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The Puppetoon Movie
…a scene between a cute little deer and Arnie the Dinosaur (more than a little reminiscent of Marv Newland’s earlier Bambi Vs. Godzilla). Well, it turns out that Arnie has… |
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The AristoCats: Special Edition
…episodic. It’s true that the Studio relaxed a little with the voice cast, bringing back the proven Jungle Book breakout star Phil Harris as the male lead, where he basically… |
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Starz Kids & Family Campaign
…Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Chicken Little, The Incredibles and more. The Eloise series continues with the full-length special Eloise: Little Miss Christmas premiering on Saturday, Dec. 2 at… |
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Chicken Little video game announced
…Oakey Oaks, and earning him the reputation of town fool. Included on the video game will be scenes from Chicken Little. Expect to see the Chicken Little video game in… |
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Allers & Minkoff: The Legacy of The Lion King
…audiences. Unbeknownst to the studio, it was about to get several. Courtesy of Mouse Detective duo Ron Clements and John Musker, The Little Mermaid arrived in 1989, ushering an era… |
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Aladdin: Platinum Edition
…and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Aladdin was also produced by the same team that had turned The Little Mermaid into such a successful project for Disney,… |
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Hunting for treasure "under the sea" of rumor
A recent Animated News article on the rumored cancellation of The Little Mermaid III has sparked debate amongst readers and a handful of e-mails supporting a counter-claim. One e-mail in… |
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Gnomeo & Juliet’s director Kelly Asbury Opens His Secret Garden!
…(2001), Toy Story (1995), Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Beauty and the Beast (1992) and The Little Mermaid (1989). In addition to films, he is a noted author… |
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Dream On, Silly Dreamer
…talented artists were able to craft the “Fab Four” masterpieces – The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. As each successive film gained more and… |
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Didier Ghez’s They Drew As They Pleased series goes full circle
…hits like The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, The Lion King, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, and Frozen. This volume highlights artists Joe Grant, Hans Bacher, Mike Gabriel, and Michael Giaimo,… |
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A Conversation with Ben Balistreri
…at the end of my second year by Disney TV, where I went on to design on the Little Mermaid Video sequel. AV: While at CalArts, why did you create… |
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Howard Ashman, and 304 Dalmatians!
…pitch, the influences of Ashman’s lyrics for Little Shop Of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast and Aladdin were buried deep within my soul, and I often found… |
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The Princess And The Frog
…upbeat songs and humor, and it took thirty years until the next generation of Disney artists really got back to the fairytale mix of magic and music with The Little… |
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Disney new release Tuesday: Kronk and Valiant
…Stitch Has a Glitch Mulan II and Kronk’s New Groove (tied) Lady and the Tramp II Little Mermaid II Tarzan II Aladdin and the King of Thieves Hunchback II Cinderella… |
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The Rescuers Down Under: Gold Classic Collection
…costs down after the huge outlays for such big films as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Little Mermaid. A sequel project was suggested, as it meant that characters would… |
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The Best Of 2023: Back To Normal-ish?
…or both — the Superman movies set was a super-disappointment, as was the much-lambasted Fleischer cartoons disc. As for Disney [below right], Strange World and, certainly, The Little Mermaid didn’t… |
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Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
…leads to a rousing climax, and is filled to the brim with ludicrous references from popular culture, including animation gags (a little mermaid’s Beneath The Ocean is a standout), Disneyland,… |
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Superman Classic creator Robb Pratt unveils Flash Gordon Classic
…production. Aladdin was huge, as were Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. Things were really busy at Disney. I was learning at night at this union class, when… |
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Hotel Transylvania Production Designer Marcelo Vignali’s “Suite” Time!
…Rabbit?, and the whole thing exploded. The industry seemed to really come alive because the audience was interested in animation again. And then Little Mermaid came out, and again, this… |
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Back Under The Sea, plus Filmation's DC Super Heroes!
…his considerable experience to recreating The Little Mermaid‘s world for her latest adventure, Ariel’s Beginning, which we reviewed last week. It’s a highly interesting piece and, as usual, Jeremie has… |
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The Fox And The Hound 2
…mind seeing the Previews first. Sneak Peeks are also viewable from the menu, and include Little Einsteins, The Little Mermaid III, Enchanted Tales, Tinker Bell, My Friends Tigger & Pooh,… |
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Happily N’Ever After: Widescreen Edition
…Disney but dumped in a busy summer with little promotion due to their own birdy movie, Chicken Little, waiting in the wings. With Happily N’Ever After, Williams is supposedly back… |
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One Hundred And One Dalmatians: Limited Issue
…would later return to the Studio to portray Grimsby in The Little Mermaid! Although the film should feel episodic in nature, it never is, as the main theme is so… |
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Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
…I have thought it fairly reasonable to let the Studio off with follow-ups to films created by the current staff, such as The Little Mermaid, Toy Story or the above… |
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Who Discovered…Lyricist Glenn Slater?
…the album’s release gives us the perfect occasion to discover this true rarity, about which Alan Menken’s lyricist partner Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid Broadway Musical, Home on the Range)… |
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101 Dalmatians / 102 Dalmatians (live-action)
…WALL-E, Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea, Narnia: Prince Caspian and a Phineas And Ferb spot to the mix, all presented in 16:9. On the 101 Dalmatians disc, the… |
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Once Upon A Dream: Sara Duran-Singer on Sleeping Beauty‘s Restoration
…Cinderella, Little Mermaid, The Jungle Book, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, One Hundred And One Dalmatians…so we’re actually getting near the end of the Platinum library animated titles and… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…were suddenly cool again, backed up with surprisingly blockbuster returns for The Little Mermaid a year later (described by some critics as more layered than most live-actioners) and a no… |
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Get Enchanted! Chapter Two: Disney executive Doug Short, Giselle’s champion!
…the Beast, The Little Mermaid and of course, Sleeping Beauty), the evil queen has to be dispatched. Then there is the sheer spectacle. It is simply cool to see Narissa… |
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The Princess and the Frog
…may not rank up there with the very best of the studio from 1989-1994 (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King), but it is as good… |
