Disney Essays

A Study in Disney: ‘Tarzan’ (1999)

A Study in Disney: ‘Tarzan’ (1999)

Disney is as much a part of our lives as love and death.  It’s wrapped around us, and not just in our childhood.  There are thousands and thousands of Disney movies by this point but the one that really shape the company and the culture are the animated features.  Disney busted out of the gate […]

| January 24, 2022
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A Study in Disney: ‘Mulan’ (1998)

A Study in Disney: ‘Mulan’ (1998)

Disney is as much a part of our lives as love and death.  It’s wrapped around us, and not just in our childhood.  There are thousands and thousands of Disney movies by this point but the one that really shape the company and the culture are the animated features.  Disney busted out of the gate […]

| January 22, 2022
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The Disney Renaissance | The Pod Bay Doors Movie Podcast

The Disney Renaissance | The Pod Bay Doors Movie Podcast

As my ‘Study in Disney” moves into The Disney Renaissance, here is an episode of my podcast in which myself and my co-host Doug Heller tackled Hercules, Mulan and Tarzan.

| January 20, 2022
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A Study in Disney: ‘Hercules’ (1997)

A Study in Disney: ‘Hercules’ (1997)

Disney is as much a part of our lives as love and death.  It’s wrapped around us, and not just in our childhood.  There are thousands and thousands of Disney movies by this point but the one that really shape the company and the culture are the animated features.  Disney busted out of the gate […]

| January 20, 2022
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A Study in Disney: ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ (1996)

A Study in Disney: ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ (1996)

Disney is as much a part of our lives as love and death.  It’s wrapped around us, and not just in our childhood.  There are thousands and thousands of Disney movies by this point but the one that really shape the company and the culture are the animated features.  Disney busted out of the gate […]

| January 18, 2022
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A Study in Disney: ‘Pocahontas’ (1995)

A Study in Disney: ‘Pocahontas’ (1995)

Disney is as much a part of our lives as love and death.  It’s wrapped around us, and not just in our childhood.  There are thousands and thousands of Disney movies by this point but the one that really shape the company and the culture are the animated features.  Disney busted out of the gate […]

| January 16, 2022
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A Study in Disney: ‘The Lion King’ (1994)

A Study in Disney: ‘The Lion King’ (1994)

Disney is as much a part of our lives as love and death.  It’s wrapped around us, and not just in our childhood.  There are thousands and thousands of Disney movies by this point but the one that really shape the company and the culture are the animated features.  Disney busted out of the gate […]

| January 14, 2022
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The Disney Renaissance, Part II | The Pod Bay Doors Movie Podcast

The Disney Renaissance, Part II | The Pod Bay Doors Movie Podcast

As my ‘Study in Disney” moves into The Disney Renaissance, here is an episode of my podcast in which myself and my co-host Doug Heller tackled ‘Aladdin’, ‘The Lion King’ and (unfortunately) Pocahontas.

| January 12, 2022
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