Rewatching The Magic: A Disney Fan Podcast

After the original Star Wars movie came out in 1977, eveyone tried to replicate that success. Decades before they would buy Lucasfilm, Disney tried with 1979's The Black Hole. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other Sounds: Red Dwarf The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www....

Put a quarter in the Zoltar machine and make a wish. We discuss the 1988 film Big.  Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrev...

We return to Andy's room for Toy Story 3. Originally planned under the short-lived Circle Seven Studios, the movie got new life after Disney aqurired Pixar. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion...

It's time to spend a Night at the Museum. We discuss the first film in the franchise to see if this film truly comes to life, or should it be ancient history. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortio...

We go back to the era of The War on Drugs. Where every Saturday morning cartoon aired an anti-drug PSA. At the high point of this came Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue. We go ack to see if this crossover was truly able to get kids to "Just Say No" to drugs. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

We return to the direct-to-video Disney animated sequels with Cinderella III: A Twist In Time. How does time travel work within a Disney Princess film? Is this really one of the best of the Disney animted sequels? We find out. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Li...

This week, we discuss 2011's Mars Needs Moms. A Seth Green movie that doesn't really feature Seth Green. A rare Disney animated movie not from one of it main animation studios. And motion capture galore. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://...

With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, we take a look a Darby O'Gill and the Little People. This early entry into the career of Sean Connery is surrunded in Irish folklore. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The Natio...

The first film in the "Dexter Riley Trilogy", 1969's The Computer Worse Tennis Shoes featured Kurt Russell in his first starring role. Although, it's strange to call Kurt Russell a "Disney Kid". Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other Sounds: An Evening With Walt Disney (1966) The...

What would happen if an infant was suddenly left at your door? We take a look at 1987's Three Men and a Baby to find an aswer. Is this truly a classic 80's comedy, or does it simply leave us crying? "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of...

The 1997 version of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is more than just another adaptation of the classic tale. Brandy becomes the first black actress to play the title character as part of a color blind cast. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union:...

We celebrate Valentine's Day with Deadpool. The ultimate story of what one person overcoming adversity for the one they love. PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other Sounds: Team Headkick - Deadpool Rap The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.ac...

This week we take a look at season 1 of Galavant. How does a musical TV show fare with the legendary Alan Menken involved? We find out. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other Sounds: The Cast of Galavant - Galavant The Cast of Beauty and the Beast - If I Can't Love Her The America...

What does it mean to be Brave? We dive into the 2012 Pixar film and talk bears, bows, mothers, daughters, what this film started out as, and what this film ended up being. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Netwo...

The Aristocats was the first Disney animated film produced after Walt's death. We go into the original idea, lost songs, lost characters, and how Edgar might be the dumbest villian in Disney history.  Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other sounds: George Bruns - The Goose Steps Hi...

Five years before the Disney Renaissance, Disney gave us a different Little Mermaid. 1984's Splash was the first film from Touchtone Pictures. From an attempt at a crossover with a Disney Parks ride, to the controversal censoring of Daryl Hannah's backside on Disney Plus, we dive into this film's history. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Li...

Pixar's Soul is set to finally get a theatrical release in January 2024. In honor of that, we finally dive into the film. Does this film put us into the zone? Or is this simply another lost soul? Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu...

Happy New Year! We start 2024 with our first look at Fox's X-Men films. At a time when comic book movies were afraid to be comic book movies, we go through what happened to bring the mutants to the big screen. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: ht...

Merry Christmas! We take a look at the original Miracle on 34th Street from 1947. What made this a holiday classic? And does this still hold up when compared to it's 90's remake? Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The Nationa...

Christmas isn't Christmas without Doctor Who. We go back to the first Christmas special of the rivival era, David Tennant's first full episode as The Doctor, 2005's The Christmas Invasion.   Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/...

We continue the holidays with seasonal standards Charlie Brown and Snoopy. We take our first official dive into Blue Sky Studios with 2015's The Peanuts Movie. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other sounds: The Brain of Morbius Deleted Scene from Rememberance of the Daleks The Ame...

The holiday season begins. If Die Hard can be considered a Christmas movie, so can Edward Scissorhands. We go back to this Tim Burton classic that was the first of the many weird charcters that would define the career of Johnny Depp. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American C...

Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective concludes with some non-canonical Doctors. Rowan Atkinson and several others take the mantle of The Doctor as they face The Curse of Fatal Death. And Richard E. Grant stars in the first Doctor Who animation, Scream of the Shalka. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativeco...

Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective continues with the War Doctor, John Hurt. The Doctor that ended the Time War. We go back to Doctor Who's 50th anniversary with The Day of The Doctor. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu...

Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective continues with the Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. We dive into first woman in the series to play The Doctor with the divisive episode, Kerblam! We also feature the Fugitive Doctor, Jo Martin, in Fugitive of the Judoon. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons....