The Disney Movie Review

This week we talk with Sound Effects Wrangler Steve Lee about the Wilhelm Scream, a sound effect that has been around for more than 50 years in Hollywood and has connected all of the Disney properties even before they were purchased by Disney. In this episode we talk about: How Steve Lee became a Sound Effects Wrangler in Hollywood The History of the Wilhelm Scream and how it gets into movies. The...

This week on episode 23 of The Disney Movie Review we talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. A new Stormtrooper toy is giving keys to the plot of the film. Disney settled a copyright infringement lawsuit on the Frozen teaser trailer. In the parks, Disney bans selfie sticks, stops selling poop-shaped snacks and announces closures for Disney Quest  in Orlando's Downtown Disney and The Magic of Dis...

This week on episode 22 of The Disney Movie Review, we talk about  Inside Out.  This weekend it was slated to bring in $50 million, but is it really the best Pixar film? We take it to the record boks to find out. Universal Studios has had a lot of movies that have over performed, propelling Universal past Disney at the box-office to control market share. Here's how  Jurassic World  could affect Di...

This week on The Disney Movie Review podcast we do a complete review of Disney/Pixar's  Inside Out  with Andy Herndon of  The D-Cast . Disney/Pixar's  Inside Out , which was released to theaters June 19, tells the story of five emotions—Joy, Anger, Fear, Disgust and Sadness. They live inside a girl named Riley and help her navigate changes in her world. At one point, Joy and Sadness get accidental...

We got a sneak peek at Pixar's Inside Out  and provide a review of the film that is 100% spoiler free.. Pixar's  Inside Out , which comes to theaters June 19, tells the story of five emotions—Joy, Anger, Fear, Disgust and Sadness. They live inside a girl named Riley and help her navigate changes in her world. At one point, Joy and Sadness get accidentally lost inside the memories of Riley's brain....

Angelique Reisch is a technical lighting director at Pixar and has worked on such Disney/Pixar classics as Up, Ratatouille, Monster's University and many more. Her latest challenge? Make Inside Out's heroine Joy appear to be a lightbulb throughout the entire film. We talk about it this week. In this episode we discuss the following: What was so difficult about lighting Joy and what made her stick...

Pixar changes the entire case for  The Good Dinosaur .  Zootopia  gets its first Teaser Trailer and it's amazing. Disney's marketing can't seem to figure out one thing. Marvel Skips Comic Con to go to D23. [powerpress] In this episode we discuss the following: The new cast for 'The Good Dinosaur' Zootopia's Teaser Trailer The one thing Disney's marketing department can't figure out Marvel skips co...

  This Week we talk with Bill Desowitz, the former editor of Animation Magazine . We geek out on the past 20 years of computer animation, talk about the current state of computer graphics, and chat about where he thinks Disney and Pixar are heading in the future.   Here is a link to Bill's blog, Immersed in Movies http://billdesowitz.com/   Here is Bill's article on how Pixar lit Joy for  Inside O...

Pixar finally releases the Good Dinosaur Teaser Trailer, We learned Han Solo has a wife, and Tangled is getting a Disney Channel TV-Series...or is it? That and Much Much more. For the week of June 8, this is Episode 16 of the Disney Movie Review. Show notes can be found at www. TheDisneymovieReview.com/16 Here's the Teaser Trailer for  The Good Dinosaur http://www.thedisneymoviereview.com/good-din...

We speak to the real life Danny Diaz, the inspiration for the character in  McFarland USA.  Meanwhile, Pixar releases new clips of  Inside Out  and Tomorrowland probably, most likely killed  Tron 3 . Plus where to find cheap Disney music.  That and much more on episode 15 of the Disney Movie Review. Danny Diaz is the inspiration for the character Danny Diaz in the movie  McFarland USA. In this int...

Tomorrowland opens to questionable reviews. What Director Brad Bird says is the most important thing about making films. One new animated film will have Disney's first nude scene! We'll talk about it in our Fast Flicks segment.   For the week of May 25, it's episode 14 of the Disney Movie Review   'What is Tomorrowland' featurette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBX5xgrE_vk   Disney's Internationa...

Tomorrowland  opened to some negative reviews and other positive reviews. I think this is a great movie that has a message that needs to be heard. This week we look at the movie with no spoilers in 10-minutes or less.   Director: Brad Bird. He won Oscar's for Ratatouille  and The Incredibles . Screenwriter: Brad Bird ( The Incredibles, The Iron Giant ) and Damon Lindelof ( Star Trek Into Darkness,...

We get an updated synopsis for  The Good Dinosaur , why Marvel movies will never take a dark turn and Disney comes under fire for a new idea for a princess movie called  The Princess of North Sudan . Plus we tell you where you can get a free  Tomorrowland  pin. That and much much more. For the week of May 18 this is episode 12 of The Disney Movie Review. SHOW NOTES You can get a  Tomorrowland  Pin...

Disney's Studio division crosses the $1 billion revenue mark. Disney is creating new demands on theaters that will almost certainly send ticket prices higher. Why are fans staying away from  Avengers: Age of Ultron ? A special true or false edition of Fast Flicks - where we tackle all of the week's Disney movie news. That and much more. For the week of May 11, it's Episode 11 of the Disney movie r...

Avengers has a record-setting weekend, Disney attempts to horde money in Germany and We look ahead to the next Avengers film. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. Read what Harry Potter can teach Age of Ultron here. Contact us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyMovieReview Twitter:… Read more

Avengers: Age of Ultron is finally here and we get you ready for it in this spoiler free review. Below are the trailers and interviews you may have missed. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. Contact us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisneyMovieReview Twitter:… Read more

Marvel announced the writers for Captain Marvel and the internet began to ask some very dumb questions. Warner Brothers delayed the release of Pan but is it too little too late? Disney releases its slate of movies for through to 2017. Plus… Read more

Disney released another teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens that literally saved the franchise, Pixar released beautiful clips from Inside Out, Marvel's Ant-Man is slated to be the funniest superhero film you've ever seen and Disney is being sued for… Read more

This Week, Disney announces a live-action Pinocchio, Star Wars is released as a digital film and A lawsuit against Disney gets Dismissed. That and more on episode six of the Disney Movie Review. Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DisneyMovieReview Follow us on Twitter… Read more

This week we interview SUNY Platsburgh history professor Connie Shemo and Discuss how Disney Princesses have changed–from Snow White to Cinderella, to Belle and Merida, and all the way up to Anna and Elsa from Frozen. Shemo has looked into… Read more

This week Dreamworks puts out a smash hit, Disney announces a Live-Action Mulan and Disney hits the Marketing Engine Hard for Monkey Kingdom. Plus Pixar releases its computer animation software to the public. That and more this week on Episode… Read more

This week on the Disney Movie Review we look at why Disney recently agreed to not promote one of its movies. The Oscar-winning musical Into the Woods heads to blu ray and DVD and we bring back a special guest… Read more

This week on the Disney Movie Review we look at all of the news of Disney sequels and live-action remakes. This includes The Incredibles 2, Tron 3 and the latest news on the live-action remakes of Beauty and the Beast… Read more

Disney's new live-action Cinderella stayed true to the original feature. There is a lot to like about the movie, but I was not particularly overwhelmed by it. Click on the very first podcast episode of the Disney Movie Review for… Read more