Disney: The mouse that bored Nov 9, 2009
The mischievous sorcerer s apprentice of Fantasia has become an empty vessel, devoid of any of the sharp edges that might define his character. Fortunately for Disney, there s a history of played-out characters coming back to life. (Boston Globe)
Turnbull early scratching Nov 4, 2009
Tchaikovskys The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Rimsky-Korsakovs Flight of the Bumblebee, Pachelbels Canon and two pieces from the Disney animated film Fantasia, including Dukass The Sorcerers Apprentice, were also in the top 10 proof that music from popular storylines rules the nursery. Join the conversation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Warren Spector Revisits a Cartoon Icon's Legacy in Disney Epic Mickey Oct 29, 2009
Originally, the powerful sorcerer from The Sorcerers Apprentice in Walt Disneys 1940 film Fantasia was nicknamed Yen Sid by Disney animators, although never named as such on screen. In Spectors game, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Walt Disneys first cartoon star created in 1927 becomes the earliest inhabitant of Yen Sids Cartoon Wasteland after Mickey Mouse is created. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The man behind Mickey and the theme parks Oct 25, 2009
One of these starred Mickey; it eventually became the stunning magical feature called Fantasia ... In November, Sleeping Beauty will be aired; in December, a special Christmas With Disney film will air, compiled for the museum from rarely seen home movies and footage from Fantasia, Pluto s Christmas Tree, and holiday television specials. (Boston Globe)
Marge Champion on Walt Disney - Int... Oct 7, 2009
I also did the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio and I did all the dance sequences and some of the ideas for the hippopotamus in Fantasia. There are a thousand memories, and it s hard to pick them out. (Suite101.com)
Marge Champion on Snow White - Inte... Oct 7, 2009
It appears she did a good job: she was brought back to the studios to do the same work for the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio and the dancing hippopotamus in Fantasia. In 1946, she married dance partner/husband Gower Champion and developed their popular 'story dance' partnership, second in Hollywood only to the Astaire-Rogers pairing. (Suite101.com)
'Snow White' Model Still Feels Like Princess Oct 7, 2009
Champion's said that her work even extended to other films while she was still working on "Snow White," as she fashioned the moves for the Blue Fairy in "Pinocchio" and different characters for "Fantasia," including the Hippopotamus. Walt Disney Home Entertainment ImageScene from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". (Click2Houston, TX)
Disney Family Museum puts focus on Walt Sep 26, 2009
"Fantasia" plays from Oct. 1 to 19. -- Disney's descendents, particularly daughter Diane Disney Miller, contributed a lot more than the thousand-plus items in the museum. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' coming in 2011 Sep 12, 2009
"Cage came to unveil the trailer for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," an adventure film based on "Fantasia" set for release next summer."To me, 'Fantasia' is the most beautiful movie ever made," Cage said.He also agreed on the spot to appear in another "National Treasure" film.A cast of 24 Muppets performed "Rainbow Connection" aboard an old-fashioned steamboat as Cook announced that a new Muppet movie would be coming "very soon. ""It's called 'The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made,'" he quipped.The... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Marvel Movie Wish List Sep 4, 2009
Another short film possibility could rework The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment from Fantasia, where Mickey is a wizard's assistant who unwittingly unleashes magical hell. Instead of brooms coming to life, maybe Mickey somehow sets free Dormammu and the eponymous sorcerer must restore order. (IGN FilmForce)
John Hubley: An Animator and His Ba... Jul 15, 2009
Though not credited for his work in the 1937 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (he worked as a background painter), Hubley received recognition for Fantasia (1940), in which he is documented as the art director of the. Hubley also contributed to Pinocchio (1940), Dumbo (1941) and Bambi (1942). (Suite101.com)
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Program highlights include "Blue Danube," "Fantasia 2000," "Big Noise From Winnetka," "Serenata," "Beauty and the Beast" and "When the Circus Comes to Town." Free admission. Live music/Ketchum. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Museum celebrates remarkable life of Walt Disney Jun 23, 2009
After the success of "Snow White," the movie "Fantasia" (1940) got mixed reviews years later it would become a success and nearly bankrupted the studio. Then came a strike at Disney Studios followed by the war years when the company was essentially taken over by the military. (MSNBC -- Travel)
The Wanderers Jun 1, 2009
When they reach South America, they immediately stumble upon the legendary bird a gorgeous fantasia of purple and red, with an enormous beak and the flexibility of an Olympic gymnast. It turns out that Muntz has been there for years, hiding out near a gigantic waterfall, trying to catch the creature so that he can restore his reputation. (New Yorker)
Kris Allen takes the 'America Idol' title May 21, 2009
Fantasia Barrino: The 24-year-old singer has released two albums, "Free Yourself" and "Fantasia." Barrino played herself in a 2006 Lifetime TV film based on her autobiography, "Life Is Not a Fairy Tale." She starred as Celie in the Broadway musical version of "The Color Purple" in 2007 and will reprise her role in a national tour later this year. Carrie Underwood: The 26-year-old country crooner is arguably the singing competition's most successful winner, becoming a Grammy-winning,... (Florida Today)
Tax incentives bring moviemakers to Georgia May 19, 2009
That s also why the Louisiana Superdome substituted for the Georgia Dome in a Lifetime biopic about American Idol Fantasia Barrino. Then in 2005, Georgia launched an incentive program of 9 to 17 percent in tax credits, drawing the ABC series October Road and the film We Are Marshall. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Children's Films Offer Incredible A... May 7, 2009
Take some movie adventure vacations with these sci fi films and fantasy videos that will transport you to the kingdom of Fantasia or a safari adventure in a backyard ... When young Bastian Bux hides from some bullies in a bookstore, he discovers The NeverEnding Story, a fantastic book about Atreyu, a boy warrior searching the land of Fantasia for a cure that will heal Fantasia s Childlike Empress and save his world from the Nothing a representation of mankind s despair and loss of dreams. (Suite101.com)
Cage stunt car in New York crash May 6, 2009
The movie is based on a famous Mickey Mouse sequence in Disney animation Fantasia, and sees Cage play a sorcerer who recruits a reluctant college student. A statement from the production said that the two pedestrians had been taken to hospital for checks but later released. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Nicolas Cage car stunt goes wrong in Times Square May 5, 2009
Set in contemporary New York, it is based on the segment of the same name from the Disney animated film "Fantasia.". (Source: China Daily/Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Surreal Sea Monsters, Japanese Ghoulish Warriors Delight in London: Review Mar 25, 2009
Octopus games (1840-42) -- another marine fantasia -- could be a Disney cartoon. The octopuses, dressed in robes and brandishing fans, cavort like bald, snub-nosed, glaring-eyed people. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
The Idol pop empire Mar 15, 2009
the past seven winners (from left) Ruben Studdard, Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia Barrino, David Cook, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks and Jordin Sparks getting together for the grand opening of The American Idol Experience at Disney World in Florida on Feb 12 ... Other contestants have turned to stage careers, including Diana DeGarmo (Hairspray), Aiken (Monty Pythons Spamalot), Fantasia Barrino (The Color Purple), Frenchie Davis (Rent) and Constantine Maroulis (The Wedding Singer), who returns to... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Pop culture, business sing an 'American Idol' tune Mar 10, 2009
" Other contestants have turned to stage careers, including Diana DeGarmo ("Hairspray"), Aiken ("Monty Python's Spamalot"), Fantasia Barrino ("The Color Purple"), Frenchie Davis ("Rent") and Constantine Maroulis ("The Wedding Singer"), who returns to Broadway in April in "Rock of Ages. " "I love watching American Idol' because it's just like going to open calls that I didn't have to organize," said Broadway and film casting director Bernard Telsey, citing a variety of reasons he looks to "Idol"... (AZCentral -- Business)
Alex Ross: The reopening of Alice Tully Hall. Mar 9, 2009
Throughout the opening week of concerts, artists savored the emergence of sound from silence: Leon Fleisher gave a daringly meditative rendition of Bach s Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue; David Robertson led the Juilliard Orchestra through the vast, still regions of Olivier Messiaen s From the Canyons to the Stars (premi. red at Tully in 1974); and, most strikingly, Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent drew a Sunday-evening audience about as far into the sacred realm of Bach s Mass in... (New Yorker)
They want to animate you Mar 8, 2009
It starts at 10:30 a.m. with "The Hand Behind the Mouse" and concludes with a 6:30 p.m. screening of the 1940 Mickey epic, "Fantasia." Screenings and packages run $5 to $72. www. (Boston Globe)
Animating an industry Feb 21, 2009
After the Disney studios overwhelming success with Snow White, it made a string of box office flops Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi and so on. By the early 1950s, it was relying on live-action pictures like Treasure Island to save its animations. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
IDOL CHATTER: Up-to-the-minute news in our blog Feb 16, 2009
Instead, Ryan introduces four other Idols -- Jordin Sparks, Taylor Hicks, Fantasia Barrino, Ruben Studdard -- then he takes a long pause before adding, And the very first American Idol Kelly Clarkson ... Alayna gets Syesha Mercado, Fantasia, Melinda Doolittle and several other Idols to their feet with her version of Aretha Franklin's Respect. (USA Today -- Life)
