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Week in Review: Sundance movies coming soon to a theater near you
We’ve been relishing the chance to be in Park City again this year for Sundance, despite the fact that for the first time in the festival’s history no movies are being screened on 35mm. That said, some already incredible movies have received awards and much deserved buzz. Most notable among them is Don Hertzfeld’s animated World of Tomorrow, which […] More
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The Definitive Best Picture Losers
40. Beauty and the Beast (1991) Lost to: Silence of the Lambs 1991 was the first time an animated film ever grabbed a nomination for Best Picture with Disney’s version of “Beauty and the Beast.” The film also picked up nominations for sound, Original Score (for which it won) and three – count ’em THREE – […] More
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Watch Gaston try to convince St. Peter to get into Heaven
Over the course of its cinematic history, Disney has produced a number of memorable villains, both from its original tales and from its retelling of classic lore. One such villain is Gaston, from the 1991 movie Beauty and the Beast, known mostly for his vanity. Like most Disney villains, Gaston meets his end at the […] More
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The Definitive Movie Musicals: 30-21
As we continue on, I need to once again clarify that if this list was “Joshua Gaul’s 50 Favorite Movie Musicals,” it’d be a quite a different list. But, if my tastes determined what is definitive, I’d be asking you all to consider Aladdin as a brilliant piece of filmmaking and wax nostalgic about my […] More
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The Second Animation Renaissance: The Good, The Best, and The Rest
The Little Mermaid is usually credited with kick-starting Disney’s first animation renaissance, but this often-discussed period started 3 years prior with The Great Mouse Detective. Similarly, Disney’s second animation renaissance has been credited to Frozen and Tangled when it started years earlier. While it is convenient to think that all Disney needed was Idina Menzel […] More
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‘Fantasia 2000,’ and Why It Should Be Considered Part of the Disney Renaissance
“I think we’re all glad that they changed the name to Fantasia,” states Steve Martin dryly during his introduction of Fantasia 2000 regarding the film’s predecessor, which was originally called The Concert Feature. (Fantasia may be a slightly cooler-sounding title, but it’s not much more inviting to the average audience member than The Concert Feature.) […] More
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ A True Classic
We all have our favorite Disney film, but for those who belong to a certain generation, the films released during the Disney Renaissance era (1989-1999) hold a special place. This era saw the company produce some of their most commercially and critically successful films in Disney’s history, by injecting its own unique brand of magic […] More
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‘Frozen’ a pleasant enough experience despite standing in the shadows of Disney animated classics
Walt Disney Animation Studios has become, in its relative old age, both charmingly and cripplingly self-conscious. Each new entry seems to quiver in the shadow of the greats, the vaunted classics that have become untouchable for many. More
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Once Upon A Time, Ep. 1.12, “Skin Deep” – Belle jars Gold
Once Upon A Time, Season 1, Episode 12: “Skin Deep” Written by Jane Espensen Directed by Milan Cheylov Airs Sundays at 8pm (ET) on ABC Storybrooke and the fairy-tale world blur together more concretely in “Skin Deep,” a Gold/Rumpelstiltskin-centric episode that bases itself in the “Beauty and The Beast” story. In the Enchanted Forest, Rumpelstiltskin takes […] More
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Extended Thoughts on ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Beauty and the Beast Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Written by Linda Woolverton There is an inexorable, inexplicable quality about some great movies, as there is about great art in general. Sometimes, yes, we can pinpoint exactly what makes a movie work so well, why it becomes one of our favorites, why it […] More
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 21: ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, beauty and the beast. Yes, friends, just in time for its 20th anniversary, Josh takes a look back at the pinnacle of the Disney Renaissance, 1991’s Beauty and the Beast! After the last couple of weeks, and with the holidays right around the corner, nothing […] More
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Disney And Disney•Pixar Favourites Poised To Return To Theatres In 3D
For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures, which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios […] More
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