In honor of the Reader’s Pets issue, here are five films with plenty of cinematic canine charisma.
Tag: Walt Disney
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Animation gets real in Tehran Taboo and Have a Nice Day
Filmmakers Ali Soozandeh and Liu Jian take viewers deep inside Iran and China.
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The Oscar-nominated short animations are mainly kid stuff
Adult-oriented fare occasionally makes the cut, but not this year.
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Coco is sad in a classically Disney way
The latest computer animation from Disney and Pixar is a moving fable about the value of family.
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The new It is an R-rated Disney movie
A new adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986 novel is a shrewd mix of nostalgia and horror.
Posted inArts & Culture
Aladdin, Marry Me a Little, and ten more stage shows to see now
A top-notch touring Broadway show and an intimate Sondheim concept revue are among this week’s notable new productions.
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The Polish Film Festival comes to town, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Sixteen fun facts about 16 cartoonists who changed the world
Local illustrator/designer Monte Beauchamp has two excellent new books out for devotees of comics and pulps.
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Persons of interest, and this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The boys who made The Jungle Book sing
The Boys, a documentary about Disney songwriters Richard and Robert Sherman, is a surprising and fascinating adjunct to Mary Zimmerman’s new stage production.
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Persistence of Vision recalls an animation legend’s doomed dream
Persistence of Vision recalls an animation legend’s doomed dream.
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Secrets of The Shining
Rodney Ascher’s documentary Room 237 reveals the hidden meanings in Kubrick’s horror classic.
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Now Playing: Gnomeo & Juliet
Andrea Gronvall reviews the new feather-length animation from Disney’s Touchstone Pictures.
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What’s Old: Frank Tashlin at Northbrook Public Library
Frank Tashlin screens in 35-millimeter at Northbrook Public Library.
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The Origins of Goofus McPherson
Speculative musing on the combined efforts of Otto Preminger and Walt Disney, with a few asides.