3 Things
The North Avenue Irregulars [1979] 1. “He’s just a guy. He bought me a drink. Is that a crime?” 2. Cloris Leachman’s eyelashes. 3. Rev. Hill obviously couldn’t have officiated at the wedding, since at...
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1937] 1. Dopey has Restless Leg Syndrome. 2. The skeleton of a man reaching for a pitcher of water. 3. Final image: castle in the clouds; looks a lot like the Emerald...
View Article3 things about Matthew Robbins’ DRAGONSLAYER
Dragonslayer [1981] 1. Ralph Richardson smiles and says, “Don’t be afraid. You can’t hurt me.” Point of the dagger on the bare skin of his chest. 2. She desperately tries to get out of the manacles by...
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s PINOCCHIO
Pinocchio [1940] 1. Bedtime is 9 o’clock. 2. Hands turn into hooves. 3. Rotoscoped Blue Fairy. Tagged: 3 things, animation, Disney, movies
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s FANTASIA
Fantasia [1940] 1. The two harpists are female; but apparently the rest of the orchestra is male. 2. Lonely centaur is introduced to lonely centuarette. 3. Writhing flames twist into creatures. Tagged:...
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s DUMBO
Dumbo [1941] 1. She spanks the kid using her trunk. 2. He uses Dumbo’s teardrop to lather up. 3. Headline: “DUMBOMBERS FOR DEFENSE.” 3 other things. Tagged: 3 things, animation, Disney, movies, walt...
View Article3 things about Gary Nelson’s FREAKY FRIDAY
Freaky Friday [1976] 1. “He’s gonna cook? Isn’t that sort of a sissy thing to do?” 2. Victor Borge! 3. Two halves of a police car. Bonus: in the midst of the chaos, she sits down on the kitchen floor...
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s BAMBI
Bambi [1942] 1. After the rain, an orange colored sky. 2. “H’llo.” 3. He triggers a landslide which covers the pack of dogs. Tagged: 3 things, animation, Disney, movies, walt disney
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s SALUDOS AMIGOS
Saludos Amigos [1942] 1. Frolicking cows on the map of Argentina. 2. Perpetual motion below the equator. 3. Flamingo samba. Tagged: 3 things, animation, Disney, movies, music, musicals, walt disney
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s THE THREE CABALLEROS
The Three Caballeros [1944] 1. “When they’re beak-to-beak, they can’t get cheek-to-cheek.” 2. Magenta Baia. 3. Calliope cacti. Tagged: 3 things, animation, Disney, movies, music, musicals, walt disney
View Article3 things about Andrew Stanton’s JOHN CARTER
John Carter [2012] 1. Cracking the ice to water the horses. 2. Several instances: pointlessly cutting from a medium shot to a wide angle shot, briefly, and then back to a medium shot. 3. He emerges...
View ArticleHow quick-cutting obscures.
Quick-cutting used to be a tool used by clever low budget filmmakers to help disguise the absence of expensive production design and special effects. And it worked. But now, paradoxically, it’s used...
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s MAKE MINE MUSIC
Make Mine Music [1946] 1. Green drip becomes a weeping willow. 2. Fingers turn into dancing ladies. 3. Orchestra in raincoats. Tagged: 3 things, animation, Disney, movies, walt disney
View Article3 things about John Hough’s ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
Escape to With Mountain [1975] 1. There’s something touching about the fact that despite being hotly pursued by an evil millionaire and his minions, Mr. O’Day takes the time on multiple occasions to...
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s FUN AND FANCY FREE
Fun and Fancy Free [1947] 1. Yawning trees. 2. A sliver of bean between two tissue-thin slices of bread. 3. He helps himself to the Brown Derby. Tagged: 3 things, animation, Disney, movies, walt disney
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR. TOAD
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad [1949] 1. A flock of paper airplanes. 2. He sticks his nose inside a book on which nothing is printed. 3. Scary tree with firefly eyes. Tagged: 3 things,...
View Article3 things about Walt Disney’s SLEEPING BEAUTY
Sleeping Beauty [1959] 1. Many, many gargoyles. 2. “Father, you’re living in the past. This is the 14th Century!” 3. Boulders into bubbles. 3 other things. Tagged: 3 things, 70mm, animation, Disney,...
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