Fairy tales have long served as source material for filmmakers–only natural when one considers how universal those stories truly are. These fantastical, largely archetypal narratives draw on moral codes and lessons that transcend time, telling and […]
In 1929, Walt Disney and composer Carl Stalling collaborated on the creation of a new series for the Disney animation crew: episodic cartoons based around particular melodies, in which the action was driven not by […]
A wild, weird, and wonderful All Hallows’ Eve to you all! This week, The Retro Set offers a smorgasbord of classic Halloween cartoons for your ghoulish pleasure–some familiar, some perhaps less so. Felix the Cat […]
A rebellious princess falls in love with an orphaned petty thief on the streets of an Arabian kingdom. She is fifteen, going on sixteen, and at the insistence of her father–and the laws of the […]
On June 9, 1934, the Walt Disney animation studios released The Wise Little Hen, a Silly Symphony adapted from a classic fairy tale. As with most of the Silly Symphonies, the cartoon did not feature any […]
On Sunday, March 15th, Turner Classic Movies will open the Disney Vault for another night of rare programming. As part of the evening’s celebration, TCM will air the 1944 film The Three Caballeros, followed by the 2008 documentary Walt […]
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