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

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

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?

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

Coffey was right


UNDERWATER

2020
Directed by William Eubank
Written by Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad

Spoiler alert: moderate, maybe very very slightly high

Monday, May 4, 2020