More About Maleficent

Posted on May 30, 2014 at 10:59 am

My friend Leslie Combemale, movie critic and animation expert, wrote a great post about the Maleficent character.  I was so glad she included information about the great character actor Eleanor Audley. who voiced Maleficent and also the evil stepmother in “Cinderella.”  Here she is being magnificently snooty in Douglas Sirk’s “All that Heaven Allows.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwP9cvmj3Cc
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The Top 100 Animated Films of All Time: The Animators Pick

Posted on April 22, 2014 at 3:59 pm

Time Out New York asked top animators to pick the greatest 100 animated films of all time.  All the Disney, Pixar, and Miyazaki classics are there, plus some surprises.  I have some disagreements, but am entirely in favor of the #1 pick.

 

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Contest: The Jungle Book

Posted on April 8, 2014 at 8:00 am

jungle book diamond editionI’m thrilled to have one of my all-time favorite Disney classics to give away: The Jungle Book.  The last film personally supervised by Walt Disney himself, this one has brilliant voice talent (Phil Harris, Louis Prima, Sebastian Cabot) and some of Disney’s best-loved songs: “The Bear Necessities,” “I Wanna Be Like You.”

To enter, send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with Jungle in the subject line and tell me your favorite jungle animal.  Don’t forget your address!  Many people were disqualified from the the last contest because they did not include the mailing address.  I promise, I never share it or use it for anything but sending out prizes.  (U.S. addresses only).  I’ll pick winners at random on April 13.  Good luck!

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