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Disney’s Adventures Of The Gummi Bears: Volume One, Seasons 1–3

…1985, The Black Cauldron, which although plagued with production problems and was somewhat dumped into theaters unfairly, obviously struck a design chord with the Studio, who were perhaps hoping from…

AV Roundtable Flashbacks: Titan A.E.

…were reels and reels of live-action footage, and basically on that show they wore costumes which were black and white costumes so that the black lines would show through the…

Of Paramount importance: a pair of live-action reviews!

…is willing to step away from. A true classic, shot in the noir black and white that would also tinge Robert Aldrich’s similar look at stardom’s light being shone elsewhere,…

Nominations for the 93rd Oscars announced

Black Messiah Performance by an actress in a leading role • Viola Davis in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom • Andra Day in The United States vs. Billie Holiday • Vanessa…

The Last Unicorn (pan-and-scan)

…films such as Krull, Clash Of The Titans, The Dark Crystal and Disney’s own The Black Cauldron caused Hollywood to sit up and take notice. Disney would bounce back with…

Bolt

…off any in the Jerry Bruckheimer tradition (an ambition later confirmed by the directors in the supplements), full of high-tech gadgetry, threatening British-accented villains and black-suited, black SUV driving bad…

The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D

…for The Black Cauldron was eventually left to his own devices and created a macabre stop-motion short, Vincent, and live-action featurette, Frankenweenie. Disney Studios just didn’t know what to do…

Watershipped Rabbits And Plagued Dogs: The Animated World Of Richard Adams

…especially The Black Cauldron darker in tone than the light-hearted fairytales of old. Into this mix came a pair of lower-budgeted, but no less important, films; indeed they have perhaps…

Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro – The Complete First Season

…add a new element to the Zorro legend: it was Fairbanks’ black mask and hat that then informed McCulley’s further stories as well as all future screen editions of the…

Thunderbean Roundup: Van Beuren Studio Cartoons and Other Strange and Commercial Rarities

…stereotypically “black” skeletons for example, and even if you could tolerate the “savages” in Jungle Jam, you may cringe a lot more when you see Tom and Jerry don blackface…

Shorts

…product called The Black Box. The Black Box transforms into any conceivable device, but it is starting to lose ground to its competitors. Mr. Black, an ornery megalomaniac played by…

Kung Fu Panda / Secrets Of The Furious Five

…You may balk at the sound of marquee names like Jack Black and Angelina Jolie, both previously featured by the Studio in the loud and messy Shark Tale, but never…

Oscar noms for 2018 movies announced

…Jessica Brooks Vice – Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) Black Panther – Ludwig Goransson BlacKkKlansman – Terence Blanchard If…

Black Adam rises in explosive first trailer

After many, many delays, the Black Adam movie is finally becoming a reality, with the first trailer now online for you to check out in the player above. Although originally…

Mickey Mouse: The Black And White Years

…again. And speaking of Walt Disney Treasures DVD comparisons, let’s swing the clock back and glance an eye over the Mickey Mouse In Black And White set’s LaserDisc counterpart in…

Didier Ghez uncovers the hidden art of Disney’s early renaissance

…be to see all the art that Ken had created for that movie. And when I first saw Mel Shaw’s concept sketches for The Black Cauldron in the various articles…

Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss press kit

…of Credits The Fox and the Hound – Disney Animator The Black Cauldron – Disney Animator The Great Mouse Detective – Disney Animator Oliver & Company – Disney Animator Who…

The Quest For Camelot: Special Edition

…deal of the look and tone of The Black Cauldron. I was excited by the prospect of what Quest For Camelot could be, especially as it was taking a huge…

The Princess And The Frog‘s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!

…Pete’s Dragon, The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron. Ron Clements made his writing-directing debut with John Musker on the 1986 Disney animated feature The Great Mouse Detective….

Phil Nibbelink talks Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss

…The Fox and the Hound (1981), The Black Cauldron (1985), The Great Mouse Detective (1986) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Later, Nibbelink served as director for the features An…

The Rescuers / The Rescuers Down Under: 35th Anniversary 2-Movie Collection

…and Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983). The introduction of new management and notorious disaster of The Black Cauldron in 1984 and ’85 set the Studio on a new course to try…

Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies

…Kittens (black mammy maid speaking Ebonics later seen in Figaro shorts and more mammy jokes), Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (blackface gag, another Stepin Fetchit caricature). My favorite cartoons in this…

Marvel announces The Eternals, Doctor Strange sequel, Black Widow, and more at SDCC

…also officially revealed several of their upcoming movies at Comic-Con. Phase Four will kick off with the release of Black Widow on May 1st, 2020. The film is reported to…

Ultimate Avengers 2

Black Panther loses the battle and his life. Similar to The Phantom, the legacy of the Black Panther is handed down to the son, and T’Challa becomes the new Black

Black Adam is really mad in new SDCC trailer

A new trailer for Black Adam premiered at Comic-Con today, and you can check it out in the player above. The preview features some exciting new footage, including our best…

Renaissance

…R for violent images, sexuality, nudity and language, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: In a black-than-black CGI noir Paris of 2054, detective Barthelemy Karas (voice of new James Bond Daniel Craig) is…

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Five

…(Buckaroo Bugs, Hare Ribbin’, The Old Grey Hare, A Tale Of Two Kitties) and a platter of early black and white shorts from directors including Tashlin and Avery (Porky At…

Tropic Thunder: 2-Disc Unrated Director’s Cut

…like the current crop of movie brats’ take on Sunset Boulevard. Fading action star Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller) desperately needs a new hit, while Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black, channeling the…

2018 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive

…Wilcox. Spotlighting the forthcoming Black Panther’s Quest season of Avengers Assemble, they also brought out voice actors James Mathis III (Black Panther) and Daisy Lightfoot (Shuri). After showing impressive clips…

Warner Archive: Classic Musical Shorts From The Dream Factory

…same, featuring two packed discs of chronologically listed black and white shorts, as well as two discs in sparkling Technicolor, an unexpected treat! Disc One’s Metrotone Shorts And Two-Reel Specials…