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Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition

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December 10, 2009 5:52 AM
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It’s a pleasure to report that everything about the new DVD release of Walt Disney’s Pinocchio is first-class. That includes the breathtaking restoration and the bonus features that fill a second disc. (I can’t review the commentary track because I’m on it, along with animator Eric Goldberg and Disney historian JB Kaufman, but I can tell you...

By Leonard Maltin
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December 10, 2009 5:49 AM
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I’ve always been curious about the two films Columbia Pictures derived from Frank King’s long-running comic strip in 1951. They were written and directed by two-reel comedy veteran Edward Bernds (who had performed similar chores on the studio’s Blondie series) but they’ve been out of circulation since...

By Leonard Maltin
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December 8, 2009 1:24 AM
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Everyone is buzzing about the dark story that unfolds in the newest Harry Potter movie, but what delighted me was the humor and charm of this episode. Usually these films open on a light note and then get serious; this one opens with a shocker and then settles into a lighter mode, easing us into...

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November 21, 2009 5:41 AM
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It’s taken ten years, but I can finally announce that all 78 episodes of the Zorro TV series produced by Walt Disney in 1957-58, along with four one-hour Zorro specials that aired on Walt Disney Presents, are now available on DVD as part of the Walt Disney Treasures. This marks the ninth installment of the series which I pitched to then-Disney chairman Dick Cook ten years ago. I wanted Zorro to be among...

By Darwyn Carson
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November 2, 2009 5:12 PM
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Right off, I admit there's a soft spot in my heart for British-produced mysteries and dramas. 'The Last Detective' is right at the top of my fav's list. This lighthearted BBC TV-fare, based on the 'Dangerous Davies' novels by Leslie Thomas, escaped my attention until last year after Acorn released season four on DVD. I watched it all one weekend and wanted

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October 1, 2009 2:31 PM
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A friend of my daughter’s recently admitted that she likes to watch “old” movies...like 'Dazed and Confused' (1993). I suppose age is in the eye of the beholder; to a girl in her 20s, the early 90s would seem a long time ago. I, of course, have neckties older than that, and when I think of old movies I tend to think of the 1930s and 40s.

By Leonard Maltin
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September 29, 2009 9:24 AM
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Richard and Robert Sherman have made the world a happier place through their infectiously upbeat songs. Their names are synonymous with Walt Disney, for whom they wrote the scores for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, and Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, as well as indelible themes for TV shows, movies, and theme parks. This lively movie celebrates their career and their personal relationship with Walt, and includes interviews with innumerable friends and colleagues, from Julie Andrews to John Williams. (Full disclosure: I also appear, very briefly, but I had no other input to the film. I was as curious as anyone to see how it would turn out.)

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