Mrs. Fleischer Wants to Die!

Confronted with her dementia, old, stubborn Mrs. Fleischer stops eating - she wants to die on her own terms. Caregiver Alexandra is tasked and determined to make her eat. With creativity and great bellicosity, these not

Fleischer's Album

A documentary short constructed from the photo album of a German officer, tracing his movements across multiple World War II fronts. The film transforms private souvenirs into stark testimony, exposing how personal memen

Max Fleischer: Lost Cartoons

A series of rare Max Fleischer sound cartoon shorts released by animation historian Jerry Beck. Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought s

Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story

A documentary about the Fleischer brothers and how they revolutionized animation.

Untitled Dean Fleischer Camp Film

The film follows two star-crossed lovers set in the Jane Austen era who must face a supernatural twist that threatens to tear them apart.

Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes

This fascinating and informative 1938 film, part of Paramount's Popular Science series, offers a tour through Fleischer Studios’ newly-built Miami studio during the making of the classic Popeye film Aladdin and His Wonde

The Great Animation Studios: The Fleischer Studios

Without Fleischer Studios, there would be no Popeye the Sailor Man. In the 1930s, brothers Max and Dave Fleischer gave Disney a run for its money with cartoons featuring the old salt, Betty Boop, Superman and more. This

Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

Leonard Maltin tells about the Fleischer Studio between featuring assorted cartoons from the Fleischers.

Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942

More than just a landmark in superhero animation, Max Fleischer's Superman shorts were no less than the foundation for so many shows that succeeded it. Playing in theaters in 1941-42, only a few years after the Man of St

The Lost Fleischer Studios Cartoons

Between 1921 and 1942, Dave and Max Fleischer led Fleischer Studios, an entity that broke the ground for animation and its place in history. For a good run, Fleischer was Walt Disney Studios' biggest competitor, a worthy

Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer

A celebration of art by legendary animator Max Fleischer. Features: KoKo's Kozy Korner (1928), Somewhere in Dreamland (1936), Any Rags? (1932), Small Fry (1939), Dinah (1933), The Old Man of the Mountain (1933), and Pope

A Sedulous Cinderella: Richard Fleischer Remembered

Retrospective on director Richard Fleischer

Boltanski par Fleischer, ou les ombres

Fleischer Cartoons – Greatest Hits, Volume 1

Beautifully restored in 4K, largely from original studio negatives, come 20 cartoons from legendary animation pioneer Max Fleischer in Fleischer Cartoons – Greatest Hits, Volume 1. Relive the Fleischers’ art and inventio

Alain Fleischer, une pensée en mouvement

Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’

Joseph Wambaugh wrote his first novel 'The New Centurions' while still active as a member of the Los Angeles Police Department, and his fact-based, painfully realistic book became a nation-wide bestseller when it came ou

Max Fleischer's Superman: Speeding Toward Tomorrow

Superman’s exploits in the Fleischer series modernized the monomyth of the Greek godlike hero and expanded and romanticized the prevalent themes of sci-fi and fantasy. It was this combination of heartfelt storytelling, r

Real Killer, Fake Nose: Richard Fleischer's 'The Boston Strangler' Remembered

Documentary about the making of the movie "The Boston Strangler".

News Sketches

Humorous "sketches" of human interest stories by Max Fleischer, who headed Jam Handy's animation department in the mid 1940s and 1950s.