Category: Podcast

March 23, 2023 Podcast

Welcome to episode 101 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Disney100 – Chris Dallin

It was great talking with my co-worker, buddy, and fellow Disney fan Chris Dallin about his favorite Disney films.

Here’s a link about the trade that brought Oswald the Lucky Rabbit back to The Walt Disney Company.

Here’s more info about the special Academy Award that Walt Disney won for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Below is a picture of Walt Disney receiving the award from actress Shirley Temple.

©️ Disney, AMPAS

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March 17, 2023 Podcast

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Studio Ghibli Fest 2023

More info is at fathomevents.com.

Disney100 – Director Stephen Anderson

I had the honor and privilege of talking with animation director Stephen Anderson. He is the director of Meet the Robinsons (2007) and Winnie the Pooh (2011)–two great Disney films and both part of my Disney100 movie watching project this year. Stephen was also the director of season one of the Disney+ animated series Monsters at Work.

Here’s a link with more info about Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, who recently passed away and who worked with Stephen on Winnie the Pooh. Burny was the longest-serving cast member in the history of The Walt Disney Company and was due to receive his 70th anniversary service award (the first one ever awarded by Disney) on June 4.

Check out the newly released documentary about the making of The Emperor’s New Groove called Beware the Groove: The Making of a Cult Classic. Also check out the podcast that my friend Rachel Wagner and I recorded with the film’s documentarian and director Micah Hirsh.

Follow Stephen Anderson (@stevehatguy) on Twitter and Instagram.

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March 3, 2023 Podcast

Welcome to episode 99 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Creed III (MGM)

Operation Fortune (Lionsgate)

Review

Creed III

Disney100

My friend and film and animation historian Ibraheem Mark Brown and I discuss a mutual childhood favorite, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Robin Hood (1973).

Here’s the alternate ending we discussed:

Where to find Ibraheem online:

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February 24, 2023 Podcast

Welcome to episode 98 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Classic Cinema Corner

See Casablanca (Warner Bros., 1942) on the big screen March 5 and 8; part of Fathom’s Big Screen Classics series. More info at fathomevents.com.

Review

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (Marvel Studios)

Here’s a link to the interview on Marvel.com with the film’s screenwriter Jeff Loveless about the “Quantum Realm.”

And here’s a link to more info about Kang the Conqueror on Marvel.com.

Bonus

For all you Walt Disney Animation Studios fans, I’d highly recommend seeing “Wondrous Journeys,” the new fireworks show at Disneyland park in Anaheim, California commemorating the 100th anniversary of The Walt Disney Company.

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February 8, 2023 Podcast

Welcome to episode 97 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

In this episode, my good friends Mitch and Lilly from ImagineeringDisney.com join me for a discussion of Walt Disney’s classic musical Mary Poppins (1964).

This film and podcast are part of my “Disney 100” movie watching project which celebrates 100 years of The Walt Disney Company. Here’s a list of the 100 Disney films I’m watching in 2023 (list on Letterboxd.com).

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February 3, 2023 Podcast

Welcome to episode 96 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Opening in U.S. theaters today, February 3:

Classic Cinema Corner

2022 Movie Watching Project

100 Movies from 20th Century Fox (My curated list on Letterboxd)

10 20th Century Fox favorites from the year:

  1. Down Argentine Way (1940)
  2. Laura (1944)
  3. The Razor’s Edge (1946)
  4. All About Eve (1950)
  5. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
  6. The Longest Day (1962)
  7. The Sound of Music (1965)
  8. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
  9. Star Wars (1977)
  10. 9 to 5 (1980)

2023 Movie Watching Project

100 Movies from The Walt Disney Company (My curated list on Letterboxd)

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January 12, 2023 Podcast

Welcome to episode 95 of the Movies Past and Present podcast. My good friends Rachel Wagner and Darin Lundberg join me in a discussion of the feature length films from DreamWorks Animation.

DreamWorks Animation Rankings

Here are our individual rankings of all 43 DreamWorks Animation films.

Stanford Clark’s Ranking (Letterboxd)

Rachel Wagner’s Ranking (Letterboxd)

Darin Lundberg’s Ranking

Great: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, KUNG FU PANDA, CHICKEN RUN, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, THE BAD GUYS, WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT, RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

Good: KUNG FU PANDA 2, SHREK 2, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, KUNG FU PANDA 3, MEGAMIND, MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED, SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS, THE ROAD TO EL DORADO, ABOMINABLE

Fair to Middling: SHREK, PUSS IN BOOTS, MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA, PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, ANTZ, TURBO, MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN, SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON, OVER THE HEDGE, FLUSHED AWAY, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE, THE CROODS, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, SPIRIT UNTAMED

Bad: SHREK THE THIRD, BEE MOVIE, SHREK FOREVER AFTER, THE BOSS BABY, THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS, TROLLS, TROLLS: WORLD TOUR, MADAGASCAR, HOME, MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, SHARK TALE

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December 21, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to episode 94 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Reviews

  • Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)

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November 24, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to episode 93 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Happy Thanksgiving! Here are five films that you might want to consider checking out with your family over the holiday weekend, two in theaters and three on streaming.

In Theaters

Streaming

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November 3, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to episode 92 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Opening November 4

Opening November 11

Classic Cinema Corner

Coming to a theater near you are two great classics:

Three By…

After a bit of an absence, the “Three By…” segment is back. This episode covers three diverse films by director Penny Marshall: Jumpin’ Jack Flash (20th Century Fox, 1986), Awakenings (Columbia, 1990), and A League of Their Own (Columbia, 1992).

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