The Sweatbox Documentary
In 1997, musical performer and composer Sting was asked by the Walt Disney Company to write the music for a new animated feature. What happened next was fully documented.
Tag Archives: Walt Disney Feature Animation
“The Rescuers” That Almost Was
For many Disney animation fans, this 1977 feature is considered a neglected favorite that receives little attention, affection and documentation.
Show Me the Honey: The 45th Anniversary of “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh”
Celebrating this compilation of previously released shorts which has become so much more through the years.
Disney Animation in IMAX
How the Disney Company experimented with re-presenting some of their animated features on a mammoth theater screens – using one of the most technologically advanced theater systems in the world.
Disney’s “The Prince and the Pauper” (1990)
The animated version takes some major liberties with the famous tale in order to accommodate the Disney animated characters.
Triton’s Trident
Upon a recent rewatch of Disney’s Little Mermaid, I concentrated more closely on King Triton – and his trident that gives him control over the oceans.
Walt Disney’s “The Sword in the Stone” on Records
The last animated feature released during Walt’s lifetime resulted in two unusual LP albums, one very elaborate and the other running only 14 minutes!
In Her Own Words: Jodi Benson on The Little Mermaid
In 2015 I got to interview Jodi in front of a limited paying audience of sixty people.
By the Book: The 30th Anniversary of “Beauty and the Beast”
Hard to believe, but this month marks the 30th anniversary of an animated feature that has inspired generations of filmmakers and enchanted generations of audiences.
How Sherri Stoner Became “The Little Mermaid”
She was performing as part of the famous Los Angeles improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings when she was tapped to become Ariel.
