availability, tickets may be purchased in person on the night of the screening. Doors open at 7 p.m. All seating is unreserved. The Academy Theater is located at 111 East 59th Street in New York City.
Photos: Long Photography / © A.M.P.A.S. (John Canemaker), Courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library (Bugs Bunny)
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That is sooo cool. I love those Looney Tunes. Witty, funny. They've always given me a fuzzy feeling, if you know what I mean.