24Jan
Episodes & Reels is delivering our monthly Top 10 List a little differently this time around. We will post one entry in the countdown each night from Jan 23 – Feb 3 on Chip and Co until we finally reveal #1! Time to get started with our #10 animated Disney film of all-time: Sleeping Beauty, 1959 #10 – SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959) Stars: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley Director: Clyde Geronimi Rating: G One of the greatest notches in the Walt Disney cinema legacy is their ability to take a classic fairy tale (in most cases from the Brothers Grimm) and “dress them up” for new generations. Sleeping Beauty is the first of three movies to appear on my top 10 that originated as Grimm fairy tales in the 19 th century. Well, in 1959 we got the Disney version, which of course is not nearly as dark or “adult” as the original tale, but it’s just as magical. Princess Aurora has a wretched curse placed on her by the evil sorceress Maleficent (one of my favorite villains, by the way) which dooms that she will die before her 16 th birthday by a poisoned spinning wheel – are those things still around? Anyway, what do you think will break the curse? Yep, a prince. Sleeping Beauty came along at a time when Disney was reimagining animated films, creating a sincere path to greatness that can be seen in every minute, colorful detail of this treasured classic. Watch The Original Trailer Come back tomorrow night for our #9 entry, and check us out on facebook.
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22Oct
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She was one of the original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeers, the onscreen love of Frankie Avalon in the megahit “Beach Party” movies, the chief proponent of Skippy peanut butter on TV and, of course, the Queen of Walt Disney World Resort and one of the nicest people ever in show business. Wait a minute though, you might be thinking. What was that thing about Annette being Queen of Walt Disney World Resort? Allow me to make my intricate, airtight case for how America’s Girl Next Door inadvertently helped built the Vacation Kingdom
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Sights & Sounds at Disney Parks: Happy Birthday, Queen Annette!
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07Sep
The departure of Andrew Mooney, who reimagined the company's Princess line to remarkable success, is a big blow to Disney in licensing and retail.
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Disney Abruptly Loses Its Licensing Chief – NYTimes.com
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