Last year, Disney was widely expected to win Best Animated Short for "Get a Horse" but lost to "Mr. Hublot." That would have been a bookend to its 2012 prize for "Paperman," the studio's first win in 43 years in a category it once owned. After taking 10 of the first 11 races beginning in 1932, it won just three more times with "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom" (1953), "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" (1968) and "It's Tough to be a Bird" (1969). Can "Feast" bring it back to the winner's circle? It currently leads our odds. Below, we take a closer look at it and the competition. -Break- "Feast" The story follows one man's love life as seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share. This marks the first nomination for Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed. It is the overwhelming favorit...
- 2/14/2015
- Gold Derby
Ghosts, ghouls, vampires, demons—they've been frightening kids for centuries, and with good reason. But children's brains are strange, malleable places that can perceive even the most unassuming figures—a cute, helpful Jedi Grand Master, a cuddly elephantine creature, a precocious baby dinosaur—as sinister agents of terror. Which brings us to today's Halloween-inspired PopWatch Confessional: What's the unintentionally scary thing that frightened you most when you were a kid? (Bonus: Reading through is a great way to stealthily learn how old we all are.) Ashley Fetters, online news editor: I was about eight when I saw the original...
- 10/31/2014
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
The Walt Disney toon factory used to own Best Animated Short, taking 10 of the first 11 races beginning in 1932. After that streak ended in 1942, it won just three more times with "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom" (1953), "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" (1968) and "It's Tough to be a Bird" (1969). based CG to tell a tale of lost love. And it looks like the studio could claim this prize again with this year's equally ground-breaking entry "Get a Horse." It leads the 10 semi-finalists which were winnowed down from 56 qualifying submissions. Helmer Lauren MacMullan blends the old with the new in this fun-filled short. Drawings were crafted in the style of those award-winning 1930s shorts. Mickey Mouse (voiced using archival recordings of Wa...
- 11/19/2013
- Gold Derby
In this compendium of adventures featuring AA Milne's loveable bear, material from three previous outings - Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (Pooh's efforts to pinch a stash of honey from a buzzing beehive), the Oscar-winning Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (a dangerous storm and a subsequent flood threaten the chums' home) and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (Tigger gets to be too much for the other residents of the Hundred Acre Wood). is spliced together with additional content. Charming and sweet, it only goes to show that no-one can say "Oh bother" quite like the veteran Sterling Holloway's Pooh.
- 3/28/2013
- Sky Movies
75th Annual Oscars ~ 10th Anniversary Special
On this very day 10 years ago, one of only two posthumous Oscars for the past decade in film was handed out. It went to Conrad Hall for his lensing of Road to Perdition (the other was Heath Ledger's). So here's one from the vaults since we did a Hit Me With Your Best Shot on it just last year. If you click on these shots, deemed best by our 'hit me' club and arranged here in narrative order, you can read more about them and why they were chosen.
It's a strange symmetry that a film as funereal as Road to Perdition would be a member of the Posthumous Oscar wins club. Here's a list of all 13 of them:
Sidney Howard, Adapted Screenplay - Gone With the Wind (1939) William A Horning, Art Direction - Gigi (1958) William A Horning, Art Direction - Ben Hurt (1959) Sam Zimbalist,...
On this very day 10 years ago, one of only two posthumous Oscars for the past decade in film was handed out. It went to Conrad Hall for his lensing of Road to Perdition (the other was Heath Ledger's). So here's one from the vaults since we did a Hit Me With Your Best Shot on it just last year. If you click on these shots, deemed best by our 'hit me' club and arranged here in narrative order, you can read more about them and why they were chosen.
It's a strange symmetry that a film as funereal as Road to Perdition would be a member of the Posthumous Oscar wins club. Here's a list of all 13 of them:
Sidney Howard, Adapted Screenplay - Gone With the Wind (1939) William A Horning, Art Direction - Gigi (1958) William A Horning, Art Direction - Ben Hurt (1959) Sam Zimbalist,...
- 3/23/2013
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Just days before the release of "Tangled," Disney shocked the world by announcing the film would be their last fairy tale princess story. But while there was much wailing, another, more positive milestone has been somewhat overlooked: "Tangled" marked the studio's 50th animated feature.
We know what you're thinking: Surely Disney has made more than 50 movies, right? And it's true, they have. But if there's one thing Disney knows even more than animation, it's how to protect their brand, which is why they've designated some of their features to be official classics and others -- like "The Jungle Book 2" or "Pete's Dragon" -- to be, you know, just something they do on the side for giggles and grins.
To celebrate the release of "Beauty and the Beast 3D," we review and rank all 50 official Disney animated features. Let the subjectivity begin.
50. 'Brother Bear' (2003)
Hey guys, remember "Brother Bear,...
We know what you're thinking: Surely Disney has made more than 50 movies, right? And it's true, they have. But if there's one thing Disney knows even more than animation, it's how to protect their brand, which is why they've designated some of their features to be official classics and others -- like "The Jungle Book 2" or "Pete's Dragon" -- to be, you know, just something they do on the side for giggles and grins.
To celebrate the release of "Beauty and the Beast 3D," we review and rank all 50 official Disney animated features. Let the subjectivity begin.
50. 'Brother Bear' (2003)
Hey guys, remember "Brother Bear,...
- 1/13/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
Winnie the Pooh is one of those characters so ingrained in a child's imagination, it's hard to imagine anything about the beloved cartoon changing. But that's just what Disney has done with its brand new feature length movie. It's the first time classic Pooh has ever been turned into a feature length film - up until now, the stories have consisted of short films, sometimes amalgamated to create longer film, but still shorts nonetheless.
Now, Pooh's off on a brand new adventure in the Hundred Acre Woods and all his friends have come out to play.
We talked to Winnie the Pooh directors Don Hall and Stephen Anderson about making the updated film, but staying true to audience expectations.
"We were very reverent to the material. It was sort of Burny (story artist), he was sort of our secret weapon because he worked on the original Winnie the Pooh, so...
Now, Pooh's off on a brand new adventure in the Hundred Acre Woods and all his friends have come out to play.
We talked to Winnie the Pooh directors Don Hall and Stephen Anderson about making the updated film, but staying true to audience expectations.
"We were very reverent to the material. It was sort of Burny (story artist), he was sort of our secret weapon because he worked on the original Winnie the Pooh, so...
- 7/12/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
Mark uncovers the too-often-overlooked gems in the Disney animated movies catalogue...
Not all Disney feature movies get the same level of appreciation, as they're overshadowed by the better known or more rambunctious siblings.
Here are five that, in my view, deserve better...
Alice In Wonderland (1951)
Part of the impressive fifties animated feature line-up, Alice never quite got the love that was reserved for Sleeping Beauty or The Lady And The Tramp. Yet, it's as technically competent, and uniquely styled.
Disney must bear some of the responsibility, however, as, after a somewhat poor box office (by their standards) outing, they demoted Alice to being the launch vehicle for their TV ambitions in a cut-down form. This choice meant that it didn't get recycled at the cinema and moved it down a notch from its 'cinema only' screened peers.
As they've all now been on TV, I think it's about time Alice In Wonderland...
Not all Disney feature movies get the same level of appreciation, as they're overshadowed by the better known or more rambunctious siblings.
Here are five that, in my view, deserve better...
Alice In Wonderland (1951)
Part of the impressive fifties animated feature line-up, Alice never quite got the love that was reserved for Sleeping Beauty or The Lady And The Tramp. Yet, it's as technically competent, and uniquely styled.
Disney must bear some of the responsibility, however, as, after a somewhat poor box office (by their standards) outing, they demoted Alice to being the launch vehicle for their TV ambitions in a cut-down form. This choice meant that it didn't get recycled at the cinema and moved it down a notch from its 'cinema only' screened peers.
As they've all now been on TV, I think it's about time Alice In Wonderland...
- 3/10/2011
- Den of Geek
It was true of The Tigger Movie and it seems to be equally true of Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie: the new Pooh adventures are just rehashes of classic Hundred Acre Wood stories. The Tigger Movie imitated Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too while the Heffalump story is easily likened to Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, the 1968 short that shared the themes of courage and facing your fears. What Blustery Day got right is that it reined in its runtime to a mere 25 minutes whereas Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie stretches itself thin over 66 minutes – and man is it a stretch.
Everything is all set and it seems like this just might be the best Halloween ever for the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood. All the costumes are ready (except for Gopher who’s oddly indecisive in this film – but he still whistles when he talks, so...
Everything is all set and it seems like this just might be the best Halloween ever for the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood. All the costumes are ready (except for Gopher who’s oddly indecisive in this film – but he still whistles when he talks, so...
- 8/31/2009
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to consider a case in which the granddaughter of Winnie the Pooh creator A.A. Milne tried to regain control of the stories' copyrights from a company that has held the license since 1930. Clare Milne argued that a 1976 copyright law allowed her to terminate the licensing agreement with Stephen Slesinger Inc. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Milne did not have the termination rights, setting the stage for a possible Supreme Court review. Attorneys for the Slesingers, who lost a long-running royalty dispute with the Walt Disney Co., had accused Disney of bankrolling Milne's lawsuit in an effort to gain exclusive rights to Pooh.
- 6/27/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
American ventriloquist and inventor Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger in Disney's Winnie The Pooh films, died in his Los Angeles home on Friday. He was 82. The New Yorker led an extraordinary life, after contracting polio at the young age of six and fighting a speech impediment, he went on to be a huge success in all three of his chosen careers - in inventing, TV hosting and as an ventriloquist. As an inventor, he patented over 30 ideas, including ones for an artificial heart, a disposable razor, a flameless cigarette lighter and an invisible garter belt. After hosting children's TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s, he landed the voiceover role as the bouncing tiger in the Disney adaptations of A.A. Milne's Winnie The Pooh stories in 1968 and provided Tigger's vocals until 1999. His first outing as Tigger in Winnie The Pooh And The Blustery Day contributed to the movie picking up an Oscar for Best Short Film, and he went on to win a Grammy for Best Children's Recording for the song "The Most Wonderful Things About Tiggers" from the film Winnie The Pooh And Tigger Too in 1974. Winchell is survived by wife Jean, five children and three grandchildren.
- 6/27/2005
- WENN
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