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Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Lucas Hnath's darkly clever A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney centers on the reading, in a generic corporate conference room, of a stylized screenplay written by the great man himself, in the ultimate act of self-mythologizing. It's being read by the people it's about-Walt himself, his brother/henchman Roy, and Walt's resentful daughter and her ex-jock husband.
It's about Walt's last days on earth. It's...
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Enteratinment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers' reflects back on her...
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
"A collection of essays that explicate Disney ideology through fifty-five years of feature films, including Bambi , Beauty and the Beast , Pinocchio , and more. From Mouse to Mermaid , an interdisciplinary collection of original essays, is the first comprehensive, critical treatment of Disney cinema. Addressing children's classics as well as the Disney affiliates' more recent attempts to capture adult audiences, the contributors respond to the Disney...
Publisher
TI Inc. Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Disney World is often referred to as the happiest place on earth" and the character Mickey Mouse is long ingrained in our collective memory. The Walt Disney Company is one of the largest and most valuable companies in the world. But behind all of that was one ambitious small-town farm boy who failed as often as he succeeded, and finally found worldwide fame - thanks to a cartoon mouse. Throughout the rise of Walt Disney, LIFE magazine was there, covering...
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