My Year Without Walt Disney Animation Studios

My Year Without Walt Disney Animation Studios

Time to watch the movies from the companies who thought they could take on Big Mouse. I'll talk to you folks about the movies, the making of same, and the culture that surrounds them. This is My Year Without Walt Disney Animation Studios. Join me, won't you.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

1955 - Lady and the Tramp

So Peter Pan was a massive success. I don’t begrudge it this, since it was the 1950s, and we were still in a state of dizzy, post-war st...

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Seven classes of portrayals of minority characters

So I've been horribly sick for the past two weeks, and when I haven't been sick, I've been working, so I'm a bit behind on -...

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

1953 - Peter Pan

Okay, so Alice didn’t exactly burn up the box office, and I get that Walt was probably feeling a bit blue, but did he have to lash out at u...

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

1951 - Alice in Wonderland

So after the bonkers success of Cinderella, it was time for Walt to return to his two favorite pastimes: Fulfilling his lifelong goals and ...

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

1950 - Cinderella

1950 - Cinderella WE MADE IT! After the rough slog of anthology films, we’re finally back to full-length stories, and boy did they bring ...

Monday, April 23, 2012

I'M BACK, BABY!

Well, after a dead month, it’s time to get back on task. I apologize to my loyal fans (Yes, all six of you,) for my time away. It was due t...

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Three Wartime Cartoons

So I've been mentioning periodically that during the war, Disney put out US propaganda for the government. A few people have asked just ...

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