Episodes
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Disney Rewind Episode 6: Onward
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Episode 6: Onward in which we debut another zany segment, talk about re-watchability, human connection, the dead horse from The Never Ending story, and a deleted scene.
Ratings: Ash 7.5, Max 9, Ben 8, Mom 8, Dad 7. Avg: 7.9/10
Sources:
Variety staff (July 14, 2017). "D23: Pixar Announces Untitled Quest Movie Set in 'Suburban Fantasy World'". Variety. Archived from the original on July 15, 2017.
Bell, Crystal (July 17, 2017). "Pixar's New 'Suburban Fantasy' Sounds Like A Real Tearjerker". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017.
Falcone, Dana Rose (May 29, 2019). "See Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Tom Holland as Elves in Disney-Pixar's Onward: First Look!". People. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019.
Exclusive: 'Onward' deleted scene summons sirens and a lost character". Archived from the original on March 28, 2020.
Wiseman, Andreas (January 29, 2020). "Berlin Competition Lineup: Kelly Reichardt, Sally Potter, Abel Ferrara, Christian Petzold; Disney's 'Onward' & Hillary Clinton Also Heading To Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020.
"New 'The Simpsons' Short Film To Play In Theaters In Front of Pixar's 'Onward'". February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020.
McClintock, Pamela (March 20, 2020). "Disney to Release 'Onward' Early on Digital Amid Coronavirus Pandemic". The Hollywood Reporter
"Onward (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020.
McNary, Dave (March 6, 2020). "'Onward' Banned in Several Middle East Countries Due to Lesbian Reference". Variety. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020.
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Disney Rewind Episode 5: The Black Cauldron
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Episode 5: Black Cauldron in which we discuss the heroes journey, when audiences are going to be ready for this movie, our first movies, when a children's show can get dark and the time that Max and I tried to actually kill each other.
Ratings: Ash 3, Max 3.5, Ben 4, Mom .5, Dad 1. Avg: 2.4/10
Sources:
Kois, Dan (October 19, 2010). "Revisiting The Black Cauldron, the Movie That Almost Killed Disney Animation". Slate. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012.
"Ollie Johnston - an interview, part 1" (Interview) (in Norwegian). Interviewed by Jo Jürgens. 1996.
"Black Cauldron, The (film)". Disney D23. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
Harmetz, Aljean (August 10, 1978). "Disney film far behind schedule". The New York Times. Eugene Register-Guard.
Hulett, Steve (December 4, 2014). Mouse In Transition: An Insider's Look at Disney Feature Animation. Theme Park Press. ISBN 978-1-941500-24-8.
Hill, Jim (February 9, 2006). ""The Black Cauldron" : What went wrong". Jim Hill Media.
Blowen, Michael (August 3, 1985). "'Black Cauldron' A Brew Of Vintage Disney Animation". Boston Globe. Chicago Tribune.
Deja, Andreas (February 9, 2013). "Milt Kahl's Black Cauldron". Deja View. Blogger.
Stewart, James (2005). DisneyWar (1st ed.). New York: Simon and Schuster.
"Cauldron of Chaos, PART 3 - Ink and Paint Club: Memories of the House of Mouse". Peraza, Michael.
"Animation photo transfer process". Disney D23. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
"The Black Cauldron". April 24, 2008. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008.
Maltin, Leonard (1995). The Disney Films (3rd ed.). Hyperion Books. p. 286. ISBN 0-7868-8137-2.
"Filmtracks: The Black Cauldron (Elmer Bernstein)". Filmtracks. May 12, 2012.
Hill, Jim (September 10, 2010). "Why For did Disney's "The Black Cauldron" fail to connect with audiences back in 1985?". Jim Hill Media.
Goodman, Walter (July 24, 1985). "Screen: Disney's 'Black Cauldron'". The New York Times. The New York Times Company.
Torme Olson, Karen (July 30, 1998). "August 4 releases (dates subject to change) - Blues..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
Hahn, Don (Director) (2010). Waking Sleeping Beauty (Documentary film). Burbank, CA: Stone Circle Pictures/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
"The Black Cauldron 25th Anniversary DVD Review". DVDDizzy.
JP. "The Black Cauldron (1985)- JPBox-Office". Jpbox-office.com.
Johnston, Ollie; Frank Thomas (1993). The Disney Villain. New York: Hyperion Books. p. 173. ISBN 1-56282-792-8
Alexander, Lloyd (January 26, 1999). "Lloyd Alexander Interview Transcript". Scholastic. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012.
"Chronology of Walt Disney World (1990-1994)". www.islandnet.com.
Defunctland: The History of Disney's Scariest Attraction, Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour
Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour: 20 Terrifying Years (1986-2006) - 1971 Collective Archived
The Black Cauldron - English Longplay
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Disney Rewind Episode 4: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Episode 4 of Disney rewind in which the gang talks about cancel culture, the life and times of Bob Hoskins (Okay, it's just gushing about the Mario Bros movie), Whether kids shows are growing too soft, and how easy it is for Max to be entertained
Ratings: Ash 7, Max 2, Ben 8, Mom 6, Steve 9.7. Avg: 6.5/10
Sources:
Amblin Entertainment ; Silver Screen Partners ; Touchstone Pictures ; producers, Frank Marshall, Robert Watts ; writers, Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman ; director, Robert Zemeckis. (2003). Who framed Roger Rabbit? [United States] : [Burbank, CA :] :Touchstone Pictures ; [Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment],
Who Censored Roger Rabbit
Stewart, J. B. (2006). Disney war. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Norman Kagan (May 2003). "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". The Cinema of Robert Zemeckis. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 93–117. ISBN 0-87833-293-6.
Robert Zemeckis, Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, Ken Ralston, Frank Marshall, Steve Starkey, DVD audio commentary, 2003, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
TheThiefArchive (September 5, 2014). "Early unmade version of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" [Paul Reubens, Darrell Van Citters, Disney 1983]". YouTube.
Ian Nathan (May 1996). "Dreams: Terry Gilliam's Unresolved Projects". Empire. pp. 37–40.
Don Hahn, Peter Schneider, Waking Sleeping Beauty DVD commentary, 2010, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
"'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?' And Six Other Big Roles Harrison Ford Missed Out On". July 13, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
Farr, John (September 19, 2014). "Bill Murray and the Roles That Got Away". HuffPost. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
Evans, Bradford (April 7, 2011). "The Lost Roles of Eddie Murphy". Splitsider. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
Fallon, Jimmy. "Eddie Murphy Confirms Rumors and Stories About Prince, Ghostbusters and More". YouTube. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
"15 Things You Might Not Know About Who Framed Roger Rabbit". April 10, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
Robert Zemeckis, Richard Williams, Bob Hoskins, Charles Fleischer, Frank Marshall, Alan Silvestri, Ken Ralston, the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit, 2003, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Staff, Brian Galindo BuzzFeed. "20 Things You Didn't Know About "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved May 26, 2017
Who Shot Roger Rabbit, 1986 script by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
Solomon, Charles (Fall 1987). "Future Disney Classics: New Animated Features on the Way". Disney News.
Solomon, Charles (June 22, 1988). "The Animated Arena of 'Roger Rabbit': Integration of Cartoons With Live Action Will Set Standard". Los Angeles Times.
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Box Office Mojo
"The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
"The 2nd Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards". Whitney Houston Official Site. Sony Music Entertainment.
Chris Gore (July 1999). "Roger Rabbit Two: The Toon Platoon". The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made. New York City: St. Martin's Press. pp. 165–168. ISBN 0-312-20082-X.
Aljean Harmetz (July 19, 1989). "Marketing Magic, With Rabbit, for Disney Films". The New York Times.
Maria Eftimiades (April 29, 1990). "It's Heigh Ho, as Disney Calls the Toons to Work". The New York Times.
"With "20,000 Leagues," the National Film Registry Reaches 700".
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Disney Rewind Episode 3: Up
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
The gang reviews the 2009 film Up! We discuss loss, love, what this film does right, and the depths at which this film goes into in regards to mourning. We also talk about other random movies towards the end, but I'll treat that as something of a post credit scene.
Ratings: Ash 10, Max 10, Ben 10, Mom 10, Dad 10. Avg: 10/10 (New High Score)
Sources:
Docter, Pete, director. Up .
Liu, Ed (February 8, 2009). "NYCC 2009: Spending Time with Disney/Pixar's "Up" (and, Disney's "Surrogates")". Toon Zone. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
"News Etc". Empire. February 2009. pp. 12–15.
"PETE DOCTER - In Conversation With... - TIFF 2015". TIFF Originals. June 19, 2015 – via YouTube.
Catmull, Ed; Wallace, Amy (April 8, 2014). Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. Random House. pp. 148–50. ISBN 978-0812993011. Our tenth movie, Up.
"Up Producer/Director". Moviehole. February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
"Q&A: Pete Docter". The Hollywood Reporter. May 12, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
Horn, John (May 10, 2009). "'Up' is Pixar at its most ambitious". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
Katey Rich (February 8, 2009). "NYCC: Interview With Pete Docter And Jonas Rivera". Cinema Blend. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
Barbara Robertson (May–June 2009). "Pixar's Up; The new animated film is brimming with dogs". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
Horn, John (May 10, 2009). "'Up' is Pixar at its most ambitious". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
Davis, Erik (February 7, 2009). "Cinematical Previews Pixar's 'Up'". Cinematical. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
Gibron, Bill (November 10, 2009). "Adventure is "Up" There: A Talk with Pixar's Pete Docter and Bob Peterson". PopMatters. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
"Production notes". Official site. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
Barnes, Brooks (April 5, 2009). "Pixar's Art Leaves Profit Watchers Edgy". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
Edelstein, David (May 24, 2009). "Multidimensional". New York. In search of a merit badge for assisting the elderly, Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai), a roly-poly Asian-American wilderness explorer, gets caught on the porch when the house lifts off, then irritates the old man with his chatter
Corliss, Richard (May 28, 2009). "Up, Up and Away: Another New High for Pixar". Time. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
"Production notes". Official site. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
O'Brien, Jon. "Up [Original Score]". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
"Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
"Nominees". Grammy Awards. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
"Golden Globes 2010 winners: 'Avatar' wins best picture, drama". Entertainment Weekly. January 17, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
"BAFTA Winners 2010". British Academy Film Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. January 21, 2010. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
"Up Cluster Balloon Tour". Pixar Planet. April 23, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
Ronnie del Carmen (March 15, 2009). "UP: My name is Dug". Ronnie del Carmen. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
Barnes, Brooks (April 5, 2009). "Pixar's Art Leaves Profit Watchers Edgy". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
"Pixar grants girl's dying wish to see 'Up'". ocregister. June 18, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
Yelhsa (March 15, 2009). "Pixar Upisodes". Teaser Trailer. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
"Up (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
Gray, Brandon (June 1, 2009). "Weekend Report: 'Up' Lifts Pixar to Tenth Smash". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
Narcisse, Evan (December 8, 2011). "Pixar Teams Up With Microsoft For Kinect Rush". Kotaku. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
"Video Interview: Up Director Pete Docter and Producer Jonas Rivera". /Film. February 13, 2009. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
Leung, Julie (June 9, 2009). "Pixar's 'Up' Stars An Asian American Boy Scout". Mochi Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_monal
Lighten UP! Show before the screening of UP at the El Capitan
Friday May 01, 2020
Tiny Dots Episode 1: Chad Mojito
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
Extraordinary stories, ordinary people, it's Tiny Dots.
Today we are joined by musician, comedian, content curator, and rat enthusiast, Chad Mojito. In this episode, we discuss what it is like taking care of rats, what a meme culture really is, early days of the internet, and much much more.
You can find all of his links here: https://about.me/NDM?fbclid=IwAR3XVy4s3C3jz0LUVXGkN-BnAl-GQXwdcz7CJBAcIroIwyp7Fl3mNhsQybE
https://www.patreon.com/Mojito1 (and here)
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Disney Rewind Episode 2: The Princess and The Frog
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
We are back with another episode of Disney Rewind, this time looking at the Princess and the Frog. Will we like it? Will we hate it? Other topics discussed are whether or not they would be vegans, the star studded battle royal for the right to play Tiana, and more rambling about films we aren't reviewing. Plus, we reveal the next film we are reviewing.
Ratings: Ash 8.5, Max 8, Ben 6, Mom 5, Dad 6. Avg: 6.7/10 (New high score)
Sources:
Zipes, Jack. (2016). The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The complete first edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 479.
Grimm 001: The Frog King or Iron Heinrich
"Disney Goes Traditional For "Princess"". Dark Horizons. July 27, 2006. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2006.
"Comic-Con Sees Stars, 2D Officially Back at Disney". AWN Headline News. July 23, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2006.
"Magic in the Bayou", The Princess and the Frog Blu-ray. Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
Misick, Bobbi (November 30, 2009). "Controversy Over The Princess and the Frog". Essence.com. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
Musker, John; Clements, Ron; and del Vecho, Peter (2010). DVD/Blu-ray Disc audio commentary for The Princess and the Frog. Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
Gilchrist, Todd (October 23, 2009). "Interview: 'Princess and the Frog' Directors Ron Clements and John Musker". Moviefone. AOL Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
Yagoda, Maria. "The 40 Most Important Restaurants of the Past 40 Years". Food & Wine. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
"Alicia Keys into Next Movie Role". E! Planet Gossip Blog. February 5, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2007.
"Disney Crowns Its Frog Princess". E! Online. April 19, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
"Princess Anika and the Frog". E! Online. April 20, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
Todd Gilchrist (October 23, 2009). "Interview: 'Princess and the Frog' Directors Ron Clements and John Musker". Cinematical.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
"Magic in the Bayou", The Princess and the Frog Blu-ray. Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
Wickham, Rhett (June 23, 2006). "It's Baaack!". LaughingPlace.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006. Retrieved August 10, 2006.
"Ne-Yo's "Never Knew I Needed" To Be Featured Song in the New Walt Disney Pictures Animated Film "The Princess And The Frog"". YearOfTheGentleman.com. October 14, 2009. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
Rhone, Nedra (October 30, 2009). "Princess Tiana 'already sold out'". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
MacDonald, Brady (November 5, 2009). "First look: 'Tiana's Showboat Jubilee' opens at Disneyland for a limited run". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 9, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2018
"Disney seeks to crown revival with 'Frozen' Oscar gold". National Media. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
Rodman, Sarah (December 6, 2009). "Wearing the crown". The Boston Globe.
HRC "Best Places to Work 2018", Human Rights Campaign, 2018. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
"Bruno Campos, Associate". Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, LLP. 2018.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Disney Rewind Episode 1: Snow White and The Seven Dwarves
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
New life, new us. At the Tiny Dots network, we proudly present a new show, discussing the history and work of Disney studios. Of course, we need to start with Snow White. More Rod Squad content to come, but for now, it's Disney time. This is a pilot, so we only have room to grow. We hope you enjoy.
Ratings: Ash 6.75, Max 4, Ben 8, Mom 3.5, Dad (Steve) 9. Avg: 6.25/10
Sources:
Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. New York.: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516729-5.
Bob Thomas, Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Beauty and the Beast (Hyperion, New York, 1991)
Walt Disney - Hollywood's Dark Prince, by Marc Eliot, 1993.
Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (Disney Editions, Italy, 1981)
Bruno Girveau (editor), Once Upon a Time — Walt Disney: The Sources of inspiration for the Disney Studios (Prestel, London, 2006) ISBN 978-3-7913-3770-8
"Adriana Caselotti, 80, Voice of Snow White". The New York Times. January 21, 1997. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
Business Cycles, James Arthur Estey, Purdue Univ., Prentice-Hall, 1950, pages 22-23 chart.
Sito, Tom (2007). Drawing The Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-0-8131-2407-0.
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Episode 23: Still Valley
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Episode 23: Still Valley in which we have friend of the show Brenna on, we discuss the civil war, and magical non pooping pugs. It's our triumphant return. More content very soon.
Rating: Connor 6, Kory 5, Ben 5, Ashley 4, Tabitha 4.5, Jamie 5, Brenna 4. Avg: 4.8
Intro Music: Friend of the Devil - The Grateful Dead
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
TZ Reboot Episode 2: Nightmare at 30,000 Feet.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
The gang is all here, to discuss another brand new twilight zone episode. This one we didn't like as much, well some of us didn't, who knows, I mean I do, but you gotta listen to figure it out. This is, the Nightmare at 30,000 feet discussion.
Opening Music: Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
TZ Reboot Episode 1: The Comedian
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
Tuesday Apr 02, 2019
We are back with a BRAND NEW EPISODE OF A BRAND NEW TWILIGHT ZONE!! I am beyond excited that we are actually watching a new twilight zone. This is a reaction/review of Season 1, Episode 1: The Comedian, in which we talk about.... well our thoughts!
Intro: Lil Peep - Falling Down