A canine couple sets out to rescue their 15 kidnapped puppies from a fashion-obsessed villainess and winds up with hitting a spotted jackpot! See why guest writer Aurora says Disney’s 1961 animated classic 101 Dalmatians is black and white and fun all over.
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The picture above shows Dopey, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, Happy, Grumpy and Doc, but Disney’s Snow White almost had dwarfs named Wheezy, Jumpy, Baldy and Deafy! See who else missed the final cut.
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Ostriches and hippos dance, dinosaurs fight, and Mickey Mouse battles a magical broom. We mark the 75th anniversary of Disney’s groundbreaking Fantasia with a look at its most memorable moments.
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Melanie Simone returns to MovieFanFare with her look at the timeless Disney classic, Fantasia. Swept up in the film’s stunning visuals and ground-breaking use of classical music, Simone
reflects upon its enduring legacy.
In today’s guest post, Melanie Simone shares her thoughts on the timeless fun and romance of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp (1955). Lady and the Tramp was the 15th animated film from Disney and the first animated movie to be filmed in the CinemaScope widescreen.
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By way of introduction, this is the premiere installment in what I hope will be a regular series of columns discussing the latest animated releases on home video, as well as new titles on the big screen and TV, along with some…
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It’s been nearly 20 years since Disney’s Beauty and the Beast was in theaters, charming the world with its fairy tale blend of magical story, gorgeous animation, colorful characters, memorable romance and wonderful music. For Paige O’Hara, who supplied the…
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“Hand-drawn” animation??? What’s that, grandpa? Don’t they do all that stuff with a Mac now? Didn’t hand-drawn animation go out with 8-Tracks, Saturday morning cartoons, and well-behaved audiences? The co-directors of Walt Disney’s Aladdin are back with The Princess and the Frog, animated in…
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In last week’s opening part of my tour of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland–or, at least, the myriad movie depictions of it–I introduced you to silent Alice in Wonderland shorts and features; Walt Disney’s ’20s Alice in Cartoonland series and his eventually abandoned…
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