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APRIL FOOLS STORY: Snow White and the Dwarfs gain an extra companion
The recent news that the previously shelved Dumbo II (due to story problems that apparently mirrored Babe: Pig In The City‘s plot) is back on the cards has opened the… |
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Headed straight for your DVD player: Disney's DTV enterprise
…way up to Stitch Has a Glitch and Kronk’s New Groove . . . and hints that maybe even the shelved Dumbo II will eventually be completed. Special focus is… |
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The UK's 100 Greatest Cartoons!
…(1978) 85 = Droopy Dog (1943-55) 84 = Roobarb (1974) 83 = Dumbo (1941) 82 = How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) 81 = Babaar (1989-91) 80 = Yogi Bear… |
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Bambi fun facts
…(1940), Fantasia (1940), The Reluctant Dragon (1941) and Dumbo (1941) were all released earlier than Bambi. Footage: 6259 feet Frames of Film: 100,144 The studio counts a rough average of… |
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Updated: Lilo & Stitch 2-Disc Special Edition DVD specs and cover art; Aladdin Platinum Edition disc art
…DeBlois • Ric Sluiter Interviews Maurice Noble • Dean DeBlois pitches a New Sequence • Mulan: “Mulan’s Decision” • Dumbo: “The Train Arrives”. Features from the original edition should also… |
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Mr Bug! The original "bug's life" Hoppity to air in the UK
…on December 7th 1941, and was up against Disney’s Dumbo in theaters. Though it never entered the public’s subconscious in the way the early Disney pictures have, Hoppity remains a… |
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Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence and Shrek 2 to compete at Cannes
…animated films that have been nominated in the past are Dumbo (1947 [a press release error – it’s actually 1941]), Peter Pan (1953), Fantastic Planet (1973) and Shrek (2001). Shrek… |
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Joe Grant Interviewed
…still involved in animation after decades of helping Disney out with such hits as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, both Fantasias, Saludos Amigos, Make Mine Music, Dumbo and Alice… |
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Bambi II happening after all?
…that production had been shut down on it as well as the proposed continuations of Snow White and Dumbo, and that the company would focus on follow-ons to its more… |
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Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron
…story (borrowing just a little from Dumbo, Bambi and The Lion King) follows young Spirit, a wild stallion in the old west. Strong and fast, Spirit grows to be a… |
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Pinocchio Deluxe Edition
…I suspect that one day we may see a pretty decent single-disc edition, such as the recent issues of Dumbo, I actually doubt Disney finds Pinocchio a title as deserving… |
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Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
…be accessed include those for The Incredibles, Tangled, Dumbo, and Tron Legacy. Case Study: The Blu-ray keepcase contains a disc on either side, Blu-ray to the right and DVD to… |
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Hoo-Ray! Classic, really-for-real Disney in Hi-Def! Plus TMNT!
…test titles from the past – Pinocchio, Dumbo and Alice In Wonderland – hit Blu-Ray before we start to see staggered releases that follow previous VHS, LD and DVD strategies…. |
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Walt & El Grupo / The Boys / Waking Sleeping Beauty
…of Saludos Amigos, presented in full at 42 minutes (nope that’s not a typo: the film is well known for being Disney’s shortest feature, even beating Dumbo’s 64 minute running… |
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Alice In Wonderland
…collection (and hey, while I think about it, just where the heck is Dumbo!?), and a promo for the Disney Parks. Alice’s supplements themselves have been split into two sections:… |
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The Princess And The Frog
…Lasseter and company’s reach (it’s not for nothing that Pixar has yet to tackle a fairytale, or that their top level creators cite films such as Dumbo and Lady And… |
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Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine For You
…player has caught 5 Smittens for a “perfect score.” There are also trailers for upcoming DVDs of Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Bow-tique, Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh… |
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Monsters, Inc.
…spine-tingling preview for Dumbo, with Santa Buddies, Ponyo and a couple of Disney promo spots optional from the Sneak Peek menu – what, no Princess And The Frog!? An introduction… |
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Up:rising with Story Artist and Dug’s Special Mission‘s Director Ronnie del Carmen!
…cartoons religiously — especially Disney’s Wonderful World of Color. Particularly, he adored Donald Duck. He loved everything about this quirky character with a goofy, fiery temper. Fantasia, Dumbo and the… |
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Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure
…that it is BD-Live enabled, though the Disney BD-Live portal was offline when I checked. On loading, Previews play for Dumbo, The Princess And The Frog, and Tinker Bell And… |
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\\Fox and the Hound\\ sequel in the works?
…features some sort of circus that looks similar to the backgrounds from the apparently dead in the water \\Dumbo 2\\. There is also a new 50-something character with a “big… |
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Warner Archive: The Big Circus
…stable of family circus classics including The Greatest Show On Earth, Billy Rose’s Jumbo and, of course, Dumbo (a sentiment mirrored in the title song, penned by Disney soundtrack regular… |
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The Disney Song Encyclopedia
…and re-discover titles you had forgotten, like a musical Proust “madeleine”. For instance, did you remember about the Dumbo’s Circus series in the 80s? Or about all of the songs… |
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Pinocchio: Platinum Edition
…escapism that the later Dumbo would offer as a way to take minds away from those growing threats. Although the perceived failure of the film at the box office did… |
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Kung Fu Panda / Secrets Of The Furious Five
…Scroll, and what it means to Po, is likewise a lift from Dumbo and his trust that a magic feather will see him through any obstacle, the Scroll’s ultimate message… |
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One Hundred And One Dalmatians: Platinum Edition
…balanced with her words. This was, discounting Dumbo (whose circus setting provides its own old-fashioned feel in any case), Disney’s first contemporary tale, and is quite reflective of the thrillers… |
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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Five
…not Dumbo”!) and the brilliant 2000-set showdown between a very aged Elmer and Bugs, The Old Grey Hare. An experimental “chubby little rascal” Elmer features in The Wacky Wabbit and… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto, Volume Two
…packing in some top-notch animation and gags. Best of all is perhaps the warm and fuzzy feeling of hearing some of the Dumbo score in the music cues, which don’t… |
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The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr Toad: Gold Classic Collection
…Bambi had been disappointing. Dumbo, with its brisk pace, low budget and simple cartoon animation, had proved one bright spot during these troubled times and so the emphasis was placed… |
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Lee a marvel at Mouse House?; Disney Songbook comes to London
…and very special guests performing reworked versions of film songs from classics including Dumbo, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and Pinocchio. As an aside, film score fans may also want… |
