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Disney’s forgotten live-action releases, 1957-59 | Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation
This is perhaps the most off-topic post I’ve written for Cartoon Brew, but I hope you’ll indulge me. It’s regarding a neglected aspect of the Walt Disney Company that I’ve been curious about for years and haven’t read about anywhere else. It’s regarding the six live action feature films ...
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blueskydisney.blogspot.com — I got a lot of e-mails about that story of Tokyo DisneySEA possibly(very likely) getting DCA 's... " World of Color " show... Mostly asking what exactly it was. Now, if you want to see exactly what it is you'll have to wait till next spring, but I can ... (more) Blue Sky Disney
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The Big Fisherman -- a "lost" biblical epic
FilmChat — ... Jerry Beck posted an item at Cartoon Brew yesterday expressing his curiosity about a neglected period in the history of the Disney studio, and in doing so, he reminded me of a Bible epic that I have long been interested in but am pretty much resigned to never seeing. ...

Greenbriar Picture Shows — ... Jerry Beck at Cartoon Brew has recently explored the fascinating topic of non-Disney features distributed by Buena Vista during the fifties. Various commentors have added detail since the post went up. This information Jerry's gathered might be better known if more of the films were in circulation today. As it is, most are MIA and likely to remain so. I’ve wondered for years what The Big Fisherman might be like, being a Super Panavision 70mm release that Disney handled (but had no producing involvement with) in 1959. Buena ...

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