Kinemalogue
Good taste is better than bad taste, but bad taste is better than none
Saturday, May 30, 2020
G-d Week: For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.
SOLOMON AND SHEBA
1959
Directed by King Vidor
Written by Anthony Veiller, Paul Dudley, George Bruce, and Crane Wilbur
Spoiler alert: well, eventually Haile Selassie was overthrown...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Walt Disney, part XXXI: Neither one of you sees your natural boundaries
THE FOX AND THE HOUND
1981
Directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens
Spoiler alert: man, that bear came out of nowhere, huh?
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Walt Disney, part XXX: Of course, that's our problem in all of these pictures... people can't be coming out of the theater saying, "That's great effects animation," or somewhere along the line we've goofed
THE BLACK HOLE
1979
Directed by Gary Nelson
Written by Gerry Day, Jeb Rosebrook, Bob Barbash, and Richard Landau
Spoiler alert: high
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Sunday, May 24, 2020
Walt Disney, part XXIX: It's not easy to find magic in pairs
PETE'S DRAGON
1977
Directed by Don Chaffey
Written by Malcolm Marmorstein, Seton I. Miller, and S.S. Field
Spoiler alert: moderate
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Walt Disney, part XXVIII: Who will rescue me?
THE RESCUERS
1977
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery, and Art Stevens
Spoiler alert: moderate
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Walt Disney, part XXVII: When we were very young
THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH
1977
Directed by John Lounsbery and Wolfgang Reitherman
Spoiler alert: well, he's not eaten by heffalumps, is he?
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Busby Berkeley: How?
WHOOPEE!
1930
Directed by Thornton Freeland
Written by William M. Conselman, E.J. Rath, and Robert Hobart Davis (based on the musical play by William Anthony McGuire based on the regular talking play by Owen Davis)
Spoiler alert: high, but it's 90 years old, you don't care
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Coffey was right
UNDERWATER
2020
Directed by William Eubank
Written by Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad
Spoiler alert: moderate, maybe very very slightly high
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Saturday, May 9, 2020
G-d Week: In the spring of the year, when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.
DAVID AND BATHSHEBA
1951
Directed by Henry King
Written by Philip Dunne
Spoiler alert: well, the next one we're doing is
Solomon and Sheba
, so...
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Monday, May 4, 2020
Walt Disney, part XXVI: Oh, he's so handsome—just like his reward posters
ROBIN HOOD
1973
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
Spoiler alert: I believe they cover it in the Magna Carta section of high school history
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