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Cinematical Seven: Disney's Awesome Live-Action Kid Adventures
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This week, Walt Disney Pictures releases The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. To some, it's special for its literary roots, but to others, I imagine it's a blast back to a time when Disney was all about throwing real kids into amazing adventures. These days, they don't do it very often, but Disney used to rule the world of family adventures that sparked the imaginations of kids everywhere. Sure, they put out a lot of classic animation, but they also released a number of adventure stories where kids got to do the unbelievable, whether that be death-defying adventure on the high seas, or slipping inside a cartoon.
In honor of the release of Prince Caspian, I give you seven great Disney films where real kids got to have amazing adventures. Some are new, and some are quite old, but all of them are quite memorable.
RIP: Reel Important People -- February 18, 2007
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Rod Colbin (1923-2007) - Actor who appears in Frances, John Hus and Yes, Giorgio. He was also a fencing master who taught Marlon Brando and James Dean. He died February 4. (Daily India) - Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007) - Oscar-winning matte artist (pictured) for Mary Poppins. He also received nominations for Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Island at the Top of the World and The Black Hole. He mostly worked on Disney pictures, including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Darby O'Gill and the Little People, but his career spanned from René Clair's The Ghost Goes West to Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy. His son, Harrison, is also a matte artist and visual effects supervisor and was also nominated for The Black Hole. Peter Ellenshaw died February 12, in Malibu, California. (Cartoon Brew)
- Ray Evans (1915-2007) - Oscar-winning songwriter of "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" from The Man Who Knew Too Much, "Buttons and Bows" from The Paleface and "Mona Lisa" from Captain Carey, U.S.A. He was nominated another four times; all nominations and wins were shared by his partner Jay Livingston. The duo also wrote the hit Christmas tune "Silver Bells," which was introduced in The Lemon Drop Kid and they appeared together in Sunset Blvd. He died of a heart attack February 15, in Los Angeles. (LA Times)
- Pál Erdöss (1947-2007) - Hungarian director who won the 1983 Golden Camera at Cannes for The Princess. He also directed Countdown and Homo Novus. He died after a long illness February 14. (MTI)
- Ryan Larkin (1943-2007) - Oscar-nominated animator of the 1969 short En Marchant. He also supplied material for Agency. He died of brain cancer February 14, in Canada. (AWN)
Scary Mary Poppins!!
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You know how sometimes a clever a movie fan will create a goofy trailer that uses irony and clever editing to make The Shining seem like a romantic comedy or Tron look like a Busby Berkeley musical? Yeah, those clips are usually pretty amusing the first or second time you watch 'em, but then they're quickly forgotten when you get hungry or distracted by something else.
Well now there's a new one! I don't know about you, but I've always found something vaguely creepy about Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Pollyanna and, yes, even Mary Poppins. (And apparently I'm not the only one.) So without futher ado, we bring you Scary Mary, by Chris Rule. Spooooky.
[Thanks to TheDisneyBlog for the tip!]
Well now there's a new one! I don't know about you, but I've always found something vaguely creepy about Bedknobs & Broomsticks, Pollyanna and, yes, even Mary Poppins. (And apparently I'm not the only one.) So without futher ado, we bring you Scary Mary, by Chris Rule. Spooooky.
[Thanks to TheDisneyBlog for the tip!]
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