Week 3: Fantasia (1940): The Most Important Disney Movie That Tanked
I’m going to be upfront about this: I don’t have a lot to say about my experience re-watching Fantasia. It may be because I have such an attachment to it, or it may be that Fantasia was so ahead of it’s time that it agrees with my modern sensibilities. I didn’t really have any epiphanies watching it, except realizing that I always fall asleep at the same point when I watch it (end of the Rites of…
Week 2: Pinocchio (1940): Who Looks for their Son in a Whale?
Now for the next installment of my Disney watching experiment: This time, it’s Pinocchio!
Those of you who have read my thoughts on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfswill remember that one major theme in my reflection concerned the structure of the film’s plot. To summarize, these early Disney movies suffer primarily from not having a well-paced story experience, which I believe is a symptom of the early Disney films being the studio’s first foray into the production of long-form…
X-Mas Playlist alert:
Seasons greetings, all! To spread Christmas cheer, I’ve wrapped up all the Christmas Spirit the Powers household has to offer, and used it to create a wonderful Christmas album filled with 25 of the songs I grew up listening to and some of my more modern favorites. Enjoy!
I’m thankful for Alfonso.
Greg is party. (at Hotel Monaco)
Badass Dad of the Day: Ron’s 4-year-old son and his toy train “Stanley,” were inseperable — until Ron sent Stanley into space.
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Happy man.
Getting real excited for Friday… #B2B2BDnD #YOLO (Taken with Instagram at Powers Palace)
The real Highway to the Dangerzone (Taken with Instagram)