Every autumn since 2014 he has given a walking tour of the former Movie Palace and Nickelodeon sites in downtown Portland as part of the Portland Film Festival . Dennis Nyback 's most famous film program is " Bad Bugs Bunny : The Dark Side of Warner Bros . Animation " which he premiered at the Pike Street Cinema on January 15 , 1993 for a three night run . He brought it back for a two-week run in March 1993 . He took the program to Europe in 1995 where he showed it in 15 cities . It showed in England in 1996 with a London showing being the inspiration for the book '' Reading the Rabbit '' . It also showed in several cities in Australia in 1997 including a screening at the first Revelation Perth International Film Festival . He took it to Europe again in 2005 for screenings in 14 cities . In 2007 , it was featured at the Hole in the Head Film Festival in San Francisco at the Roxy Theater where it sold out several shows . In 2009 , it was featured at the KLIK Animation Festival , Amsterdam and sold out the Loft Cinema in Tucson , Arizona
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Dennis Nyback