Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Dictator, Disney Classic Blu-rays (The Rescuers/The Rescuers Down Under, Pocahontas/Pocahontas II, The Aristocats, The Tigger Movie, Lady and the Tramp II), Chimpanzee, House: Season 8, The Closer: Season 7 and Revenge: The Complete First Season
Stinker of the week: Gossip Girl: Season 5
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 08/21/12
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THE ARISTOCATS: SPECIAL EDITION
(G)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
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THE ARISTOCATS
(G)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Phil Harris as THOMAS O’MALLEY
Eva Gabor as DUCHESS
Liz English as MARIE
Gary Dubin as TOULOUSE
Dean Clark as BERLIOZ
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
Studio: Disney
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A Conversation with Richard Sherman, Disney composer from “The Aristocats”
BY KEVIN CARR
Anyone who has seen the classic Disney films understands the importance of music in these movies. While it seems to be disappearing from the standard feature, the classic films have songs that are equally – or even more – famous than the movies themselves.
Songwriter Richard Sherman became a staff songwriter for Walt Disney in 1960. Along with his brother Robert, he was responsible for a large portion of the Disney vault of songs. From the infuriatingly infectious “It’s a Small World” to the tunes of “Mary Poppins,” the Sherman brothers helped write the songs that made the Disney films famous.
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