As Entertainment Tonight's resident expert and editor of the most authoritative Movie and Video Guide, Leonard Maltin is the favorite critic of anyone who loves movies. Now, he brings up to date one of his classic books. This is the only single-volume work that illuminates every feature film the studio has released. 150 illustrations.
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Leonard Maltin is a respected film critic and historian, perhaps best known for his annual paperback reference Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, which was first published in 1969. He lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles and teaches at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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Definately Disney,
This review is from: The Disney Films (Paperback)
As a true Disney fan I can highly recommend this book, but only to a certain set of people. Leonard Maltin's book The Disney Films is truely nothing more than a list of all of the films ever made by the Disney Company. Each one has a summary and credits. There is also a preface discussing Walt's life. Although it will a be valuable resource to my already exsisting Disney library I would not recommed it to any first timers. There are no color pictures which was a huge disapointment to me. However, it does deal with many little know films and gives great insight to each one, no matter how minor. I prefer reading about the animated films more than live-action. This book gave equal time to both types, which could be a plus to some. There is no doubt that for the price is a great deal, but I would advise to get John Grant's Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (which is so much more than the title implies) and Steven Watts' The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life before this one. These are both incredible books that would serve anyone well. Especially the hardcore Disney fanatic.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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The Disney Films by Leonard Maltin,
By P. C. Vrakking (Kortenhoef, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Disney Films (Paperback)
I like the book very much because all the Disney films are mentioned. I am still busy reading it and I find everytime new things. Also you can read how the film was received during release and re-releases. The first part of the book is very detailed of every movie until Disney's death. Every movie is a chapter. Than the writer starts to make a chapter per period. Also the Disneyclub TV series, Disney shorts and Disney TV-cartoons are in there. I think that Leonard Maltin should write seperate books about the Disney shorts and the Disney TV-cartoons.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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The title says it all,
By Nikola Raguz (Dubrovnik Croatia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Disney Films (Paperback)
This book is only for Disney fans (like me)!!It has all the features, shorts, live action and true life adventure films described. Written in chronological order it is a nice reference book to look into time and again.
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EVEN WALT DISNEY COULD NEVER EXPLAIN THE PHENOMENAL WORLDWIDE acclaim that greeted him and his cartoon creations in the 1930s, and which continued until his death in 1966. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
merlin jones, bullwhip griffin, matte artist, make mine music, supervising animators, animation buffs, three caballeros, saludos amigos, vanishing prairie, savage sam, color director, happiest millionaire, multiplane camera, toby tyler, moon pilot, darn cat, fighting prince, mouse detective, reluctant dragon, one dalmatians, disney shorts, laughing place, lovely film, great locomotive chase, victory through air power Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Walt Disney Productions, Snow White, Academy Award, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Ron Miller, Winston Hibler, Bill Walsh, Evelyn Kennedy, Ward Kimball, Peter Ellenshaw, Chuck Keehne, George Bruns, Tommy Kirk, Hayley Mills, Joshua Meador, Carroll Clark, New York Times, Robert Stevenson, James Algar, Bill Anderson, Uncle Remus, Kevin Corcoran, Norman Tokar, The Lion King New!
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EVEN WALT DISNEY COULD NEVER EXPLAIN THE PHENOMENAL WORLDWIDE acclaim that greeted him and his cartoon creations in the 1930s, and which continued until his death in 1966. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
merlin jones, bullwhip griffin, matte artist, make mine music, supervising animators, animation buffs, three caballeros, saludos amigos, vanishing prairie, savage sam, color director, happiest millionaire, multiplane camera, toby tyler, moon pilot, darn cat, fighting prince, mouse detective, reluctant dragon, one dalmatians, disney shorts, laughing place, lovely film, great locomotive chase, victory through air power Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Walt Disney Productions, Snow White, Academy Award, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Ron Miller, Winston Hibler, Bill Walsh, Evelyn Kennedy, Ward Kimball, Peter Ellenshaw, Chuck Keehne, George Bruns, Tommy Kirk, Hayley Mills, Joshua Meador, Carroll Clark, New York Times, Robert Stevenson, James Algar, Bill Anderson, Uncle Remus, Kevin Corcoran, Norman Tokar, The Lion King New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust by Mark I. Pinsky on page 43, page 117, and Back Matter
- Understanding Disney: The Manufacture of Fantasy by Janet Wasko in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Hand Behind the Mouse : An Intimate Biography of Ub Iwerks by John Kenworthy on page 170, page 177, and Back Matter
- Disney Discourse: Producing the Magic Kingdom (AFI Film Readers) by Eric Smoodin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Kiddie Lit: The Cultural Construction of Children's Literature in America by Professor Beverly Lyon Clark in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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