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Classic Masterpieces 3 – Casablanca
Of the classic films I’m looking at this month, this is the one I’ve seen the most, and is probably also the first classic masterpiece I watched out of the four of them. Released in 1942, it’s mostly a romantic … Continue reading
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Disney Animated Movies 37 – Tarzan
With Tarzan, we’ve reached the end of the Disney Renaissance. Usually I talk about the movie’s development or reception first, but for this, I’ll begin with my personal history with the movie. The movie released in 1999, 14 days after … Continue reading
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Disney Animated Movies 34 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Disney has adapted a whole bunch of really dark stories in their animation canon. In The Fox and the Hound’s original novel, the train killed Chief, Todd died from exhaustion and the hunter shoots Copper just before he moves into … Continue reading
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Disney Animated Movies 30 – Beauty and the Beast
With Beauty and the Beast, we enter deep into the Disney Renaissance. For almost the entirety of the 90’s, Disney released a major animated hit every year. Not all of them came from the main studio mind you – Toy … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, animated, animated movies, animation, belle, disney, disney movies, disney princess, disney renaissance, emma watson, fairy tale, france, gaston, movies, paige o'hera, pixar, richard white, robin david segal, the beast, walt disney
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