The Jungle Book (Diamond Edition) (Blu-ray)
The Jungle Book, based on Rudyard Kipling’s book, is the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and the final film produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. With a group of memorable characters, catchy tunes and all out zaniness, it’s hard not to love The Jungle Book, whether it […]
Blu-ray Review: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
A.A. Milne’s fanciful books about his son’s stuffed animal’s come-to-life were purchased by the Walt Disney Company in 1961, and the first animated short was released in 1966. Additional shorts followed in 1968 (winning an Academy Award) and 1974 (earning an Oscar nomination). In 1977, the three shorts were blended together with some additional sequences […]
Blu-ray Review: The Aristocats
Disney’s 20th Animated feature released in 1970, The Aristocats has the distinction of being the last full-length cartoon green-lit by Walt, and the first completed after his death. While it’s a fun film, featuring a memorable title song, the slightly different approach to things by Disney animators—a greater emphasis on rougher line-type drawings then the […]
Blu-ray Review: Dumbo (70th Anniversary Edition)
After the disappointing box office response to both Fantasia and Pinocchio, Walt Disney needed a new feature to improve his studios fortunes. He pinned his hopes on Dumbo, The Flying Elephant, a children’s story written by Helen Aberson and illustrated by Harold Pearl, it served as the basis for Disney’s fourth animated feature. With a […]
Dumbo 70th Anniversary Edition Coming to Blu-ray
BURBANK, Calif., April 29, 2011— Walt DisneyStudios Home Entertainment invites audiences to let their spirits soar with the release of the beloved animated classic Dumbo, for the first time ever in high definition as a 70th Anniversary Edition, coming on September 20, 2011. The Academy Award®-winning (1942, Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture) favorite […]
Blu-ray Review: Bambi
Disney/Buena Vista | 1942 | 70 mins. | G Released in 1942, Bambi, Disney’s fifth animated feature is a masterpiece. Based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods Walt Disney and his talented animators created a simple yet affecting film about the lives of animals in the forest. Bambi is a wonderful story […]
Blu-ray Review: Alice in Wonderland (60th Anniversary Edition)
Disney | 1951 | 75 mins. | G Over the years, there have countless adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s beloved Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass. However, it’s Walt Disney’s 1951 animated classic that stands out from the crowd for most viewers. Sweet, endearing and beautifully rendered, Disney’s adaption isn’t faithful to Caroll’s story, […]