Sleeping Beauty is the final member of the triumvirate that are my favorite Disney films. To me, this is one of the most beautifully crafted films in the Disney canon and of course, has some the most memorable characters and quotes ever. When it was released in 1959, it was the most expensive film produced…
Since we won’t be posting a full Saturday Morning Cartoons write-up this weekend, here’s a couple of awesome Disney Christmas shorts featuring everyone’s favorite waterfowl, Donald Duck. The first, 1942’s “Donald’s Snow Fight,” features Donald declaring snow “war” on his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Donald’s legendary mischievousness is nothing compared to what those three…
Let me just start by saying I absolutely adore this week’s movie. Part of the three-way tie for my affections, there is just something about this story that has always struck a chord with me (maybe it’s the spaghetti), but I remember wearing out a copy of the VHS as a kid. Lady and the…
This 1952 Disney short, “Pluto’s Christmas Tree,” always makes me giggle. Gotta love a pair of smart-assed chipmunks.
Just a quick heads-up: You may have noticed that we did not post an entry for Saturday Morning Cartoons this week. What with the craziness surrounding the holidays and work schedules, we’re scaling back regular contributions to SMC until the new year. Nikki will post an entry on Lady and the Tramp this weekend, and…
The second in a series of what would come to be known as the “English cycle” of animated films, Walt Disney’s adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s classic children’s tale, Peter Pan, was released in 1953 to much of the same critical furor that surrounded its predecessor, Alice in Wonderland (1951). As with the previous film, Disney’s…
One of my favorite stories of all time is the tale of Alice and her journey down the rabbit hole. I’ve read the Lewis Carroll Alice books (1865’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the 1871 sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There) more times than I can remember over the years, and every…
This week’s Saturday Morning Cartoons post will be posted tomorrow instead. My apologies for the delay, but time seriously got away from me this week! Our post on The Maltese Falcon was reprinted this week over on the Movies Unlimited blog, MovieFanFare! We’ve updated the banner for Christmas (yeah, we’re a little early, but still…
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