The Hollywood Reporter reveals that a Winnie-the-Pooh prequel film is coming now that A. A. Milne’s beloved children’s books have entered the public domain. Mike de Seve (Madagascar, Monsters vs. Aliens) is set to direct the film and co-write with John Reynolds (The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Sh...
Read MoreDo you miss the good old, original Disney films? Are you interested in reading the backstory of Walt Disney and his team creating shorts and films? Then you should read The Walt Disney Film Archives: The Animated Movies 1921-1968. This 512-page book starts with Disney’s Laugh-O-grams and en...
Read MoreMunir: The Princess and the Frog was touted as Disney Animation’s big return to traditional animation, only to underperform at the box office. The next film to be done by that technique was an odd choice. Winnie the Pooh has been one of Disney’s most profitable franchises, with TV shows, theatri...
Read MoreMunir: Welcome to another A Decade Of, where we review animated films from certain time periods. This time, we are discussing the most current decade of Disney Animation to coincide with the release of Frozen II. As always, we’ll begin with an overview of the decade before we delve into specif...
Read MoreInspired by 5 of A. A. Milne’s original Pooh stories, Winnie the Pooh was marketed as a nostalgic return of the beloved characters. Particularly memorable was a trailer emphasizing the use of traditional animation set to “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane. While the film wasn’t a huge box off...
Read More“It’s always a sunny day when Christopher Robin comes to play.” Winnie the Pooh – created by A. A. Milne, and based on Milne’s son Christopher Robin’s teddy bear – is one of the most beloved fictional characters of all time. Winnie’s name comes from a real bear which belonged to Can...
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