2006: The Year In Pix
…Disneyland, the opening nights for Lady and the Tramp, Dumbo, and The Nightmare Before Christmas at the El Capitan Theatre, the Disney Legends induction ceremony, and the San Diego Comic-Con…. |
AN&V DVD review: Jungle Book Platinum Edition
“The Jungle Book’s Platinum Edition, for any faults, is a clear step back up after the lacklustre recent inclusions of Cinderella, Lady And The Tramp and The Little Mermaid,” writes… |
Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto, Volume One
…recorded before his recent passing away, and we also hear from John Canemaker and Andreas Deja on what they feel brings the character to life. The restoration work on the… |
A Conversation with Andreas Deja
…about the archives is, the Animation Research Library – is they kept all the cleanup drawings. So all the scenes are there in their cleaned up stage but they didn’t… |
Lion King II: Simba’s Pride – Special Edition
…There is an unwritten “rule” than the Lion King films all follow Shakespearian themes, with the 1994 original loosely following the plot and events of Hamlet, and the recent Lion… |
Frank And Ollie: Special Edition
…shot clip (2:20 minutes) that has them sifting through some actual production drawings from Lady And The Tramp, Peter Pan and The Fox And The Hound (Frank and Ollie’s last… |
The Jungle Book 2
…And Jane sequels, but no-where near the strength of a Lilo And Stitch, Treasure Planet, the original Jungle Book, or even the Never-Land film. While the animation is serviceable, the… |
Sleeping Beauty Deluxe Edition
…clip shows the only surviving live-action footage filmed specifically for the movie, featuring the Prince’s fight with the Maleficent Dragon, and some interaction between the Queen and one of the… |
Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
…mentioned Lion King. But mess with the classics, such as Lady And The Tramp, Peter Pan and the upcoming Dumbo and Jungle Book sequels, and you’re messing with animation history… |
Once Upon A Time In New York City: Oliver & Company’s Director George Scribner!
…for a reason, they’re great because they’re fantastic, because these artists are really accomplished. They won Grammies and they have enormous appeal. And they’re good and they’re only gonna add… |
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Volume Four
…Disney and the many innovations they were implementing at the time – including Stereophonic sound. They also discuss the character of the Ranger and the voice work of Bill Thompson…. |
Last remaining of the Nine Old Men, legendary animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95
…White And The Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Song Of The South, Cinderella, Alice In Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady And The Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, Sword In The Stone, Mary Poppins, The… |
Valiant
…military. The two of them join three other pigeons, and together the five of them form Squad F, the last hope of a desperate nation. So begins perhaps the weakest… |
Cinderella: Platinum Edition
…and a fun segue into the discussion between the king and grand duke about finding the prince a bride, the movie sticks to following the struggle of Cinderella to finish… |
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales (with Bonus Disc)
…the Enchanted Tales information on the back, but inserts The Princess And The Frog’s Tiana on the front alongside Cinderella and Mulan. Interestingly, the wallet sleeve promotes this as a… |
Animation veteran John Ahern passes away
…such as Sleeping Beauty and Lady and the Tramp and going on up through Jungle Book. He also worked as a layout artist for Hanna-Barbera on Josie and the Pussycats,… |
Once Upon A Time In New York City: Oliver & Company Animator Dave Pruiksma!
…as the hostile takeover of the company raged. And, once Eisner and the rest of the new management came in, they began scrutinizing the animation department and categorizing it as… |
Yahoo! users rate the top 30 animated films of all time
…White and the Seven Dwarfs 24. Ice Age 25: Ice Age: The Meltdown 26. The Simpsons Movie 27. Over the Hedge 28. Sleeping Beauty 29. The Jungle Book 30. Bambi… |
How Disney historian Didier Ghez wrote as he pleased…
…Hurter, Ferdinand Horvath, Gustaf Tenggren and Bianca Majolie, the first woman hired in the Disney Story Department. Each of these artists brought their own personality and experience to the Disney… |
And now for some random 'toon trivia…
According to a guest column at Jim Hill Media, Stan Freberg did the voice of the beaver in Disney’s Lady and the Tramp. He almost had another part in a… |
Tentative full release schedule from Buena Vista Home Entertainment!
…that the whole collection is out by 2007 – so the inclusion of Lady and the Tramp, The Jungle Book, Bambi and 101 Dalmatians is definitely subject to change –… |
Cinderella: Diamond Edition
…from the truth, since these are stories about this current band of artists and their interaction with the original Nine Old Men when they started at the Disney Studio all… |
Thunderbirds International Rescue Edition Giftset
…in these commentaries, and it is well worth listening to them. The Featurettes are just a continuation of the ones on the previous disc, and all the featurettes have clips… |
Richard M. Sherman on Bedknobs And Broomsticks: a Solid Songwriter!
…picture called The Old Home Guard, and there were these old, aged guys with their pickaxes and everything, ready to fight the Germans on the beaches and never surrender. And… |
X-Men: The Animated Series – Volume 2
…to take them prisoner. Along the way, they also meet Ka-Zar and Shanna, two humans who cohabit the island and who mistrust the mutates. Eventually, Prof. X and Magneto are… |
Once Upon A Dream: Mary Costa as Sleeping Beauty‘s Princess Aurora
…the Godmothers, raised by them. They were kind and mischievous and loving and very protective of her. Then, she was in the woods with the animals, and they’re so different… |
Princess Mononoke
…and women, the beast gods and lower animals, the emperor’s men, Princess Mononoke, and the Spirit Of The Forest, who holds the ultimate prize… and Ashitaka is caught in the… |
Cinderella III: A Twist In Time
…keeping their division open and putting them to work on a new feature, and something original at that? These guys and gals have certainly shown they have the chops for… |
Apple teases first look at Skydance’s Luck
At its media event today, Apple previewed a clip from Skydance Animation’s upcoming film, Luck, along with several other movies currently on or coming soon to the streaming service. The… |
Rick & Morty return for more insanity in new Season 4.5 trailer
…the brand new trailer for the second half of Season 4 in the player above, but be warned that it may be considered NSFW. Rick & Morty returns May 3rd…. |