It’s Father’s Day and navigating the world of parents in Disney and Pixar films and series can be tough. Many characters, especially in animated films, end up orphaned or living in single parent households for a variety of reasons. Despite all of this, some characters still find their way on the good end of the […]
The Bronze Age of Disney animation ran from 1970 to 1988. It is also called the Dark Age or the First Dark Age of Animation because it falls during the time following the death of Walt Disney right up until the start of the Renaissance. Most of the films released during this timeframe were made […]
Continuing on with the trend of Disney making live-action versions of its classic animated films, following the success of theatrical releases like “Cinderella”, “Aladdin” and “The Lion King”, in addition to Disney+ versions, “Lady & The Tramp” and “Pinocchio”. The next animated classic film to get a live-action/hybrid version is “The Aristocats”, and according to […]
Disney has a long history of working with musicians on a repetitive basis. They work together and form bonds that lead to these actors later being recognized as Disney legends. One of the most iconic Disney collaborations is with the Sherman brothers, Robert and Richard Sherman. The pair wrote some of the most famous songs […]
In the 1960s, Disney changed its animation style. They moved away from the elegant style of the 1950s and moved to a cheaper, Xerox style in the 1960s. This was done as a necessity due to “Sleeping Beauty” losing money at the box office. Two films were released in this style before the passing of […]
Disney’s Bronze Age of Animation ran from 1970 to 1988. It was a time when the animation department was struggling creatively following the passing of Walt Disney in 1966. It lasted until Disney found its way with the formulaic musicals that made up the Renaissance. It’s sometimes referred to as the Dark Age because so […]
We’re back with another Disney+ battle and this week it’s a battle of the cats we compare “The Aristocats” and “The Lion King” to see which is the better film. “The Aristocats” marks the beginning of what is known as a somewhat disappointing era of animation for Disney. Meanwhile, “The Lion King” is often argued […]
A family of cats, set to inherit a fortune, is catnapped by their butler and ends up stranded in the French countryside in the 1970 Walt Disney Animation Studios classic, “The Aristocats.” While trying to get back home to Paris, Duchess, Toulouse, Marie and Berlioz run into Thomas O’Malley, the Alley Cat, who helps them […]