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Celebrate 30 enchanting years of the magical, musical world of The Swan Princess! Enjoy all 12 amazing animated features, each filled with timeless songs and captivating adventures in one must-own complete DVD collection! This once-in-a-lifetime limited-edition set includes a gorgeous Swan Princess music box— a keepsake for every collector who is eternally young at heart. Includes The Swan Princess, The Swan Princess And The Secret Of The Castle, The Swan Princess: The Mystery Of The Enchanted Treasure, The Swan Princess Christmas, The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale, The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today!, The Swan Princess Royally Undercover, ... Read more...

Disney is by far the biggest and most recognized animation company on the planet. As such, it's no surprise that other animation companies including some founded by ex-Disney animators would take a page out of their book when creating projects of their own. The best of these movies, such as Anastasia, The Land Before Time, and The Swan Princess, do such a good job mimicking their emotional stories and catchy songs that some audiences mistake the movies for actual Disney productions.

Richard Baneham, the Dublin-born visual effects and animation specialist who received Academy Awards for his work on the original Avatar and The Way of Water sequel, will be honored at the next Oscar Wilde Awards.

The 18th annual event, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, is scheduled to return March 7 — in its traditional evening spot three days before the Oscars — to the Santa Monica home of Bad Robot, the production company of J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath.

The casual bash celebrates the work of those from Ireland — and some who are not — who contribute to film, television and music.

“We’re delighted to honor Richie,” US-Ireland Alliance founder Trina Vargo said in a statement. “Not only is he creatively exceptional, but he is also beloved in the industry as someone who has always remained connected to his colleagues and friends in the film and animation industries in Ireland.”

Baneham, 53, studied art...

Disney has been making old fairytales into some of their best movies for generations, but several princess stories still haven't been covered yet. The likes of Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty were some of the most well-known tales, and they were adapted early in the life of Disney Studios. Since then, many more princesses have been added to the mix. It seems Disney has covered them all, but more fairytale options are still available for the studio's future.

Traditional fairytales have always had the reputation of being surprisingly brutal for children's stories. Over the years, Disney has taken liberties with these tales to make them more suitable for children. This is more of a challenge for some stories than others and has contributed to some fairytales being left out of Disney's portfolio. Additionally, instead of new characters, Disney has taken to revamping some of its older princess movies that...

There aren't very many major American animated features that weren't made by Disney, and some of the best were created by animation master Don Bluth. Bluth was a Disney animator who left the company citing "creative differences," and he went on to create classics like "The Secret of Nimh," "An American Tale," and "The Land Before Time." In 1994, Bluth teamed with 20th Century Fox and longtime collaborator Gary Goldman to create Fox Animation Studios. Their first feature was "Anastasia," a historical adventure story about Anastasia Romanov, the daughter of the last Russian Tsar and possibly the only survivor of the mass assassination of her family. The film earned two Academy Award nominations -- for the original song "Journey to the Past" and the movie's score -- and is remembered by many '90s kids for being a weird and wonderful alternative to the movies from the House of Mouse.

But...

The Swan Princess trilogy began with the first film in 1994 and has since become a beloved fan favorite. Given its many adventures, its love story, and of course, its obstacles (notably in the form of villains), there are plenty of moments in which the characters must summon up their courage, utilize blind faith, inspire themselves and others, and for Derek and Odette, express their love to one another.

Related: Saving Private Ryan: The 10 Most Inspirational Quotes 

From Derek's quotes expressing his love for his wife to Uberta's faith in comeuppance and Puffin's tendency to motivate others with the phrase "no fear!", there are plenty of inspirational quotes that the trilogy has to offer.

Disney has certainly produced their fair share of characters, especially villains. Audiences remember villains like Cruella de Vil, Yzma, Scar, Ursula and more over the years, given their over-the-top personalities and their heinous acts as villains.

Related: Cruella: 5 Disney Villains That Could Also Be Redeemed (& 5 That Are Too Evil)

However, Disney films aren't the only ones to produce memorable villains; Ichy and Dil from the fourth movie in the Land Before Time franchise were quite a pair that also happened to be hunting Littlefoot and his friends, and Rothbart from The Swan Princess had a great thirst for power that ultimately led to his demise. Whatever their motivation, these animated villains made their own impressions given their personalities, their actions, and their ultimate undoing.

Got some time to kill? We're guessing you do. And if you have kids, that can sometimes be a real challenge to keep them busy, active and engaged. Now, Sony Pictures Entertainment has arrived to elevate just a little bit of that stress amidst all the home schooling and trampoline sessions. Today, they have officially launched their very own Interactive Family Activity Channel. So, what is that? Here's what Sony has to say about it.

"Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe) announced today the launch of their new YouTube Channel, Sony Pictures' Kids Zone, providing parents and kids with a one stop central destination for interactive fun, physical movement, learning, and hands-on activities. Sony Pictures' Kids Zone is curated with a wide range of activities that will support families coping with school closures, new work-from-home routines and social distancing."

About this new channel, Senior Executive Vice President, Worldwide Marketing Lexine Wong offers this.

Mark Harrison May 23, 2019

2002's Treasure Planet was a passion project for Aladdin directors John Musker and Ron Clements.

Writer-directors John Musker and Ron Clements have a hell of a track record at Disney. As key figures in the studio’s animation renaissance in the 1990s, they brought The Little Mermaid, Aladdin (the original one), and Hercules to the screen before the House of Mouse finally gave them a crack at their pet project – Treasure Planet, an outer-space adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island.

Featuring the voice talents of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Hyde Pierce, and Emma Thompson, the 2002 film reimagines Jim Hawkins as the tearaway teenage son of a single mother who obtains a digital treasure map from dying pirate Billy Bones. Fascinated by stories of the fabled Treasure Planet since childhood, Jim jumps at the chance to leave his backwater homeworld and join an outer-space voyage...

Oct 26, 2018

Apple, Google Play, the North Pole, and more in today's daily Link Tank!

Apple may have made it harder for the police to crack down on iPhone's passwords.

"Apple has reportedly upped iOS 12’s security measures even more than previously expected. The software update has been said to be immune to one of the iPhone’s biggest weaknesses, the GrayKey password cracker employed by United States law enforcement using the device’s lighting port."

Read more at Inverse.

Here are the best animated villain songs to sing along with on Halloween.

"Who doesn’t love a good villain musical number? They’re usually the most fun part of the Disney classic, or Don Bluth film if we want to include honorary Disney movies Anastasia and The Swan Princess. The villain gets to swan about, dramatically laying out their evil plan or their motivations as the animation department kicks it...

September is coming -- and that means back to school, back to autumn leaves, and back to TV season. Huzzah! Amazon just released its list of September titles available for streaming on Prime and for rental or purchase on Amazon Instant Video. (If you missed the August titles, here they are.) They're offering tons of new episodes from the Fall 2015 TV season, and several recent blockbuster movies like "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (plus bonus features), "Pitch Perfect 2," and "Cinderella."

Check out all the September additions below.

New in September - Available for Streaming on Prime

TV

Hand of God

Season 1

9/4/15

Grimm

Season 4

9/30/15

Movies

Little Giants

9/1/15

Maya the Bee

9/1/15

Private Parts

9/1/15

Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows

9/1/15

The Blair Witch Project

9/1/15

Desperately Seeking Susan

9/1/15

Hannah and Her Sisters

9/1/15

Killer Klowns From Outer Space

9/1/15

Lord of Illusions

9/1/15

Popeye

9/1/15

The Crucible (1996)

9/1/15

The Swan Princess (1994)

9/1/15

Hannibal Rising (2007)

9/1/15

Anywhere But Here

9/1/15

Stuart Little

9/3/15

Dear White People...

Alice in Wonderland

Korean artist Na Young Wu’s manga style illustrations of characters in Western folktales wearing hanbok (traditional Korean formal wear) made the rounds on the Internet this past weekend. All of the photos I came across were really low resolution. So I went on a search for the largest versions of each image. Luckily, I just so happen to speak Korean, so I was able to navigate through random sites and forums on Naver (South Korea’s answer to Google) to find many of these hi-res images. I’ve provided the largest resolution files I could find, and came across a few other illustrations from the artist that I didn’t see on other sites.

Beauty and the Beast

Red Riding Hood

The Swan Princess

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen

The Princess and the Frog

Source: Rocket News (via: Neatorama)...

Fifteen years ago today, DreamWorks released The Prince of Egypt — an epic Exodus adaptation with an incredible cast, including (but not limited to) Val Kilmer, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ralph Fiennes, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, and Patrick Stewart. (Seriously, how great would it be to have a dinner party with that group?)

But the people who are perhaps most responsible for The Prince of Egypt’s legacy don’t even appear in the film: They’re Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, the voices behind a little diva duet to end all diva duets called “When You Believe.

I don't know if Joe Lynch's Knights of Badassdom has ever actually screened for festival audiences, but I know the Larp (Live Action Role Playing)-centric comedy is one many have been looking forward to seeing and looks like it may be a good companion piece to Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. Production began way back in 2010 and it has been stagnant for the longest time, but now eOne Films has the rights and with it getting an MPAA rating today it could mean a release is right around the corner. The film stars the likes of "True Blood" star Ryan Kwanten, Peter Dinklage (X-Men: Days of Future Past, "Game of Thrones") and Summer Glau (Serenity). Additionally we have a rating for Asghar Farhadi's The Past, which I saw and loved at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, as well as a rating for the Christmas Day...

Check out this hilarious supercut of character saying "There's No Time To Explain!" via Vulture.  The video comes from Slackstory, and was editd by Debbie Saslaw

Here are the movies used in the video:

The Simpsons

Kaboom

101 Dalmatians

If Looks Could Kill

Hey Arnold: The Movie

Greg the Bunny

Kill Speed

Fool's Gold

Les Miserables

Ricochet

Scary Movie 4

The Swan Princess 2

Capricorn 1

A Mighty Wind

Sleeping Beauty

The Thief Lord

The Emperor's New Groove

Beauty and the Beast

Big Fish

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

National Lampoon Presents: Dorm Daze

Without A Paddle: Nature's Calling

The Hidden II

Innerspace

Tin Man

Cellular

Life Size

The Rescuers Down Under

Narrow Margin

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

The Sword and in the Stone

Garfield's Pet Force

Airplane II

Johnny Was

Boston Legal

Ice Spiders

Beyond Loch Ness

Hercules and the Amazon Woman

Capricorn 1

Sin City

Source: Vulture (http://www.

Another MPAA ratings bulletin with very little to note outside of the rating for an extended cut of The Campaign, which will be seen on the as-yet-unannounced DVD and Blu-ray, a rating for Flight from director Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington and a rating for On the Road with Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley and Kristen Stewart. Check out the latest MPAA ratings from Bulletin #2240. Amber Alert Rated R For some disturbing content and sexual references. The Art Of Submission Rated PG-13 For violence, pervasive martial arts action, substance abuse, some sensuality and thematic elements. Note: Edited For Re-rate. Previous "PG-13" Rating Under Title "Red Canvas" Bulletin No. 2070 (5/20/09) Voided. Only This Edited Version Is Rated. Beyond The Farthest Star Rated PG-13 For mature thematic material, some violence and smoking. The Campaign (Extended Cut) Rated R For crude sexual content, language and brief nudity. Release Date: DVD & Blu-ray Tba Note: Edited Version.

I know you can hardly contain your excitement for Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D, but the most interest rating for me today was the PG-rating for Sony Pictures's The Swan Princess: Christmas. I'm not sure I've ever seen a PG-rated film head in to the appeals process and I've been doing these articles for a long time. Other than that, what follows are the latest MPAA ratings from Bulletin #2237. #Holdyourbreath Rated R For strong bloody violence, sexual content, language and some drug use. Bigfoot County Rated R For pervasive language and a brief sexual assault. Down The Shore Rated R For language and some drug use. Electrick Children Rated R For language including brief sexual references. Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare Rated PG-13 For some thematic material. Girls Against Boys Rated R For violence, some sexual content/nudity and language. A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles...

Netflix has revolutionized the home movie experience for fans of film with its instant streaming technology. Netflix Nuggets is my way of spreading the word about independent, classic and foreign films being made available by Netflix for instant streaming. Important Note: There may be some films that do not become available on the specified dates. This is merely a report of the most accurate release dates I can find, but is not directly confirmed by Netflix themselves.

The Social Network (2010)

Streaming Available: 06/20/2011

Synopsis: Director David Fincher’s biographical drama chronicles the meteoric rise of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from Harvard sophomore to Internet superstar, examining his relationships with co-founder Eduardo Saverin and Napster founder Sean Parker.

Average Netflix Rating: 3.9

Recommendation: If you haven’t seen this yet… where have you been? See it yesterday! Also, Trent Reznor’s Academy Award-winning score for the film is outstanding. An experience in itself.

Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.

This week while the Film Stage crew has been tearing it up at Tribeca’s Film Fest, Vin Diesel returns to franchise that launched him, teens hit up the prom, fairy tale figures face off, and Herzog goes underground. Whether or not you make it to the theater this weekend, you can still enjoy pulse-pounding action, animated antics, high school highs and lows, and the weird worldview of Werner Herzog.

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Fast Five

Vin Diesel reunites with his fast and furious crew to pull off a heist that is as absurd as it is thrilling. Paul Walker and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson co-star.

The Fast and the Furious (2001) The first feature of this kinetic car-chasing franchise is now streaming along with its Diesel-free sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious.

Barbara Hershey talks about her role in Black Swan and the potential pitfalls of a remake of her classic posession film The Entity .

Barbara Hershey, who starred in the shocking early 80s possession film The Entity (originally written by Frank de Felitta and based on a true story) is returning to psychological horror in the dark fantasy Black Swan as Erica, the disturbed and disturbing mother of ballet dancer Nina (played by Natalie Portman). At first Erica’s mothering seems loving, albeit a bit smothering, but it’s soon clear as the first half of the film moves on that she’s filled with resentment, jealously, rage, and is determined to protect Nina at all costs, no matter how much it may permanently harm her daughter.

While Nina vies the role of The Swan Princess in Swan Lake in the story, the characters in the film itself are modeled after characters in Swan Lake.

Actress/singer Michelle Nicastro has lost her 10-year battle with breast cancer at the age of 50.

The star, wife of TV producer Steve Stark, died last Thursday in Los Angeles, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Nicastro launched her screen career in 1983 and landed a small role in Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan's 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally...

She also appeared in TV hits Beverly Hills, 90210, Knight Rider and Full House, and voiced the character of Princess Odette in The Swan Princess and its subsequent sequels.

Nicastro showed off her vocal talents during a stint on Broadway in a 1983 production of the musical Merlin, and toured the U.S. as a castmember of Les Miserables in 1988.

She also released four albums as a singer and performed alongside Barry Manilow on his international Showstoppers Tour.

Nicastro is survived by her husband of 24 years, their daughters Callie and Cady and sisters Beth Ann and Kristin.

Behold the poster for The Princess and the Frog, Disney's greatly hyped return to 2D animation. As you can see, it's a busy little thing, full of characters great and small, Mardi Gras decorations, spooky -- uh, we mean scary -- shadow puppets, retarded Cajuns, blackjack accoutrements and voodoo products ... basically everything you could hope for in an enduring family classic. As happens from time to time around Movieline HQ, however, things began to resemble other things. Debate ensued. Staffers were divided over whether the titular amphibian resembled Michigan J. Frog or the lesser-known, direct-to-video frog Jean-Bob from The Swan Princess. Jean-Bob won out. Eventually, we landed upon a consensus. The result is after the jump.