Oliver and Company

After “The Great Mouse Detective” came out in 1986, former Disney CEO, Michael Eisner and future DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg recruited producers to work on the company’s next project. An animated musical “Oliver and Company” inspired by “Oliver Twist,” but with animals. Mr. Katzenberg approved the idea along with “The Little Mermaid.” The latter sucks […]

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Ghostbusters II

In 1984, “Ghostbusters” became a critical and commercial success. It’s high concept about four guys capturing ghosts launched a called, “The Real Ghostbusters.” Not canon to the first movie, its sole intention was for Kenner to sell toys in order to replicate Star Wars a bunch of action figures. It was the ’80s. “Transformers,” “Teenage […]

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Flashback Review: The Lion King (1994)

After “Aladdin” came out in 1992 alongside Quentin Tarantino’s film debut “Reservoir Dogs,” Disney worked on their next big project. That’s right, the big one that arguably defines “The Disney Renaissance” is none other than “The Lion King.” Dating back to 1988, The Lion King was actually in development. At the time, Disney made a […]

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