Disney Byways: THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE
Even my Disney defensiveness has its limits. While I do legitimately believe Walt Disney Studios…
Disney Byways: “Moving Day”
A thing I don’t actually mention much in these columns is how much the portrayals…
Disney Byways: “Crazy With the Heat”
The phenomenon of the cartoon mirage has long been a fascinating one to me. I’m…
Disney Byways: “Canine Casanova”
I don’t cover Pluto very often. This is mostly because the Pluto cartoons are seldom…
Disney Byways: “Brave Little Tailor”
When I read that Disney’s own “Ferdinand the Bull” had beaten this cartoon for the…
Disney Byways: The Haunted Mansion
When I was a kid, I hated the Haunted Mansion. I’ve never been scared of…
Disney Byways: 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
With the exception of the music categories, Disney films have not been great Oscar-winners. Oh,…
Disney Byways: “Donald Duck and the Gorilla”
Less frequently mentioned than the evolution of Donald or Mickey is the evolution of the…
Disney Byways: “Frank Duck Brings ’em Back Alive”
One of the problems with discussing old popular culture is that, let’s be real, pop…
Disney Byways: WALT AND EL GRUPO
People really have no idea how close the Disney studios skirted to bankruptcy for how…