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When you watch Snow White's intricate, graceful movements of fingers, arms, and head all in one shot, it is not the technical brilliance of Disney's artists that leaps out at you, but the very spirit of her engaging, girl-woman character. It's a crowning achievement and should not be missed. When the wicked queen's poisoned apple turns from killer green to rose red, the effect of knowing something so beautiful can be so terrible is absolutely elemental, so pure it forces one to surrender to the horror of it. Based on the Grimm fairy tale, Snow White is probably the best family film ever to deal, in mythic terms, with the psychological foundation for growing up. --Tom Keogh . One of the brightest nuggets from Disney's golden age, this 1937 film is almost dizzying in its meticulous con... see description |
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(The title song won the 1991 Best Song Oscar, and Menken's score scored a trophy as well. It relates the story of Belle, a bookworm with a dotty inventor for a father; when he inadvertently offends the Beast (a prince whose heart is too hard to love anyone besides himself), Belle boldly takes her father's place, imprisoned in the Beast's gloomy mansion. What makes this such a dazzler, besides the amazingly accomplished animation and the winning coterie of supporting characters (the Beast's mansion is overrun by quipping, dancing household items) is the array of beautiful and hilarious songs by composer Alan Menken and the late, lamented lyricist Howard Ashman. ) The downright funniest song is "Gaston," a lout's paean to himself (including the immortal line, "I use antlers in al... see description |
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This newly restored version spruces up both sonics and visuals, and a letterbox version is available. Peggy Lee cowrote the songs and provides the voice of the Siamese cats in one of the film's best-known musical sequences. Disney's first animated feature in CinemaScope is now available in widescreen presentations on video, and it is definitely good to get the whole picture. One of the studio's most original and charming movies, the 1955 film tells the story of a rakish, street-smart dog named Tramp, who helps an aristocratic pooch named Lady out of some trouble and then commences a romance with her. --Tom Keogh . Sweet, funny scenes abound, and the combination of innocence and sophistication would have done well in a live-action picture"Lady and the Tramp" is my favorite Disney movi... see description |
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