With this year being the 100 year anniversary of The Walt Disney Company and the release of their latest animated title, Wish, we wanted to know what animated Disney film has been your favorite over the years? We stuck to films specifically released by Disney, so no Pixar titles are included. What struck me while compiling the list is the progression of their films. From the innocence of their early work to what many consider their heyday in the early 90’s to the emergence of the CGI era. For many of us, Disney films defined our youth, but which is the one that has remained with you all these years? As always, if you don’t see your favorite listed, please click “Other” and let us know what it is in the comments section as well as any fond memories you have of these timeless classics.
What is your favorite Disney Animated Film?...
What is your favorite Disney Animated Film?...
- 11/26/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
This year marks Disney’s 100th anniversary as an animation studio, and they’ve decided to celebrate the occasion by taking several of their classic characters and throw them all together into the same film for one magical story. That, at least, is what Wish is supposed to be—if you squint hard enough. The film plays incredibly coy with its portrayal of its classical Disney archetypes and tropes, choosing to take recognizable characters and their trademark traits and transpose them onto ancillary characters with only seconds of screen time.
What Zack Snyder did to DC Comics is what Wish does to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and that’s extremely odd for a studio so surgically effective at fracking its own nostalgia to new audiences. That wouldn’t be such a knock against Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn’s film had it turned out to have a life and vibrancy all its own.
What Zack Snyder did to DC Comics is what Wish does to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and that’s extremely odd for a studio so surgically effective at fracking its own nostalgia to new audiences. That wouldn’t be such a knock against Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn’s film had it turned out to have a life and vibrancy all its own.
- 11/20/2023
- by Justin Clark
- Slant Magazine
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Disney fans and physical media collectors, rejoice! This November will see the release of a gargantuan 100-film Blu-ray collection called the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection. The catch? It’ll cost you $1,499.96.
The boxed set officially releases on Nov. 14, but preorders are currently available exclusively at Walmart’s website.
Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection $1,499.96 Buy Now
The collection is packaged as a three-volume set, featuring animated films from Disney, Walt Disney Animation and Pixar. But unlike other behemoth boxed sets, this one isn’t filled with lame direct-to video snoozers but beloved titles that includes classics and recent favorites. For example, the long-running list includes all the “Toy Story” movies, both of “The Incredibles,” “The Black Cauldron,” “Frankenweenie” and “Robin Hood.” It even includes films as recent as this...
Disney fans and physical media collectors, rejoice! This November will see the release of a gargantuan 100-film Blu-ray collection called the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection. The catch? It’ll cost you $1,499.96.
The boxed set officially releases on Nov. 14, but preorders are currently available exclusively at Walmart’s website.
Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection $1,499.96 Buy Now
The collection is packaged as a three-volume set, featuring animated films from Disney, Walt Disney Animation and Pixar. But unlike other behemoth boxed sets, this one isn’t filled with lame direct-to video snoozers but beloved titles that includes classics and recent favorites. For example, the long-running list includes all the “Toy Story” movies, both of “The Incredibles,” “The Black Cauldron,” “Frankenweenie” and “Robin Hood.” It even includes films as recent as this...
- 9/21/2023
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
If you’re a Disney fan who wants each and every animated movie they’ve ever made in one place, then you’re in luck. The Walt Disney Company announced the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection, which features 100 animated movies from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Pixar on Blu-ray. Everything from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Elemental is included, encompassing nearly one hundred years of storytelling.
Related Disney and Pixar’s Elemental comes to Disney+ on September 13th
The Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection is a self-standing, three-volume set that will be available for pre-order on September 19th, but only on Walmart.com. There will be a limited amount of sets available, so each will include a numbered certificate of authenticity. The set will also feature digital codes for each title, along with a collectible lithograph from Disney Animation’s all-new musical comedy Wish, and a collectible...
Related Disney and Pixar’s Elemental comes to Disney+ on September 13th
The Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection is a self-standing, three-volume set that will be available for pre-order on September 19th, but only on Walmart.com. There will be a limited amount of sets available, so each will include a numbered certificate of authenticity. The set will also feature digital codes for each title, along with a collectible lithograph from Disney Animation’s all-new musical comedy Wish, and a collectible...
- 9/11/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The Walt Disney Company is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a hefty new Blu-ray box set containing 100 of its best animated films.
Officially titled the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection, the box set comes with three volumes that open up to feature the original theatrical artwork for each film. Additionally, the package offers digital codes to all 100 movies, a certificate of authenticity, a lithograph from the upcoming feature Wish, and a collectible set of crystal Mickey Mouse ears engraved with “Disney 100.”
Drawing films from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, and the now-closed DisneyToon Studios, the collection offers a pretty comprehensive timeline of the company, founded in 1923. The box set features early classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan, 1990s renaissance films like Aladdin, The Lion King, and Toy Story, and more modern offerings — many of which got the direct-to-Disney+ treatment thanks to Covid — including Soul,...
Officially titled the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection, the box set comes with three volumes that open up to feature the original theatrical artwork for each film. Additionally, the package offers digital codes to all 100 movies, a certificate of authenticity, a lithograph from the upcoming feature Wish, and a collectible set of crystal Mickey Mouse ears engraved with “Disney 100.”
Drawing films from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, and the now-closed DisneyToon Studios, the collection offers a pretty comprehensive timeline of the company, founded in 1923. The box set features early classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan, 1990s renaissance films like Aladdin, The Lion King, and Toy Story, and more modern offerings — many of which got the direct-to-Disney+ treatment thanks to Covid — including Soul,...
- 9/11/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Film News
Since the Writers Guild of American and Screen Actors Guild are both still on strike, this year's Destination D23 convention down in Orlando, Florida didn't really have much of anything to showcase. Sure, the studio showed some footage from Disney's upcoming animated movie "Wish," and they announced that "Haunted Mansion" would be hitting Disney+ in October. But there was one other announcement that might be intriguing for anyone who is both a Disney fan and a physical media collector.
This fall, the House of Mouse will be releasing the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection, which collects 100 animated films from both Disney and Pixar, reaching as far back as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and up through this summer's "Elemental" from Pixar. All of the movies come in a big three-volume set that unfolds in collectible storybooks. The Disney100 Blu-ray box set also includes the original theatrical poster art for every movie within the storybook,...
This fall, the House of Mouse will be releasing the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection, which collects 100 animated films from both Disney and Pixar, reaching as far back as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and up through this summer's "Elemental" from Pixar. All of the movies come in a big three-volume set that unfolds in collectible storybooks. The Disney100 Blu-ray box set also includes the original theatrical poster art for every movie within the storybook,...
- 9/11/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Disney just announced the release of the Disney Legacy Animated Film Collection, featuring 100 animated films from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. It’s packaged together as a three-volume set that unfolds into your own storybook.
The set is festooned with original poster designs and comes with digital codes for every movie, alongside a lithograph from Disney’s upcoming feature “Wish,” a certificate of authenticity and crystal Mickey Mouse ears engraved with the “Disney 100” logo. The limited-edition collection will be available on Nov. 14, with pre-orders beginning on Walmart.com on Sept. 18. It has a retail price of $1,500.
What’s fascinating about the set is that it includes a wide array of classic Walt Disney Animation Studios features, along with beloved Pixar favorites and a smattering of films (many of them direct-to-video sequels to earlier masterworks) created by the since-shuttered DisneyToon Studios. That includes “Tinker Bell,” “Return to Neverland,” “The...
The set is festooned with original poster designs and comes with digital codes for every movie, alongside a lithograph from Disney’s upcoming feature “Wish,” a certificate of authenticity and crystal Mickey Mouse ears engraved with the “Disney 100” logo. The limited-edition collection will be available on Nov. 14, with pre-orders beginning on Walmart.com on Sept. 18. It has a retail price of $1,500.
What’s fascinating about the set is that it includes a wide array of classic Walt Disney Animation Studios features, along with beloved Pixar favorites and a smattering of films (many of them direct-to-video sequels to earlier masterworks) created by the since-shuttered DisneyToon Studios. That includes “Tinker Bell,” “Return to Neverland,” “The...
- 9/10/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
From the moment “Home On The Range” became the defining song of the American West, accusations of plagiarism over its lyrics cast a shadow over its success. Dr. Brewster Higley was eventually credited with the poem that became the eternal hit, and while it’s now the state song of Kansas, there was a time when Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico all made claims for the tune as their own. When New York rocker Wendy (Carrie Hamilton) arrives in Tokyo, she winds up working as a hostess in a karaoke bar, despondently singing that very tune to a room full of enthusiastic (and drunk) Japanese salarymen.
Continue reading ‘Tokyo Pop’ Review: A Charming, Sparkling Story Of Romance, Music & Life Lost In Translation at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Tokyo Pop’ Review: A Charming, Sparkling Story Of Romance, Music & Life Lost In Translation at The Playlist.
- 8/1/2023
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features guitarist Nathan December.
Nathan December lived a dream life back in the Nineties, even though very few people knew his name. It started when...
Nathan December lived a dream life back in the Nineties, even though very few people knew his name. It started when...
- 6/18/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
According to Empire, Rob Marshall's "The Little Mermaid" -- a live-action/CGI remake of John Musker and Ron Clements' 1989 animated film of the same name -- will feature a brand new song called "For the First Time," to be sung by the titular mermaid Ariel (Halle Bailey) as she makes her first sojourn onto dry land after being transformed into a human. It was co-penned by Disney legend and award-winning songwriter Alan Menken, the Egot maestro who co-wrote the songs for the animated "Little Mermaid" movie with Howard Ashman, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Broadway superstar and songwriter behind the Disney-released animated films "Moana" and "Encanto."
Menken's return is a big deal. In 1990, he won two Academy Awards for "The Little Mermaid," taking home trophies for the film's score and for the song "Under the Sea" (for which Ashman was also awarded the Oscar). Menken and Ashman's ballad "Kiss the...
Menken's return is a big deal. In 1990, he won two Academy Awards for "The Little Mermaid," taking home trophies for the film's score and for the song "Under the Sea" (for which Ashman was also awarded the Oscar). Menken and Ashman's ballad "Kiss the...
- 3/13/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Disney has a long and illustrious history, spanning 99 years and inspiring people all over the globe with its classic tales, innovative animation, and catchy tunes. Since Walt Disney, talented animators have been creating moving and thought-provoking stories for audiences of all ages, from the big screen to the living room TV.
Unfortunately, the studio abandoned some of these excellent concepts after they were just sketched. Fraidy Cat, a lost Disney Hitchcock-style mystery, was deemed too niche for kids.
What was the inspiration and the plot for ‘Fraidy Cat’?
Details on Disney Animation's Unproduced Alfred Hitchcock-Inspired Film Fraidy Cat
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— GeekTyrant (@GeekTyrant) December 30, 2022
As animation has evolved, it has branched out into many various types of media. Disney has made everything from a laugh-out-loud comedy (The Emperor’s New Groove) to a Western (Home on the Range) to a superhero...
Unfortunately, the studio abandoned some of these excellent concepts after they were just sketched. Fraidy Cat, a lost Disney Hitchcock-style mystery, was deemed too niche for kids.
What was the inspiration and the plot for ‘Fraidy Cat’?
Details on Disney Animation's Unproduced Alfred Hitchcock-Inspired Film Fraidy Cat
Link: https://t.co/lAabFjryv0 pic.twitter.com/8JlGu6hU2t
— GeekTyrant (@GeekTyrant) December 30, 2022
As animation has evolved, it has branched out into many various types of media. Disney has made everything from a laugh-out-loud comedy (The Emperor’s New Groove) to a Western (Home on the Range) to a superhero...
- 2/27/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pearl Jam, David Byrne and Jenny Lewis are among the many artists featured on Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy: Volume Two. The collection will be available on Friday for 24 hours only as part of the Bandcamp Fridays series.
The tracklist is nearly twice the size of the first edition, with 77 previously unreleased recordings. Pearl Jam — who recently announced a massive voting initiative themselves — contributed the new song “Get It Back.” Byrne’s “People Tell Me” is a demo from the Joan of Arc: Into the Fire musical,...
The tracklist is nearly twice the size of the first edition, with 77 previously unreleased recordings. Pearl Jam — who recently announced a massive voting initiative themselves — contributed the new song “Get It Back.” Byrne’s “People Tell Me” is a demo from the Joan of Arc: Into the Fire musical,...
- 9/30/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Sweating Bullets – 10 Action Packed Movies on 2 Discs is available from Mill Creek Entertainment. Ordering information can be found Here
Prepare to set your adrenaline to overdrive! The high-octane Sweating Bullets collection is stacked with the stars you love for a maximum assault on your senses.
Here’s the line-up of incredible action films:
Across the Line – 2000 – Brad Johnson, Sigal Erez, Brian Bloom
A small town sheriff falls in love with a Latina illegal immigrant who witnessed a murder on the Texas border.
Fatal Combat – 1995 – Jeff Wincott, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Phillip Jarrett
Master martial artist John Stoneman is kidnapped by Houston Armstrong, a psychotic billionaire who runs a bizarre fighting ring, where combatants must either win or die.
Inner Action – 1997 – Douglas O’Keefe, Mark Lutz, Michelle Johnson
John Ryan ends his life of crime to become a detective and repay society for his past misdeeds. He is hired by a mysterious woman...
Prepare to set your adrenaline to overdrive! The high-octane Sweating Bullets collection is stacked with the stars you love for a maximum assault on your senses.
Here’s the line-up of incredible action films:
Across the Line – 2000 – Brad Johnson, Sigal Erez, Brian Bloom
A small town sheriff falls in love with a Latina illegal immigrant who witnessed a murder on the Texas border.
Fatal Combat – 1995 – Jeff Wincott, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Phillip Jarrett
Master martial artist John Stoneman is kidnapped by Houston Armstrong, a psychotic billionaire who runs a bizarre fighting ring, where combatants must either win or die.
Inner Action – 1997 – Douglas O’Keefe, Mark Lutz, Michelle Johnson
John Ryan ends his life of crime to become a detective and repay society for his past misdeeds. He is hired by a mysterious woman...
- 6/22/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Eight-time Oscar winning composer and lyricist Alan Menken is set to pen the music and score to Skydance Animation’s upcoming musical fantasy Spellbound.
Menken will team with lyricist and frequent collaborator Glenn Slater and music producer Chris Montan.
Directed by Vicky Jenson and written by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin (Mulan) and Linda Woolverton, Spellbound follows a young girl who must break the spell that has split her kingdom in two.
Menken is known for his award-winning work on Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Little Shop of Horrors, Pocahontas, Newsies, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted and Tangled. His work also includes the onstage musicals Little Shop of Horrors, A Christmas Carol, A Bronx Tale and Sister Act as well as adaptations of his film work including Newsies.
“Alan Menken’s music defines a...
Menken will team with lyricist and frequent collaborator Glenn Slater and music producer Chris Montan.
Directed by Vicky Jenson and written by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin (Mulan) and Linda Woolverton, Spellbound follows a young girl who must break the spell that has split her kingdom in two.
Menken is known for his award-winning work on Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Little Shop of Horrors, Pocahontas, Newsies, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted and Tangled. His work also includes the onstage musicals Little Shop of Horrors, A Christmas Carol, A Bronx Tale and Sister Act as well as adaptations of his film work including Newsies.
“Alan Menken’s music defines a...
- 5/20/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Ahh. Christian Kane, looking exasperated and kicking ass.
There's really nothing new on Almost Paradise Season 1 Episode 1.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
This new Wgn American original series marked the third time that the charismatic Kane has collaborated with producer Dean Devlin, following The Librarians and Leverage.
It's shot on location in The Philippines, so the scenery is so much more breathtaking than the stuffy Library where Kane last toiled.
That's a bonus for us viewers stuck in states where winter just won't let go.
For some reason, this reminded me of the old "Crimetime After Primetime" series Tropical Heat/Sweating Bullets (depending on where you watched it), another crime-solving show set in sunny climes.
Kane plays retired DEA Agent Alex Walker, another antihero seeking redemption, much like Eliot Spencer on Leverage.
Fortunately, Devlin has chosen to slowly reveal Alex's back story, rather than just drop it all in an exposition-heavy pilot.
There's really nothing new on Almost Paradise Season 1 Episode 1.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
This new Wgn American original series marked the third time that the charismatic Kane has collaborated with producer Dean Devlin, following The Librarians and Leverage.
It's shot on location in The Philippines, so the scenery is so much more breathtaking than the stuffy Library where Kane last toiled.
That's a bonus for us viewers stuck in states where winter just won't let go.
For some reason, this reminded me of the old "Crimetime After Primetime" series Tropical Heat/Sweating Bullets (depending on where you watched it), another crime-solving show set in sunny climes.
Kane plays retired DEA Agent Alex Walker, another antihero seeking redemption, much like Eliot Spencer on Leverage.
Fortunately, Devlin has chosen to slowly reveal Alex's back story, rather than just drop it all in an exposition-heavy pilot.
- 3/31/2020
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
Disney is now so known for market dominance and popular culture ubiquity that it’s easy to forget how bad Disney’s box office fortunes were when outgoing CEO Bob Iger took charge in 2005. In the final years of Michael Eisner’s tenure atop Disney in the early 2000s, the studio had its box office hits. Pixar, still rising to power as the top animation studio in the world, was pumping out hits like “Finding Nemo” and “The Incredibles.” And Walt Disney Pictures made live-action hits like “Pirates of the Caribbean” — despite Eisner’s initial resistance to make that film. Touchstone Pictures was also producing more mature films that found widespread success like M. Night Shyamalan’s “Signs.” But for every one of those hits, there were also plenty of misses. Walt Disney Animation Studios flopped with films like “Treasure Planet” and “Home on the Range,” and the live-action division...
- 2/26/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Metalheads have something to headbang about – Megadeath is going on tour. The band, known for such songs as, “Sweating Bullets,” and, “Symphony of Destruction,” will perform over 50 shows across North America starting this June. Joining them on the tour will be fellow metal band Lamb of God, and special guests Trivium and In […]
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- 2/20/2020
- by Dan Horch
- Uinterview
Disney‘s continued quest to dominate every facet of popular culture shows no sign of slowing down, with the Mouse House’s insurmountable lead at the top of the box office totem pole placing them billions of dollars ahead of their competitors. The studio boasts the entire 20th Century Fox library, an upcoming streaming service, Pixar, Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe among their portfolio, but an increasingly-lucrative revenue stream over the last few years have been the live-action remakes of Disney animated classics.
By the time Maleficent: Mistress of Evil leaves theaters, these remakes will have earned over $9 billion at the box office, with 2019 alone delivering two billion-dollar hits in the form of Aladdin and The Lion King. Most of Disney’s remakes are virtually guaranteed financial successes, which would lead you to believe that the production line will simply keep churning them out until they’ve mined their entire back catalogue.
By the time Maleficent: Mistress of Evil leaves theaters, these remakes will have earned over $9 billion at the box office, with 2019 alone delivering two billion-dollar hits in the form of Aladdin and The Lion King. Most of Disney’s remakes are virtually guaranteed financial successes, which would lead you to believe that the production line will simply keep churning them out until they’ve mined their entire back catalogue.
- 10/31/2019
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Don’t expect the reboot craze to stop any time soon. Fresh off the heels of Disney’s extremely profitable recent live-action remakes, the studio is making plans to keep on redoing their animated films for years to come. In fact, according to our sources – the same ones who told us an Aladdin sequel was in development, and that Marvel was developing a She-Hulk show – executives at the company are eying a revitalization of the 2004 flick Home on the Range. Just like Dumbo and the upcoming Brother Bear reimagining, the few human characters in the movie will likely be real people, while the animals will be animated in a style similar to The Lion King.
For those who aren’t familiar with this lesser-known flick, Home on the Range is titled after the popular country song of the same name and features a wide array of voice talents like Roseanne Barr,...
For those who aren’t familiar with this lesser-known flick, Home on the Range is titled after the popular country song of the same name and features a wide array of voice talents like Roseanne Barr,...
- 9/11/2019
- by Evan Lewis
- We Got This Covered
Gay Talese comparing Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Cimino to Italian painters working for the Popes during the Renaissance: "These painters now are directors." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
In early 1970, Gay Talese drove up unannounced to the Spahn Ranch. It was less than a year after the murders of Sharon Tate, Voytek Frykowski, Abigail Folger, and Jay Sebring by members of the Manson family that had lived there. The journalistic adventure of meeting George Spahn was turned by Gay into the Esquire magazine article Charlie Manson's Home On The Range. The location is featured in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt with Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate and Bruce Dern as Spahn.
Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) and Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
King Vidor's Duel in the Sun, starring Gregory Peck,...
In early 1970, Gay Talese drove up unannounced to the Spahn Ranch. It was less than a year after the murders of Sharon Tate, Voytek Frykowski, Abigail Folger, and Jay Sebring by members of the Manson family that had lived there. The journalistic adventure of meeting George Spahn was turned by Gay into the Esquire magazine article Charlie Manson's Home On The Range. The location is featured in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt with Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate and Bruce Dern as Spahn.
Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) and Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
King Vidor's Duel in the Sun, starring Gregory Peck,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
This week sees the release of Jon Favreau’s The Lion King, the third of five live action Disney remakes coming out this year alone. With new takes on The Little Mermaid and Mulan heading to theaters in 2020 and dozens of other re-imaginings rumored to be on the way, it seems like any and every one of Disney’s animated classics are eligible for an update. Though fans may not be clamoring for a photo-realistic Chicken Little or Home on the Range, 2010’s Tangled seems very likely to make for a smash hit modernization – just ask star Zachary Levi.
Better known today for playing the titular character in Shazam! and smaller appearances in the Thor franchise, Levi’s voice only part as Flynn Rider was one of his largest and most successful theatrical roles. The actor is certainly handsome and charming enough to reprise the swashbuckling character if it were to be remade,...
Better known today for playing the titular character in Shazam! and smaller appearances in the Thor franchise, Levi’s voice only part as Flynn Rider was one of his largest and most successful theatrical roles. The actor is certainly handsome and charming enough to reprise the swashbuckling character if it were to be remade,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Mike Lee
- We Got This Covered
Just ahead of the September 15th premiere of the eight-part PBS documentary Country Music – A Film By Ken Burns, Legacy Recordings will unveil musical highlights from the 16-and-a-half-hour series with a deluxe five-cd set spanning the history of the genre.
The impressive track list represents artists featured in each of the series’ episodes, from the first stars of the genre, such as the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, to influential acts from the latter half of the 20th century, including Randy Travis and the Judds. The set will be released Friday,...
The impressive track list represents artists featured in each of the series’ episodes, from the first stars of the genre, such as the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, to influential acts from the latter half of the 20th century, including Randy Travis and the Judds. The set will be released Friday,...
- 6/13/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been over half a century since gun-slinging, hi-de-ho westerns dominated the box office, when names like John Wayne, Roy Rogers and Clint Eastwood rolled off the tongue. In 2018, tumbleweeds slowly crawling across a deserted street are few and far between. Don’t get it twisted, though, westerns are no where near extinct. Some of your favorite stars have been recently seen polishing their revolvers in hot pursuit of money, power and revenge, including in this weekend’s “Ballad of Buster Scuggs” and next month’s “The Sisters Brothers.”
In honor of the 21st century takes on a classic genre, TheWrap takes a look at 10 stars you may be surprised dawned the proverbial ten-gallon hat.
Brad Pitt
In between Pitt’s performances in “Interview with a Vampire” and “Seven” was 1994’s western drama “Legends of the Fall.” The film saw Pitt play a World War I soldier who returns...
In honor of the 21st century takes on a classic genre, TheWrap takes a look at 10 stars you may be surprised dawned the proverbial ten-gallon hat.
Brad Pitt
In between Pitt’s performances in “Interview with a Vampire” and “Seven” was 1994’s western drama “Legends of the Fall.” The film saw Pitt play a World War I soldier who returns...
- 11/15/2018
- by Omar Sanchez
- The Wrap
For a season of TV that delivers, “Glow” Season 2 has a soundtrack to match.
It wouldn’t be a story set in the ’80s without at least one needle drop like The Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me” (though this writer held out a tiny bit of hope they’d somehow use the “working as a waitress in a cocktail bar” remix). But like the show it’s backing, this season’s collection of songs is a nice bit of zagging where other series covering the era typically zig.
A non-album Madonna track? An incredible Aretha Franklin cover? End credits songs from The Jesus and Mary Chain and Yaz to open up the season? A blink-and-miss-it appearance from ’80s punk band The F.U.’s? That’s a solid list, even before you get to the deep-ish Genesis cuts.
Of course, this is all before talking about the true...
It wouldn’t be a story set in the ’80s without at least one needle drop like The Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me” (though this writer held out a tiny bit of hope they’d somehow use the “working as a waitress in a cocktail bar” remix). But like the show it’s backing, this season’s collection of songs is a nice bit of zagging where other series covering the era typically zig.
A non-album Madonna track? An incredible Aretha Franklin cover? End credits songs from The Jesus and Mary Chain and Yaz to open up the season? A blink-and-miss-it appearance from ’80s punk band The F.U.’s? That’s a solid list, even before you get to the deep-ish Genesis cuts.
Of course, this is all before talking about the true...
- 6/30/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Simon Brew Mar 20, 2017
Don't expect live action remakes of Moana, Frozen and Home On The Range from Disney anytime soon...
Disney’s clearly struck gold with its line of live action reboots of its catalogue of animated movies. This past weekend, the new take on Beauty & The Beast has seen a fresh lorryload of cash pour into its coffers. And already, the likes of Dumbo, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Mulan and The Lion King are being lined up to film in the next year or two.
But there are films you shouldn’t expect to get the live action treatment. Frozen, for one, The Princess & The Frog and Moana as well. Because the studio has ruled out remaking any of its animated films that came out after the year 2000. Chatting to Vulture, the president of motion picture production at Walt Disney Studios, a man called Sean Bailey, confirmed that “we...
Don't expect live action remakes of Moana, Frozen and Home On The Range from Disney anytime soon...
Disney’s clearly struck gold with its line of live action reboots of its catalogue of animated movies. This past weekend, the new take on Beauty & The Beast has seen a fresh lorryload of cash pour into its coffers. And already, the likes of Dumbo, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Mulan and The Lion King are being lined up to film in the next year or two.
But there are films you shouldn’t expect to get the live action treatment. Frozen, for one, The Princess & The Frog and Moana as well. Because the studio has ruled out remaking any of its animated films that came out after the year 2000. Chatting to Vulture, the president of motion picture production at Walt Disney Studios, a man called Sean Bailey, confirmed that “we...
- 3/20/2017
- Den of Geek
Close-Up is a column that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Leo McCarey's The Awful Truth (1937) is showing February 13 - March 15, 2017 in the United Kingdom in the series The Rom Com Variations.Leo McCarey’s 1937 screwball classic The Awful Truth is the epitome of a sub-genre dubbed by philosopher Stanley Cavell the “comedy of remarriage.” In the film, husband and wife Jerry and Lucy Warriner (Cary Grant and Irene Dunne) succumb to their marital suspicions and embark on an easier-said-than-done divorce. He returns home from an unspecified dalliance, complete with fake Florida tan (ever the gentleman, he bronzes so as to save Lucy the embarrassment of getting asked why her husband looks pale after spending time in the sun), but upon his arrival, Lucy herself is nowhere to be found. She must be with her Aunt Patsy, Jerry assures his guests, that is until Aunt Patsy (Cecil Cunningham) shows up sans niece.
- 2/9/2017
- MUBI
Alan Menken (Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy of Everett Collection)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Alan Menken is far from being a newcomer at the Oscars, but this year the composer could be nominated or even win for a venture into the new territory of R-rated films. Having usually created award-worthy songs for Disney, Menken connected himself with a more mature project with Sausage Party and stands to win an Oscar for a song in a movie about weenies and buns.
This year Sausage Party’s “The Great Beyond” (which would be shared with Chris Lennertz for the animated venture written by and starring Seth Rogen) is considered a major threat in the best original song race, according to this site’s namesake Scott Feinberg. In the past, Menken has been nominated a grand total of 19 times with eight of those being wins. Let’s take a look back at what...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Alan Menken is far from being a newcomer at the Oscars, but this year the composer could be nominated or even win for a venture into the new territory of R-rated films. Having usually created award-worthy songs for Disney, Menken connected himself with a more mature project with Sausage Party and stands to win an Oscar for a song in a movie about weenies and buns.
This year Sausage Party’s “The Great Beyond” (which would be shared with Chris Lennertz for the animated venture written by and starring Seth Rogen) is considered a major threat in the best original song race, according to this site’s namesake Scott Feinberg. In the past, Menken has been nominated a grand total of 19 times with eight of those being wins. Let’s take a look back at what...
- 12/2/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Hollywood can be a cutthroat industry, even for some of the town's most beloved stars. While Sarah Jessica Parker has found huge success on both the big and small screen, the actress has also experienced a few surprises along the way. In fact, the Sex and the City star endured not one but two firings from animated movies. "I was fired from Antz, that animated movie. And I was fired from Home on the Range, that other animated movie," she shared on Howard Stern's SiriusXM show Tuesday morning. "Apparently I was a bad ant." She continued, "I can't remember which movie fired me first. The first time they were like, 'we're going in a different...
- 10/18/2016
- E! Online
Back when we first saw the IndieGoGo campaign on ComicMix for Hullabaloo we were freaking out. A Steampunk animated girl superhero in the hand-drawn 2D Disney style…sign us up! So, imagine our happiness when we happened to run into Hullabaloo creator James Lopez at Long Beach Comic Expo.
Well, first we had to buy all sorts of awesome art from his table, but then we got down to business asking all of our questions about the collection of 4 short animated films that will soon (but not soon enough) be on the festival circuit and on DVD.
What we didn’t know is that James Lopez has for a long time been one of our favorite Disney animators. He was the animator for Timon in The Lion King and the farm animals in Maddy’s favorite movie — Home On The Range (store that away for Tweeks trivia later on). He’s also worked on Pocahontas,...
Well, first we had to buy all sorts of awesome art from his table, but then we got down to business asking all of our questions about the collection of 4 short animated films that will soon (but not soon enough) be on the festival circuit and on DVD.
What we didn’t know is that James Lopez has for a long time been one of our favorite Disney animators. He was the animator for Timon in The Lion King and the farm animals in Maddy’s favorite movie — Home On The Range (store that away for Tweeks trivia later on). He’s also worked on Pocahontas,...
- 3/3/2016
- by Maddy and Anya Ernst
- Comicmix.com
Over the weekend, Disney showed off some of the most-anticipated movies of the near-future at its mammoth D23 convention, and the studio's announcement of Star Wars–themed additions to two of its amusement parks sent shockwaves through the world of entertainment. But a few days later, we've got a handful of questions prompted by that dazzling lineup. Here are five things we can't help but wonder in D23's wake. Is Disney Animation Outpacing Pixar? A decade ago, when Walt Disney Animation Films was putting out forgettable products like Home on the Range and Chicken Little, it seemed the house that Walt built was destined to live in the shadow of creative upstart Pixar. How surprising, then, to watch as the Disney Animation films shown at this year’s D23 got consistently better reactions than the slate of sequels that Pixar had to offer. Disney Animation brought clips and songs...
- 8/17/2015
- by Kyle Buchanan
- Vulture
Is there a bigger name in animation than Disney?
Between 1937 and 2014, Walt Disney Animation Studios has released no less than 54 theatrical films, many of which are regarded as true classics of the medium. And naturally, some of them are less beloved. For every "Sleeping Beauty" or "The Little Mermaid," there's also a "Home on the Range" or "Atlantis: The Lost Empire."
That said, some of Disney's animated efforts tend to get a bad rap. Maybe not every one their 54 films is solid gold, but there are some that deserve more acclaim and financial success than they received. Here are our top ten underrated Disney movies.
Between 1937 and 2014, Walt Disney Animation Studios has released no less than 54 theatrical films, many of which are regarded as true classics of the medium. And naturally, some of them are less beloved. For every "Sleeping Beauty" or "The Little Mermaid," there's also a "Home on the Range" or "Atlantis: The Lost Empire."
That said, some of Disney's animated efforts tend to get a bad rap. Maybe not every one their 54 films is solid gold, but there are some that deserve more acclaim and financial success than they received. Here are our top ten underrated Disney movies.
- 8/11/2015
- by Phil Pirrello
- Moviefone
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
When the 87th Oscar nominations for best animated feature were announced Jan. 15 and excluded The Lego Movie, the Internet exploded with confusion and disbelief. The film, which was largely expected by many pundits to win the Oscar, was a critical (holding a 96 percent positive score on Rotten Tomatoes) and commercial hit (earning $257.7 million stateside). It also earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations and won the Critics’ Choice Award for best animated film. It seemingly had everything going in its favor, so what went wrong?
One sentiment is that the animation branch of the Academy, which chooses the nominations, admire hand-drawn traditional animation and want to celebrate and preserve a fading craft rather than nominate solely computer animated and digital films.
The first computer animated film was Toy Story, which was released in 1995 and was nominated for original screenplay, original song and original score. Director...
Managing Editor
When the 87th Oscar nominations for best animated feature were announced Jan. 15 and excluded The Lego Movie, the Internet exploded with confusion and disbelief. The film, which was largely expected by many pundits to win the Oscar, was a critical (holding a 96 percent positive score on Rotten Tomatoes) and commercial hit (earning $257.7 million stateside). It also earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations and won the Critics’ Choice Award for best animated film. It seemingly had everything going in its favor, so what went wrong?
One sentiment is that the animation branch of the Academy, which chooses the nominations, admire hand-drawn traditional animation and want to celebrate and preserve a fading craft rather than nominate solely computer animated and digital films.
The first computer animated film was Toy Story, which was released in 1995 and was nominated for original screenplay, original song and original score. Director...
- 1/20/2015
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
With the passing of every year comes the arrival and departure of an unfathomable number of films from theatres around the globe where they earned either a lot of or precious little screen time, depending on the circumstances. Notwithstanding smaller budgeted, independent-minded motion pictures that find unexpectedly impressive legs to remain in theatrical exhibition for longer than most would have foreseen (surely including the exhibitors themselves in many cases), it is safe to argue that for the most part, the movies that are awarded the most screenings rooms and screening times are the big budget blockbusters.
There exists a myriad of reasons why it often feels so terribly easy to aim criticisms at these so-called motion picture events. Some of them are related to the perceived quality, others have to do what certain cinephiles with attuned tastes expect from their movie going experiences as patrons. Movies for which so much...
There exists a myriad of reasons why it often feels so terribly easy to aim criticisms at these so-called motion picture events. Some of them are related to the perceived quality, others have to do what certain cinephiles with attuned tastes expect from their movie going experiences as patrons. Movies for which so much...
- 12/22/2014
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Spellbound, the animated test movie from Amazon Studios features five original songs. We asked producer Kevin Bannerman (Anastasia, Ice Age) about the role the songs played and how they shaped the film.
How do songs help shape a movie?
It helps shape the movie’s tone. They can often show screenwriters a side of the character that hasn’t been explored. With a lyricist, the characters can develop a sense of humor and personality through their songs.
What song is the most pivotal in the movie?
Each song is unique in its own way because each individual song has its own special reason for being. “New Breeze Blowing” is important because it takes the relationship between Lottie and Bastien to new heights (pun intended). But “The Road to Riches” is just as important for several reasons: it gives us an insight into Horace, it allows Lottie and Horace to have...
How do songs help shape a movie?
It helps shape the movie’s tone. They can often show screenwriters a side of the character that hasn’t been explored. With a lyricist, the characters can develop a sense of humor and personality through their songs.
What song is the most pivotal in the movie?
Each song is unique in its own way because each individual song has its own special reason for being. “New Breeze Blowing” is important because it takes the relationship between Lottie and Bastien to new heights (pun intended). But “The Road to Riches” is just as important for several reasons: it gives us an insight into Horace, it allows Lottie and Horace to have...
- 4/22/2014
- Hollywonk
For those who don't check in enough, don't miss these highlights from the week. It was a slow week, I know, but next week will be madness: the Podcast returns, the Smackdown (finally), The Letter (1940) for "Best Shot" (join us!), a cool behind the scenes interview and more for Easter Week including the beginning of the Tribeca Film Festival.
• "Poor Ivy" Andrew on August: Osage County's Mvp
• April Showers wanna shower with young Josh Brolin? Patricia Arquette does
• Home on the Range Tim on the death of traditional animation
• Decoding Annie Parker Samantha Morton is back
• Colin Firth has six movies out this year. 40+ before that; How many have you seen?
• 1963 Oscar Flashbacks to Tom Jones and Oscar night glamour
• TCM Festival Anne Marie & Diana hit the opening night premiere
...and the previous week's highlights...
• "Poor Ivy" Andrew on August: Osage County's Mvp
• April Showers wanna shower with young Josh Brolin? Patricia Arquette does
• Home on the Range Tim on the death of traditional animation
• Decoding Annie Parker Samantha Morton is back
• Colin Firth has six movies out this year. 40+ before that; How many have you seen?
• 1963 Oscar Flashbacks to Tom Jones and Oscar night glamour
• TCM Festival Anne Marie & Diana hit the opening night premiere
...and the previous week's highlights...
- 4/13/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Tim here, to celebrate, and by “celebrate”, I mean “lament” the ten-year anniversary this month of the film that more or less killed traditional animation at Disney. Back in April, 2004, all that anybody could talk about was anything else imaginable other than Home on the Range, a Western comedy feature the voices of Roseanne, Judi Dench, and Jennifer Tilly that during its opening weekend only managed to scrape itself up to the #4 spot at the box office. This was to be expected. Disney had already announced prior to the release of Brother Bear the previous fall that once they cleared out the pipeline, they’d be abandoning 2D animation forever, and given the quality of most of their work in the 2000s, nobody could really be terribly offended by that decision for any strong reason other than nostalgia. Let me put it this way: I, in 2004, was easily the biggest Disney lover I knew.
- 4/10/2014
- by Tim Brayton
- FilmExperience
Rumors and possible casting choices for "Star Wars: Episode VII" have started to leak out, with no piece more important than who will be taking the lead in the new movie. And while we were able to report that five actors are possibilities for the lead good-guy Jedi, only one choice is the right choice: Jesse Plemons. Here's why: Home On The Range Plemons has shown an insane amount of range in his performances, from ...
By Alex Zalben...
By Alex Zalben...
- 3/13/2014
- MTV Movie News
Feature Mark Harrison 5 Mar 2014 - 06:39
For every animated movie that gets made, there are dozens more that never make it. Mark looks at some failed Disney projects...
In the age of the internet, Hollywood studios are much quicker to announce the projects they have in development than they used to be. Now that the demand is there, there's a huge turnover of movie-related news every day, and if you follow it in any significant way, there are probably a whole bunch of projects that you've heard about, maybe even gotten excited about, that never came to fruition.
Still, it's not only via the easier availability of such information that we know about projects that never came to be. At a studio like Disney, projects will get as far as being fully developed in animatic form before falling apart, and the artefacts left behind from such abridged projects have made for some fascinating reading.
For every animated movie that gets made, there are dozens more that never make it. Mark looks at some failed Disney projects...
In the age of the internet, Hollywood studios are much quicker to announce the projects they have in development than they used to be. Now that the demand is there, there's a huge turnover of movie-related news every day, and if you follow it in any significant way, there are probably a whole bunch of projects that you've heard about, maybe even gotten excited about, that never came to fruition.
Still, it's not only via the easier availability of such information that we know about projects that never came to be. At a studio like Disney, projects will get as far as being fully developed in animatic form before falling apart, and the artefacts left behind from such abridged projects have made for some fascinating reading.
- 3/3/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
It's taken the Walt Disney Company more than 70 years to bring Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" to the big screen. Originally conceived by Walt himself in the studio's post-war period, it was eventually attempted (and canceled) at least a half-dozen times in the decades that followed, taking a number of different permutations (including, briefly, a Disneyland attraction and a potential Pixar film).
But now it's here. And it was worth the wait.
The story of Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel), two characters from a vaguely Scandinavian storybook kingdom who find themselves locked into an eternal winter after Elsa unwittingly unleashes her frosty powers (in glorious 3D, no less).
Of course, the question is: Does "Frozen" recapture the classic Disney magic, or is doomed to go the way of "Home on the Range" or "Atlantis: The Lost Empire?" Read on to find out!
1. It's Very Different From...
But now it's here. And it was worth the wait.
The story of Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel), two characters from a vaguely Scandinavian storybook kingdom who find themselves locked into an eternal winter after Elsa unwittingly unleashes her frosty powers (in glorious 3D, no less).
Of course, the question is: Does "Frozen" recapture the classic Disney magic, or is doomed to go the way of "Home on the Range" or "Atlantis: The Lost Empire?" Read on to find out!
1. It's Very Different From...
- 11/26/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- Moviefone
Odds are you have a favorite Disney movie. After nearly eight decades and 52 movies in the “animated classics canon,” with films spanning every genre and style, there are plenty to choose from, after all. Are a fan of musicals, comedies or dramas? Do you prefer one of the timeless classics or do you find yourself watching a favorite from the Disney Renaissance? Are you committed to traditional hand-drawn animation or have you accepted the move to computer-generated graphics? Whatever your tastes, the Disney animated classic library has it covered.
I am a giant Disney fan. So with the release of Frozen, the 53rd animated “classic” arriving later this November, I’ve decided to rank all 52 films, so far, from worst to best. When compiling the list, I took into account three factors that make a task like this reasonable.
Firstly, of course, is entertainment value. To what extent did audiences actually enjoy the film?...
I am a giant Disney fan. So with the release of Frozen, the 53rd animated “classic” arriving later this November, I’ve decided to rank all 52 films, so far, from worst to best. When compiling the list, I took into account three factors that make a task like this reasonable.
Firstly, of course, is entertainment value. To what extent did audiences actually enjoy the film?...
- 11/5/2013
- by Chris Combs
- Obsessed with Film
It's a little weird to watch a trailer for an upcoming Disney cartoon like "Planes" and hear among the characters the voice of Dane Cook. What's a typically adults-only comic like Cook doing in the G-rated world of a Disney animated feature?
Well, maybe it's not that weird. After all, the family-friendly studio has a history, going back 60 years, of casting performers from the world of grown-up entertainment in its cartoons, and most have proved they can be fun and kid-safe in fantasy worlds far from smoky nightclubs. In fact, Disney and Pixar's classic cartoons are full of unlikely voice actors -- not just blue comics but also performers cast radically against type, and even people not considered actors at all.
Cook, then, joins a distinguished list of stars you'd never have expected to find in a Disney cartoon feature, as you can see from the gallery below.
Gallery | Unlikely...
Well, maybe it's not that weird. After all, the family-friendly studio has a history, going back 60 years, of casting performers from the world of grown-up entertainment in its cartoons, and most have proved they can be fun and kid-safe in fantasy worlds far from smoky nightclubs. In fact, Disney and Pixar's classic cartoons are full of unlikely voice actors -- not just blue comics but also performers cast radically against type, and even people not considered actors at all.
Cook, then, joins a distinguished list of stars you'd never have expected to find in a Disney cartoon feature, as you can see from the gallery below.
Gallery | Unlikely...
- 5/28/2013
- by Moviefone Staff
- Moviefone
It's a little weird to watch a trailer for an upcoming Disney cartoon like "Planes" and hear among the characters the voice of Dane Cook. What's a typically adults-only comic like Cook doing in the G-rated world of a Disney animated feature?
Well, maybe it's not that weird. After all, the family-friendly studio has a history, going back 60 years, of casting performers from the world of grown-up entertainment in its cartoons, and most have proved they can be fun and kid-safe in fantasy worlds far from smoky nightclubs. In fact, Disney and Pixar's classic cartoons are full of unlikely voice actors -- not just blue comics but also performers cast radically against type, and even people not considered actors at all.
Cook, then, joins a distinguished list of stars you'd never have expected to find in a Disney cartoon feature, as you can see from the gallery below.
Gallery | Unlikely...
Well, maybe it's not that weird. After all, the family-friendly studio has a history, going back 60 years, of casting performers from the world of grown-up entertainment in its cartoons, and most have proved they can be fun and kid-safe in fantasy worlds far from smoky nightclubs. In fact, Disney and Pixar's classic cartoons are full of unlikely voice actors -- not just blue comics but also performers cast radically against type, and even people not considered actors at all.
Cook, then, joins a distinguished list of stars you'd never have expected to find in a Disney cartoon feature, as you can see from the gallery below.
Gallery | Unlikely...
- 5/28/2013
- by Moviefone Staff
- Moviefone
For one night only, two of the world’s most celebrated songwriters and composers will take to the stage for “Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook.” The concert will take place at the D23 Expo 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in the D23 Expo Arena on Saturday, August 10.
Together Sherman and Menken have won a combined 10 Academy Awards for their work with Disney, and have composed music and songs for more than three dozen Disney feature films, over two dozen Disney Park attractions and half a dozen Disney musicals on Broadway.
“I can’t express how excited I am that my esteemed friend Alan Menken and I will be sharing the same bill for the very first time,” said Sherman. “Alan is an incredible talent, and I know we’re both thrilled to be performing for Disney’s most ardent fans—they’re the best and...
Together Sherman and Menken have won a combined 10 Academy Awards for their work with Disney, and have composed music and songs for more than three dozen Disney feature films, over two dozen Disney Park attractions and half a dozen Disney musicals on Broadway.
“I can’t express how excited I am that my esteemed friend Alan Menken and I will be sharing the same bill for the very first time,” said Sherman. “Alan is an incredible talent, and I know we’re both thrilled to be performing for Disney’s most ardent fans—they’re the best and...
- 5/23/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Game shows owe much of their success to their predictability. When turning on Jeopardy! each night or spending a Saturday morning watching the classics on the Game Show Network, one knows exactly what to expect: some kind of gimmick, a big winner.
A show with a winning formula can be on the air for decades, and all that really changes are the hairstyles. Still, it’s the moments that take viewers (and, often, those involved) completely off-guard that can immortalize a show.
From big wins to host flubs to plain old dumb answers, we now explore these unexpected gems:
10. Match Game- Sammy the Songwriter
A decade before Pat Sajak and Vanna White went for cheap margaritas on their meal breaks, Match Game viewers were often left wondering what exactly Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly were sipping from their mugs. There are countless examples of host Gene Rayburn, and his panel of B-list celebrities,...
A show with a winning formula can be on the air for decades, and all that really changes are the hairstyles. Still, it’s the moments that take viewers (and, often, those involved) completely off-guard that can immortalize a show.
From big wins to host flubs to plain old dumb answers, we now explore these unexpected gems:
10. Match Game- Sammy the Songwriter
A decade before Pat Sajak and Vanna White went for cheap margaritas on their meal breaks, Match Game viewers were often left wondering what exactly Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly were sipping from their mugs. There are countless examples of host Gene Rayburn, and his panel of B-list celebrities,...
- 4/27/2013
- by Sienna Golden Malik
- Obsessed with Film
Cinelinx drops a quarter on the new Wreck It Ralph 3D Blu-ray!
This review is based on the Ultimate Collector's Edition 4-Disc Set (3D Blu-ray, 2D Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy)
The Set-up
Video game villain Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) decides he no longer wants to be the bad guy, and abandons his game to become a hero. 8-bit hilarity ensues. Featuring the voices of Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, and Sarah Silverman.
Directed by Rich Moore
The Delivery
I'll be honest, I was ready to hate Wreck It Ralph before I saw it. As someone who grew up during the video game arcade craze of the 1980s, I certainly didn't object to the idea of a Disney movie in a video game world. I'm a fan of both Tron films, so I had no doubt the movie would be able to capture the right spirit and feel (which it...
This review is based on the Ultimate Collector's Edition 4-Disc Set (3D Blu-ray, 2D Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy)
The Set-up
Video game villain Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) decides he no longer wants to be the bad guy, and abandons his game to become a hero. 8-bit hilarity ensues. Featuring the voices of Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, and Sarah Silverman.
Directed by Rich Moore
The Delivery
I'll be honest, I was ready to hate Wreck It Ralph before I saw it. As someone who grew up during the video game arcade craze of the 1980s, I certainly didn't object to the idea of a Disney movie in a video game world. I'm a fan of both Tron films, so I had no doubt the movie would be able to capture the right spirit and feel (which it...
- 3/10/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
Wreck-It Ralph
Directed by Rich Moore
Written by Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnson
U.S.A., 2012
There was a time when the big family film of the year that everyone wanted to see was in fact the Disney animated feature. It was so for decades literally, up until 1995 when Pixar, which sees its films distributed by Disney, unleashed Toy Story unto the world. From point onwards and till this very day, the most highly anticipated animated film on nearly everyone’s list is almost always the movie from Pixar, not Disney, even if the latter might not lag too far behind. A cursory glance list at some of the most recent Disney films might partially explain why: Home on the Range, Princess and the Frog, Tangled, all of which earned lukewarm to downright poor receptions. The famed studio once again aims for the fences with Wreck-It Ralph, a bizarre cocktail of...
Directed by Rich Moore
Written by Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnson
U.S.A., 2012
There was a time when the big family film of the year that everyone wanted to see was in fact the Disney animated feature. It was so for decades literally, up until 1995 when Pixar, which sees its films distributed by Disney, unleashed Toy Story unto the world. From point onwards and till this very day, the most highly anticipated animated film on nearly everyone’s list is almost always the movie from Pixar, not Disney, even if the latter might not lag too far behind. A cursory glance list at some of the most recent Disney films might partially explain why: Home on the Range, Princess and the Frog, Tangled, all of which earned lukewarm to downright poor receptions. The famed studio once again aims for the fences with Wreck-It Ralph, a bizarre cocktail of...
- 10/27/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
"Up All Night" began its second season Thursday (Sept. 20) with some big changes -- Ava's (Maya Rudolph) show was canceled, meaning Reagan (Christina Applegate) is now out of work. And we also met Reagan's brother, Scott, for the first time.
Scott is played by Luka Jones, whom you may recognized from NBC's short-lived "Best Friends Forever" from last season, and he offers a nice, laid-back counterpoint to the more tightly wound characters on "Up All Night." He's also one of Zap2it's Ones to Watch for the 2012-13 season, so we thought we'd introduce you to him with this questionnaire. Here are 10 things you probably didn't know about the Upright Citizens Brigade veteran.
What's the most embarrassing song is on your iPod?
There are so many embarrassing ones. I have a version of "Home on the Range" on there. That might qualify.
Zombie apocalypse or alien invasion?
Alien invasion.
Do you have any strange phobias?...
Scott is played by Luka Jones, whom you may recognized from NBC's short-lived "Best Friends Forever" from last season, and he offers a nice, laid-back counterpoint to the more tightly wound characters on "Up All Night." He's also one of Zap2it's Ones to Watch for the 2012-13 season, so we thought we'd introduce you to him with this questionnaire. Here are 10 things you probably didn't know about the Upright Citizens Brigade veteran.
What's the most embarrassing song is on your iPod?
There are so many embarrassing ones. I have a version of "Home on the Range" on there. That might qualify.
Zombie apocalypse or alien invasion?
Alien invasion.
Do you have any strange phobias?...
- 9/21/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Backfire
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Written by Larry Marcus, Ben Roberts and Ivan Goff
U.S.A., 1950
Reviewing movies with the benefit of hindsight offers ample opportunity to discover, analyze and extrapolate the several issues of the day their stories were concerned with. It puts such films into historical context, awarding them a sense of worth perhaps movie goers at the time overlooked. Film Noir is frequently cited as being specific in relating to the American post-Second World War experience, a time during which the innocence of a large and powerful country was shaken, the disillusionment created by mankind’s unhinged ferocious nature exposed during combat having deeply affected returning veterans. People fell on hard times, forced to strive to earn a living all the while reckoning with the truth of human nature. Backfire, from director Vincent Sherman, exposes the down and dirty side of people’s desperation through the...
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Written by Larry Marcus, Ben Roberts and Ivan Goff
U.S.A., 1950
Reviewing movies with the benefit of hindsight offers ample opportunity to discover, analyze and extrapolate the several issues of the day their stories were concerned with. It puts such films into historical context, awarding them a sense of worth perhaps movie goers at the time overlooked. Film Noir is frequently cited as being specific in relating to the American post-Second World War experience, a time during which the innocence of a large and powerful country was shaken, the disillusionment created by mankind’s unhinged ferocious nature exposed during combat having deeply affected returning veterans. People fell on hard times, forced to strive to earn a living all the while reckoning with the truth of human nature. Backfire, from director Vincent Sherman, exposes the down and dirty side of people’s desperation through the...
- 8/17/2012
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Back in 2004, Walt Disney Studios decided to close down their 2D animation studio, and the last film released was the box office and critical dud Home on the Range. This was a heartbreaking moment for so many Disney fans, seeing the studio known for revolutionizing animation to go out on such a mediocre movie. As I sat down to watch Home on the Range in 2012, it was a different experience since I knew there was a “happy ending” ahead for Disney animation. The animation studio is alive and well today, and films like Princess and the Frog and Winnie the Pooh have more than restored its reputation. What struck me most when I watched Home on the Range now was that this movie is a sort of time capsule that holds so many terrible tropes and trends from animated movies of the 2000s.
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- 8/2/2012
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
The Movie Pool hears a discouraging word from the Home on the Range Blu-ray!
The Set-up
A cow (Roseanne Barr) tries to save her farm by tracking down an elusive cattle rustler.
Directed by Will Finn and John Sanford
The Delivery
Anyone remember Home on the Range? It's an animated Disney film from 2004. Already slipped your mind, eh? There's a reason for that. Home on the Range is perhaps Disney's most embarrassing animated effort since Song of the South. That's probably why you never see it in any Disney highlight reels anywhere.
Featuring perhaps the worst leading character in Disney history - a cow - the filmmakers managed to completely doom this project by having the character performed by the one person whose voice is a human rights violation: Roseanne Barr.
What....were....they....thinking? This film is carried by the vocal talents of an actress whose sound can unleash...
The Set-up
A cow (Roseanne Barr) tries to save her farm by tracking down an elusive cattle rustler.
Directed by Will Finn and John Sanford
The Delivery
Anyone remember Home on the Range? It's an animated Disney film from 2004. Already slipped your mind, eh? There's a reason for that. Home on the Range is perhaps Disney's most embarrassing animated effort since Song of the South. That's probably why you never see it in any Disney highlight reels anywhere.
Featuring perhaps the worst leading character in Disney history - a cow - the filmmakers managed to completely doom this project by having the character performed by the one person whose voice is a human rights violation: Roseanne Barr.
What....were....they....thinking? This film is carried by the vocal talents of an actress whose sound can unleash...
- 7/31/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
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