Animation Anecdotes #210
Fairy Voices. One of the things that made the early Disney animated features so memorable was the careful selection of voices for the characters. The voices for the three fairies,…
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In His Own Words: Dave Bennett on Disney’s “Orange Bird”
The little Florida Orange Bird was developed as part of a commercial sponsorship agreement between the Disney Company and the Florida Orange Growers in 1967. The bird was to be…
Soyuzmultfilm: The Fun Years
Those of us who are Baby Boomers are possibly acquainted with Russian animation without knowing it. Those elaborate, sober, drowsy cartoons with stereotyped casts of sly wolves and foxes, vulnerable…
In Her Own Words: Linda Woolverton
Born in Long Beach, California, Linda Woolverton holds a BFA in Theater Arts from Cal State University Long Beach and a Master’s Degree in Theater for Children from Cal State…
Remembering Walt During His Birthday Week
With Walt Disney’s birthday on Friday Dec. 5th, let’s celebrate this week with an album that paid tribute to both the past (Walt’s career) and the future (Walt’s hope –…
“The Hobbit” on Disneyland Records
With Peter Jackson’s latest installment of The Hobbit breaking records at the box office, I thought it would be a good time to look back at the original “records” of…
A Soundtrack Showdown: “The Snow Queen” Vs. “Frozen”
In 1959, Decca Records released a vinyl LP of the English-dubbed sound track to The Snow Queen, a 1957 animated film that reportedly inspired Hayao Miyazaki to continue in his…
Animated Movie Guide 5
(part 5 of 6) 2005 to 2015 Below is a checklist of every animated feature released theatrically in the United States, in order of release, from 2005 to 2015. Written…
Animated Movie Guide 4
(part 4 of 6) 2001 to 2004 Below is a checklist of every animated feature released theatrically in the United States, in order of release, from 2001 to 2004. Written…
Animated Movie Guide 1
(part 1 of 6) 1937 to 1980 Below is a checklist of every animated feature released theatrically in the United States, in order of release, from 1937 to 1980. This…
