Dumbo came at an interesting time in the Walt Disney company. It followed two critical successes but commercial flops in Pinocchio and Fantasia. In addition World War II was raging, and with it a huge chunk of foreign box office revenue (about 45% of total box office revenue at the time) was cut off. Desperate to keep the financial …
Generally speaking it’s much easier for me to come up with “Best” lists than it is for worst lists. Most of the reason is because I have the freedom to avoid bad films. Since I’m not a professional film critic (and barely an amateur one) I’m not forced to cover movies that I know are …
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The third movie of a trilogy is always a tricky act. With the first film you get to introduce a brand new idea and a brand new world to an audience. Do that job right and you get to produce your sequel in which you expand the world, deepen the storytelling, grow your characters, and, …
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