The Walt Disney Company has been releasing live action versions of their animated classics for the last several years to mixed results. While taste is certainly subjective, some have been well received while others have been harshly criticized by fans over the years. But the box office numbers for “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” ensure […]
The Electric Mayhem Band go on a journey to release their first album. A group of teens steal a lunar rover for one last adventure. And Spider-Man swings his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Let’s take a look at what to watch this weekend on Disney+. THE MUPPETS MAYHEM “The Muppets Mayhem” follows The […]
The Silver Age of Disney animation ran from 1950 to 1967. It is the timeframe when Disney returned to making feature-length animated films after the package films of Disney’s Wartime Era of Animation. Eight films make up Disney’s Silver Age and all of them have some type of villain who is integral to the story. […]
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 […]
The Silver Age of Disney Animation ran from 1950 to 1967. It represented a time when Disney returned to the feature length narrative storytelling after having switched to a package format during the Wartime Era. It lasted until the passing of Walt Disney and ended with the first film released after his death. There are […]
The Walt Disney Animation Studios takes a very unusual look at the early days of King Arthur in the 1963 animated classic, “The Sword in the Stone.” The film follows a young Arthur, nicknamed Wart, as he meets Merlin who wants to train him as a wizard. But Arthur’s foster father wants him to be […]
It’s time for another Disney+ battle. This time, it’s a battle between a classic from Disney’s Golden Age of Animation and a lesser-known film from Disney’s Silver Age of Animation. So, let’s find out which film is better: “Bambi” or “The Sword in the Stone.” 1. PROTAGONIST The main character of “Bambi” is, of course, […]