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Frank Walsh: Setting The World of Narnia
…A question of balancing each against the other, both having to be satisfied to achieve the brief and keep the producers happy. In the end it was for me a… |
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Bolt: Mark Cotta Vaz on The Art of Bolt
…Disney animation. When the leaders of Pixar took over animation at both Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures, it had all the makings of a happy marriage, as Pixar, which pioneered… |
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Mary Poppins’ Richard M. Sherman: A Practically Perfect Songwriter!
…that, many times, we were kind of like his musical gurus! Because we did feel the way he did. Take Spoonful of Sugar. Again, we’re not saying: “hey, be happy… |
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Once Upon A Time In New York City: Oliver & Company’s Composer J.A.C. Redford!
…into writing for those chase sequences and so forth. It was really a challence from that standpoint. So, I was very happy to have that challenge. AV: Thank you for… |
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Lorraine Feather & George Griffin on You’re Outa Here
…traffic patterns and poetry. It’s spontaneous, parodic, sarcastic, sassy and in-your-face. This particular song has a pre-modern melody based on the happy, propulsive swing of the two-fisted stride piano; it’s… |
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The One That Started It All… The Making Of Snow White
…which were of course finally whittled down to the magnificent seven: Dopey, Sneezy, Bashful, Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy and Doc. Other names that came and went included Scrappy, Hoppy, Weepy, Snoopy,… |
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The Prince Of Egypt: Signature Selection
…and 40 nights, also warrant a mention? I guess they couldn’t quite get away from producing a Disney-styled happy ending after all, but this is pretty much the film’s only… |
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
…Shrek and Ice Age managed to do this and keep the more adult fans happy (in their cases with a second disc of collectors’ features). So, although this is an… |
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Fun And Fancy Free: Gold Classic Collection
…the recording. Unhappy with circus life, little bear Bongo escapes into the countryside where he learns to fend for himself when he comes up against the threatening Lumpjaw when they… |
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Monsters, Inc.: 2-Disc Collectors Edition
…cheesy background music, dated graphics and happy employees gushing with joy at working for the biggest company in the city – hey, you’ll fit right in! The History Of Monster… |
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Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron
…of a triumphant all-round happy blast of emotion had the music been absent, only to kick in big-time as Spirit’s hooves hit the ground on the other side – it’d… |
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101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure
…that is worried enough to go to court to protect the copyrighted likes of Mickey and the gang seems quite happy to ransack its own vaults to continue releasing direct-to-video… |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Vista Series Special Edition
…up present and correct, and apart from the missing material mentioned above, fans of the Rabbit will be very happy that Roger has finally gotten the treatment he deserves. When… |
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Treasure Planet: Special Edition
…full-screen image on your television”. Looks like Disney, while not wanting to alienate the full-screen brigade, is happy to start educating people on the merits of widescreen – a good… |
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The Rescuers
…Bianca, is more than happy to agree with! Soon they’re off on the back of Orville the airline albatross, soaring towards the Bayou where Penny is being held captive by… |
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The Art Of Tom And Jerry: Volume Three
…grand affairs, counting among them sets devoted to the Happy Harmonies, Tex Avery, The Golden Age Of Looney Tunes and, of course, the celebrated team of Thomas, the cat, and… |
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The Lion King: Platinum Special Edition
…film grossed $50 million, he would be happy and it wouldn’t be their faults), and management had barely signed off on the film before moving on to what they truly… |
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Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas
…Eris, who seems quite an ineffectual Goddess, wants to create a world of chaos is never expanded upon. The musical score fares little better, with Harry Gregson-Williams seemingly quite happy… |
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Looney Tunes: Back In Action
…everything, even when the scene is fairly long (such as the alternate openings and the ending, which I’ll especially bet Jenna Elfman was more than happy they cut)! The original… |
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Paul McCartney: The Music And Animation Collection
…aware of such problems and I’m happy to report that the musical pitch throughout seems to have been shifted back down to its correct key. I can at least confirm… |
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The Triplets Of Belleville (Sony US Edition)
…the kind of intricate nuances that reward multiple viewings. Perhaps the one happy side effect of the American studios closing their hand-drawn facilities is the knock-on effect that this seems… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Volume Two
…Willie’s first, immortal, happy go lucky whistle 75 years ago, and the Disney Studio celebrates its leading star and company figurehead with this conclusion of a two part DVD exploration… |
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Teacher’s Pet (The Movie)
…talent to the television show in the first place. Particularly amusing is Debra Jo Rupp as Leonard’s perpetually happy Mom, and there are turns from Rob Paulsen and Paul Reubens… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Black And White, Volume Two
…second volume of color cartoons released earlier this year, is the only way to truly celebrate Mickey’s 75th. Happy birthday, Mr Mouse! Animated Classic or Back To The Drawing Board?… |
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The Plague Dogs: (1983 US Edited Edition)
…was deemed a failure, not least because this “happy ending” version was still a dark film and wasn’t able to either appeal to families nor those adults who might have… |
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Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin
…it might have that same TV level static quality approach, but I am more than happy to report – and was fairly surprised – that the animation holds up very… |
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Bambi II
…like a giant leap from serious and cold Winter to the happy sounds of Spring in the original Bambi movie. Whether it needed a full-length outing to fill the gap,… |
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Lady And The Tramp: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition
…zaniness, and the fact that the story was fresh and new (based in part on Ward Greene’s Happy Dan The Whistling Dog And Miss Patsy The Beautiful Spaniel, written directly… |
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Anastasia: Family Fun Edition
…songs (surprisingly again by Flaherty And Ahrens, though seemingly happy to mimic the big band sound of Aladdin that every animated knock-off featured for a while), typical character designs, labored… |
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Cars
…which McQueen participates of course, and for all he has learned (and benefited from a shiny new paint job and flashy tyres), Lightning seems more than happy to jack this… |


