passion = truth: "The Pink Panther"

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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Scenes from Richard William's Oscar-winning "A Christmas Carol". Lost animation from my childhood!

Animator Richard Williams won an Oscar in 1972 for his animated version of "A Christmas Carol", a childhood favorite of the Ircink's. I just recently found this on YouTube; it's only available on VHS and 8 millimeter and it ain't cheap. William's animation is superb, thus his Academy Award win. Click on READ MORE! to see more stills from this 1/2 masterpiece. Oh - Alistair Sim, who portrayed Scrooge in the 1951 film version (our favorite and unquestionably the best) performs the voice of Scrooge in this film.

Here's the film in its entirety. I hope you're as mesmerized as we are.

(WAIT! There's more...)

The Ghost of Christmas Past.

Scrooge flying with the Ghost of Christmas Present.

Lost souls forever trapped between Heaven and Earth.

"Ignorance". Beware this child the most!

Jacob Marley and the chains he forged in life.

Old Joe surveys Scrooge's lot after death.

Coal miners singing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".

Original Plays by JEFFREY JAMES IRCINK Available for Production:

full-length -

* THE GOLGOTHA CRUX.
* CHROMOSOME 21
* STAN'S ADDICTION
* "HELLO, ENGINE. I'M JAKE HOLMAN."
* HOW TO KILL A BOY

shorts -

* "PASS THE SALT, PLEASE."
* 4 1/2 MINUTES (give or take) TO CLIMAX
* JESSICA, PARIS, BRITNEY AND LINDSAY MEET BRETT FAVRE ON THEIR TRAIN WRECK
* THE BED
* CHOKING THE CHOAD IN BEL AIR
* JESUS PUSHED A GROCERY CART
* BILLY BALFOOR WANTS AN APOLOGY
* TWISTED NICE MIRAGE
* CONOR FRANCIS COMES HOME TO BALLYCULEN

* REVEILLE! (one-act)

For SYNOPS and ROYALTY FEES, contact me at: irc_64@hotmail.com or jeffbumbershoot43@gmail.com, except for STAN'S ADDICTION and "PASS THE SALT, PLEASE." see publisher link at HEUER PUBLISHING CO. website.

Plays also listed at: Bumbershoot - The Plays of Jeffrey James Ircink, Doollee, Story Foundry, Play Registry; member of The Burry Man Writers Center, Inked-In and contributor to the blog, Ditalini Press.

Looking for a unique coffee table book for a holiday gift? Click on the Blurb widget (above) and order my self-published photography book, "PASSION = TRUTH, a photographic essay on life's truths".

Bo Svenson (Walking Tall II, The Great Waldo Pepper, North Dallas Forty, Inglourius Basterds, Kill Bill II) and Earl Hamner, Jr. (creator of The Waltons, Falcon Crest, writer of the movie, Charlotte's Web and various Twilight Zone episodes) each have one!

Softcover and hardcover version's available. Email me if you have any questions at jeffbumbershoot43@gmail.com. Makes a great gift anytime!

Read this FIRST, THEN watch the video below.

artist statement

As an actor, my approach to roles has been what would I do if I were this character in this situation? Similarly, as a playwright, dialogue – not so much what is said but how it’s said – and subject matter are the elements I’m most concerned with. I tend to place myself in circumstances few people contemplate, and then develop a plot around those circumstances. I love extremes – a tap on the shoulder isn’t nearly as effective as a punch in the gut. That being said, when I write about the last smoker on the planet or four people from WHEEDs (We Help to Eradicate Ecosystem Demise) who live in a 500 square foot home or one man’s attempt to rid the world of the most evilest boy on the planet, I’m not going out of my way to be different as much as I’m trying to bridge the gap between my tastes and that of the audience. In the end, if the “unreal reality” I’ve helped to create on stage affects one person’s “reality” – I’ve accomplished my mission.