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Tom Hanks month 2 – Splash
For this week’s look into Tom Hanks’s early career, I was split between this movie and Big. Both are comedies with a touch of romance. Both are also movies that helped propel him into stardom. As much as I remember … Continue reading
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Tagged brian grazer, comedy, comedy movie, daryl hannah, disney, eugene levy, fairy tale, hans christian anderson, john candy, mermaids, movie review, movies, new york city, roger ebert, romance, romantic comedy, ron howard, saturn awards, splash, tom hanks, touchstone pictures
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Dragon Movies 1: Reign of Fire
There aren’t too many mythical creatures more recognizable or as awesome as the dragon. There are also two major interpretations of the dragon. Chinese dragons are generally considered symbols of good fortune, strength and wisdom. They don’t harm humans, they … Continue reading
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Tagged bamburgh castle, christian bale, disney, dragons, fantasy, izabella scorupco, matthew mcconaughey, movies, reign of fire, touchstone pictures
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Disney Associated Movies 9 – The Nightmare Before Christmas
This is probably the only movie I’ve heard of that successfully celebrates two holidays at once. It manages to capture a touch of horror movies to tie into Halloween, while also celebrating Christmas. Although Disney Animation Studios had their hand … Continue reading
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Tagged caroline thompson, catherine o'hara, chris sarandon, christmas, christmas town, danny elfman, david hoberman, disney, disney animation studios, disney movies, halloween, halloween town, henry selick, jack skellington, jack's lament, making christmas, movie review, movies, musical, poor jack, roger ebert, rolling stone, sally, sally's song, skellington productions, this is halloween, tim burton, touchstone pictures, what's this?
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Disney Associated Movies 8 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The fact that this movie even exists is amazing. For years, Disney and Warner Brothers were rivals in the animation world. Warner Brothers never quite found the same level of success as Disney Animation Studios when it came to feature … Continue reading
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Tagged academy award, animated movies, animation, betty boop, bob hoskins, bugs bunny, charles fleischer, christopher lloyd, daffy duck, disney, disney animation studios, disney associated movies, disney renaissance, donald duck, droopy, eddie valiant, fleischer studios, gary k. wolf, gene siskel, jessica rabbit, judge doom, kathleen turner, koko the clown, mae questel, micky mouse, movies, national film registry, new york times, richard williams, robert zemeckis, roger ebert, roger rabbit, steven spielberg, terrytoons, toon town, touchstone pictures, universal pictures, warner brothers, who censored roger rabbit?, who framed roger rabbit, woody woodpecker
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