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Bambi Added to the National Film Registry
…was added: Bambi and Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull’s 1972 film A Computer Animated Hand, one of the earliest 3D animation films. The film is one minute long and goes through… |
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The Fox And The Hound: 30th Anniversary 2-Movie Edition
…in which Bambi lost his Mother…the visual similarities and overall tonal quality are very much the same (the film ends with a final shot very reminiscent of Bambi and Copper… |
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Frank Thomas has passed away…
…Animator and One of Walt Disney’s ‘Nine Old Men,’ Dies at Age 92 Created Timeless Animation for Such Films as Pinocchio, Bambi, Peter Pan, 101 Dalmatians, and Authored Four Landmark… |
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A Conversation With Andreas Deja
…Disney heroes and villains. Having recently completed overseeing animation on the direct-to-video title Bambi And The Great Prince Of The Forest, Deja reminisced with Animated-News on his long and distinguished… |
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Once Upon A Dream: Sara Duran-Singer on Sleeping Beauty‘s Restoration
…restoration, based directly on original material, a process which became a reality in 2005 with the release of the Bambi Platinum Edition DVD. Now, with growing interest in Blu-ray disc… |
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Last remaining of the Nine Old Men, legendary animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95
…the studio’s unique style of visual humor. A detailed visual and anecdotal account of the making of Bambi, Walt Disney’s Bambi: The Story And The Film, the third collaboration for… |
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A Conversation with Andreas Deja
…years has brought to life scores of Disney heroes and villains. Having recently completed overseeing animation on the direct-to-video Bambi follow-up, the talented artist reminisced on his long and distinguished… |
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Tarzan II
…new stories hitherto untold. In the same way that The Enchanted Christmas elaborated on the Something There sequence in the original Beauty And The Beast, and how the upcoming Bambi… |
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Disney DVD updates
Luke from Ultimate Disney has posted some Disney DVD updates including the press release for the Bambi DVD, cover art for Mulan II, and some miscellaneous news items. The Bambi… |
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Walt Disney Signature Collection
…compared to what the artists began to turn out just two years later with Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi, it could be seen as often being naïve, showing off the slight… |
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Cinderella Grab Bag
…as Bambi II but is referred to on this disc as Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest). The preview is not a “trailer” per se, but a full,… |
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Cinderella: Platinum Edition
…had not put out a fully-developed animated feature utilizing a single story since 1942’s Bambi, and by the mid-Forties, plans were underway to develop a film that would signify Disney’s… |
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Beaumont and Kerry: Peter Pan‘s Leading Ladies
…in those days. So many films of his were shown. I had seen Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and I had seen Fantasia and, of course, Bambi. I was… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Behind The Scenes At The Walt Disney Studios
…the pipeline (Dumbo and Bambi) and keep a Disney production in the theaters. The Reluctant Dragon is a hybrid film that is made up of live-action and animated segments, but… |
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Watershipped Rabbits And Plagued Dogs: The Animated World Of Richard Adams
…and after all, weren’t we all a little bit traumatised by the Wicked Witch in Snow White or the death of Bambi’s mother? Above all else, and taking its lead… |
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Peter Pan: Platinum Edition
…Walt’s voice as the Story Meetings on the Bambi set so expertly reproduced. Walt explains how he came across the story as a young boy, how he played Peter in… |
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Beauty And The Beast: Diamond Edition
…much to Bambi’s naturalistic take, and you don’t need to look far to find the equivalent to Fantasia! So what would that actually make Beauty And The Beast, then? Well… |
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Allers & Minkoff: The Legacy of The Lion King
…suggested that it would kind of be a ‘Bambi in Africa.’ That was the pitch – Bambi with lions in Africa,” explained Rob Minkoff, who later joined the project as… |
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Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition
…as strong or stronger as true love, and like Bambi losing his mother in Walt’s next film on from Dumbo, when the little elephant fears he will never see her… |
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How Disney historian Didier Ghez wrote (twice) as he pleased…
…magic, and their groundbreaking styles influenced such classics as Dumbo and Bambi, and shaped the masterpieces that followed, including Alice In Wonderland and Peter Pan. They Drew As They Pleased:… |
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Disney historian Christian Renaut presents volume two of his Best Of Disney’s Animated Features
…sequences from Snow White, Pinocchio, and Fantasia. This time, the reader will be behind the scenes of 10 more: Dumbo (2 sequences), Bambi (4 sequences), Saludos Amigos, Make Mine Music,… |
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A Front Row Seat in Philadelphia
…question, Eisner added that the film does have songs) about Pixar: “I can promise you that Woody, Flik, and Nemo will live on through upcoming films.” Bambi Platinum Edition DVD… |
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Animation rules at 2006 DVD Exclusive Awards
…Tarzan II with three awards each. Lilo & Stitch 2, The Simpsons, and Bambi round out the other animated victories with one win each. Buena Vista took the night with… |
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Dalmatians 101: “Spotting” fun facts with Andreas Deja
…Lilo & Stitch, and animated Bambi’s father, the Great Prince, in Bambi II from DisneyToon Studios. More recently, he animated Goofy for the new short film, How to Hook Up… |