Released on = August 24, 2007, 11:42 am

Press Release Author = Aaron H. Bynum/Animation Insider Online

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Animation Insider recently had the opportunity to exchange
some questions with Fred M. Grandinetti; an author, classic cartoon enthusiast and
reputable \'Popeye\' historian. With the recent release of \'Popeye: The Sailor:
1933-1938,\' the animation community is more eager than ever for answers and info
about the status of classic animation within the industry. Grandinetti speaks on
the new DVD Set release, the intrinsic value of the \'Popeye\' property and how
contemporary fans understand classic animation.

Press Release Body = For Immediate Release \\ Aaron H. Bynum, Animation Insider News
\\ Chicago, Illinois USA \\ press contacts: abynum.ai[at]gmail.com

AnimationInsider.net Interviews Fred M. Grandinetti
This press document is a notification that recognizes AnimationInsider.net as
interviewing Fred M. Grandinetti--\'Popeye: The Sailor\' historian and writer and
researcher of comics animation--whose knowledge and commentary on the DVD Set
release of \'Popeye: The Sailor: 1933-1938\' is invaluable.

August 2007 --- Internet news and information group AnimationInsider.net is pleased
to announce a recently published interview with Fred M. Grandinetti, an individual
whose love for classic cartoons and dedication to quality journalism thereof has
been critical in lobbying for the domestic release of older animation on home video.
For anxious fans of the medium, Grandinetti possesses years of experience in
researching the indelible impression animation leaves on our culture. This
interview is the newest article added to the AnimationInsider.net\'s subsection \"The
Animated Voice,\" which houses editorials and interviews regarding the animation and
comics industries.

Following several years of lobbying from industry veterans and fans alike, \'Popeye:
The Sailor\' has finally made its way to the homes of animation aficionados with a
quality release. One of the key proponents in raising awareness for the release of
classic theatrical and television animation, Fred M. Grandinetti\'s voice rings loud
and clear above many others. Co-founder of the International Popeye Fan Club and
author of the seminal book publication, \'Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History\'
(McFarland & Company, 2nd ed. 2004), his personal and professional devotion to
animation\'s favorite sailor is well documented.

Fred M. Grandinetti comments that without the assistance of confident veteran
viewers of animation, the new \'Popeye: The Sailor\' DVD release simply \"wouldn\'t have
happened.\" He continued: \"I have found in Popeye\'s case, once he is introduced to
children who have never heard of him, he has an instant new fan. I don\'t see why
this can\'t work for other cartoon characters. The key is to find vehicles to
introduce them to new audiences.\"

In the Animation Insider interview, Grandinetti replies to questions animation fans
may have regarding what goes through the minds of copyright holders of classic
cartoons when the fan interest in title releases increases in addition to commenting
on how and why \'Popeye: The Sailor\' is the prevailing definition of classic
animation. With the fans playing a defining part in granting \'Popeye\' a memorable,
meaningful and successful initial DVD Set release, Grandinetti espies industry
respect for older cartoons affording more opportunities to be on the rise.

As \'Popeye\' historian Fred M. Grandinetti continues to note in his interview with
Animation Insider, with the release of \'Popeye: The Sailor: 1933-1938\' from Warner
Home Video the animation community is ecstatic over the exposure this classic
cartoon is finally receiving. Through a discussion of the digital restoration of
the classic title and fans\' endeavor for a contemporary release, Grandinetti affirms
that \'Popeye: The Sailor\' is an integral piece of the early history of animation
United States, providing cartoon enthusiasts with a variety of creative and
technical accomplishments through which to perceive the evolution of an increasingly
artistic medium.

About Animation Insider: Animation Insider (www.animationinsider.net) launched
January 7, 2003, in an effort to provide animation fans with an up-to-date, reliable
information news source. Built through a network of fans themselves, Animation
Insider provides readers with only the most diverse news from both Eastern and
Western animation industries. The network of websites and web forums/bulletin
boards prides itself to be an animation news portal that is deeply integrated with
the online community. Animation Insider features a young, diverse staff of
reporters, reviewers and forum moderators, and continues to be a strong, confident
and independent endeavor.

AnimationInsider.net Interviews Fred M. Grandinetti
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Contact Details = Aaron H. Bynum; AnimationInsider.net; abynum.ai[at]gmail.com