March 15, 2025 Podcast

Welcome to episode 129 the Movies Past and Present podcast!

A Conversation with Stephen Anderson

My buddy Darin Lundberg (X: @DWLundberg) joins me as co-host on this episode for a conversation with animation director and author Stephen Anderson (X: @stevehatguy; Instagram: @stevehatguy). Stephen has had an impressive career at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He most recently has written a book about the history of The Walt Disney Studios called Disney In-Between: The Lost Years 1966-1986, which is a must-read for any serious Disney fan. More information about the book is on the Old Mill Press website. It’s highly recommended by this Disney nerd. A huge thanks to both Darin and Stephen for talking with me.

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December 31, 2024 Podcast

We’re back! Welcome to episode 128 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Reviews

Coming in 2025

More to come about 2025 films, but I’m particularly excited about these two superhero titles.

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August 30, 2024 Podcast

Welcome to episode 127 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Alien Films with Darin Lundberg

My good friend, fellow movie fan, and host of the NostalgiaCast podcast and the Back to Bluey podcast Darin Lundberg joins me today for an analysis of the seven Alien movies. We also review the latest film in the Alien anthology, Alien: Romulus, which is now playing in theaters.

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August 24, 2024 Podcast

Welcome to episode 126 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

“The Twilight Zone”

You have just entered The Twilight Zone! My good friend Mark Brown joins me on today’s podcast for a deep dive into some serious science fiction. We discuss The Twilight Zone—both the 1983 film along with the classic TV anthology series that ran on the CBS television network from 1959 to 1964 that inspired the film.

Find Mark Brown’s content on his blogs The Animation Commendation and My Disney Live Action Project.

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July 27, 2024 Podcast

Welcome to episode 125 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

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Mitch and Lilly from ImagineeringDisney.com

My friends Mitch and Lilly from ImagineeringDisney.com join me on this episode to discuss the current state of Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Mitch posed an interesting question to Lilly and me a few weeks ago. He asked how we would rank the films from the last 15 years of Walt Disney Animation Studios (our rankings are listed below). I thought it would be a fun (and hopefully not too depressing) discussion to analyze the ups and downs of films over the last few years from the studio as well as talking about what we know of future films the studio currently has in production.

Our Rankings of Walt Disney Animation Studios Films from 2009-2023

Lilly’s Ranking

  1. Big Hero 6
  2. Encanto
  3. Moana
  4. Winnie the Pooh
  5. The Princess and the Frog
  6. Wreck-It Ralph
  7. Tangled
  8. Frozen
  9. Ralph Breaks the Internet
  10. Raya and the Last Dragon
  11. Frozen II
  12. Zootopia
  13. Strange World
  14. Wish

Mitch’s Ranking

  1. Tangled
  2. Zootopia
  3. Big Hero 6
  4. Encanto
  5. Raya and the Last Dragon
  6. The Princess and the Frog
  7. Winnie the Pooh
  8. Moana
  9. Frozen
  10. Ralph Breaks the Internet
  11. Wreck-It Ralph
  12. Frozen II
  13. Strange World
  14. Wish

Stanford’s Ranking

  1. Tangled
  2. Zootopia/Moana (tie)
  3. Frozen
  4. Big Hero 6
  5. Encanto
  6. Frozen II
  7. Ralph Breaks the Internet
  8. Raya and the Last Dragon
  9. Wreck-It Ralph
  10. Winnie the Pooh
  11. The Princess and the Frog
  12. Strange World
  13. Wish

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July 15, 2024 Podcast

Welcome to episode 124 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Kevin Costner Westerns

My good friend, fellow movie fan, and host of the NostalgiaCast podcast and the Back to Bluey podcast Darin Lundberg joins me for this episode where we discuss Kevin Costner’s ambitious new project Horizon: An American Saga–Chapter 1 along with Kevin Costner’s other Westerns. The list of films discussed is below, along with links for how to watch them.

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June 15, 2024 Podcast

Welcome to episode 123 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Reviews

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May 10, 2024 Podcast

Welcome to episode 122 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in/Coming Soon to Theaters

May 10
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios)

May 17
IF (Paramount)
The Strangers: Chapter One (Lionsgate)
Back in Black (Focus Features)

Reviews

The Fall Guy (Universal)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios)

Classic Cinema Corner

2024 Turner Classic Movie Classic Film Festival (list of movies seen)
Star Wars May the 4th Marathon at Megaplex Theaters in Salt Lake City

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April 6, 2024 Podcast

Welcome to episode 121 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Classic Cinema Corner

TCM’s “Two for One” double features every Saturday now through June 29. More info at the TCM website.

Reviews

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March 21, 2024 Podcast

Welcome to episode 120 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Coming to Theaters

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Columbia Pictures) — Opens March 22

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures) — Opens March 29

See It on the Big Screen

Luca (Pixar, 2021) — Playing on the big screen for the first time and for a limited time starting March 22. Check your local listings.

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Studio Ghibli Fest 2024 — 14 films from the Studio Ghibli library. More details here.

Spidey-Mondays!

Star Wars Skywalker Saga — All nine films on the big screen on Star Wars Day, May 4, 2024 (“May the Fourth Be with You”)

Reviews

Dune: Part Two (Warner Bros.)

Kung Fu Panda 4 (DreamWorks/Universal)

Arthur the King (Lionsgate)

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