Oliver & Company 1988 Directed by George Scribner Welcome back to Movie Monday. First Monday of the month means we set aside the countdown of my hundred least favorite movies and spend some time with a Disney film I actually love. Last month it was The Great Mouse Detective, a movie that arrived at a … Continue reading Disney 27 – Oliver & Company
Disney Renaissance
Disney 26 – The Great Mouse Detective
The Great Mouse Detective 1986 Directed by John Musker, Ron Clements, Dave Michener, and Burny Mattinson Welcome back to Movie Monday. It's the first Monday of the month, which means we're taking our usual break from the cinematic bargain bin to spend some time with something I actually enjoy. And this month, we're staying in … Continue reading Disney 26 – The Great Mouse Detective
From Pencils to Pixels: How Technology Shaped the Art of Disney Animation
There's a moment in The Little Mermaid — right around the time Ariel is swimming through her collection of human treasures, the light filtering down through the ocean water in shimmering, layered waves — where I completely forgot I was watching a cartoon. I was a kid who had grown up on the Disney classics … Continue reading From Pencils to Pixels: How Technology Shaped the Art of Disney Animation
A Dater’s Guide to Disney Princesses: Jasmine
Now we are well into the Disney Renaissance. This week we've come to Jasmine, whose tale is told in the story of Aladdin. Jasmine is the daughter of the Sultan of Agrabah, which gives her a significant amount of power herself. It means that the person she chooses to marry would eventually succeed the sultan … Continue reading A Dater’s Guide to Disney Princesses: Jasmine
The Confusing Middle 