I love idiosyncrasy. Even if I’m not as into Idea X as a creator is, the fact that creator is so into it is appealing – I like to see the things creators are passionate about, the things they have to do, even if it doesn’t make commercial sense.
P. Craig Russell adapts operas into comics. He’s been doing it since nearly the beginning of his career, and I see from his bibliography list on Wikipedia that he has a few adaptations of songs from this past decade, though they’re still unpublished.
And what I have today is the second book collecting that work, the grandly titled The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adapations, Vol. 2 . It’s a 2003 book, collecting four adaptations spanning the late ’70s to the late ’90s, and Russell worked with different collaborators on each of them, some more involved than others. I...
P. Craig Russell adapts operas into comics. He’s been doing it since nearly the beginning of his career, and I see from his bibliography list on Wikipedia that he has a few adaptations of songs from this past decade, though they’re still unpublished.
And what I have today is the second book collecting that work, the grandly titled The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adapations, Vol. 2 . It’s a 2003 book, collecting four adaptations spanning the late ’70s to the late ’90s, and Russell worked with different collaborators on each of them, some more involved than others. I...
- 7/26/2023
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
In the beginning, there was "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Walt Disney wanted one last hurrah for Mickey Mouse, a chance to prove that he could compete with the likes of Donald and Goofy. For inspiration, he landed on a symphonic riff on a Goethe ballad by French composer Paul Dukas. But while the project was intended for the short format, it soon became prohibitively expensive. The only way for Disney and his staff to justify the cost would be to expand the short to film length. Disney considered his options.
Months before, Disney had a fortuitous meeting with the famous conductor Leopold Stokowski...
The post How Fantasia Went From a Box Office Bomb to a Cultural Touchstone appeared first on /Film.
Months before, Disney had a fortuitous meeting with the famous conductor Leopold Stokowski...
The post How Fantasia Went From a Box Office Bomb to a Cultural Touchstone appeared first on /Film.
- 3/25/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
David Crow Nov 12, 2019
We curate the massive collection of classic animated fairy tales on Disney+ for your viewing pleasure.
When you wish upon a star, it makes no difference who you are; anything your heart desires will come to you… on Disney+. At least that seems to be the intent for the streaming service which will offer for the first time in forever the entire Walt Disney Animation Studios catalogue and library for streaming. So whether you grew up with that Jiminy Cricket lullaby bringing you pleasant dreams on the big screen or didn’t know what Disney magic was until Elsa let it go on a lonely mountaintop, your childhood nostalgia is about to be serviced by countless streaming delights.
Watch your favorite Disney classics with a Free Trial of Disney+, on us, here!
Below is a list of all the animated classics from Disney—and maybe a few...
We curate the massive collection of classic animated fairy tales on Disney+ for your viewing pleasure.
When you wish upon a star, it makes no difference who you are; anything your heart desires will come to you… on Disney+. At least that seems to be the intent for the streaming service which will offer for the first time in forever the entire Walt Disney Animation Studios catalogue and library for streaming. So whether you grew up with that Jiminy Cricket lullaby bringing you pleasant dreams on the big screen or didn’t know what Disney magic was until Elsa let it go on a lonely mountaintop, your childhood nostalgia is about to be serviced by countless streaming delights.
Watch your favorite Disney classics with a Free Trial of Disney+, on us, here!
Below is a list of all the animated classics from Disney—and maybe a few...
- 11/11/2019
- Den of Geek
In the wake of the terrible attacks in Paris, I found myself listening to a lot of French music and thinking about the Leonard Bernstein quote going around on Facebook: "This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." This list came to seem like my natural response. A very small response, I know. This list is chronological and leaves off people I should probably include. The forty [note: now forty-one] composers listed below are merely a start.
Léonin Aka Leoninus (c.1135-c.1201)
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris in the 1100s was a major musical center, and Léonin (the first named composer from whom we have notated polyphonic music) was a crucial figure for defining the liturgical use of organum, the first polyphony. Earlier organum was fairly simple, involving parallel intervals and later contrary motion, but the mid-12th century brought...
Léonin Aka Leoninus (c.1135-c.1201)
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris in the 1100s was a major musical center, and Léonin (the first named composer from whom we have notated polyphonic music) was a crucial figure for defining the liturgical use of organum, the first polyphony. Earlier organum was fairly simple, involving parallel intervals and later contrary motion, but the mid-12th century brought...
- 11/15/2015
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
75 years ago today, Disney took a risk with the opening of its experimental animated film, “Fantasia.” The third feature film made by the House of Mouse, “Fantasia” was released as a limited-run roadshow attraction, starting on November 13, 1940. The New York Times review published the following day declared it to be a film that “really dumps conventional formulas overboard and boldly reveals the scope of films for imaginative excursion.” Images of Mickey Mouse set to music by Paul Dukas, hippos dancing to the tune of Ponchielli, and centaurs and cupids backed by Beethoven have all become iconic in the decades since its release. The film has further secured its pop culture status with “Fantasia” video games, a follow-up feature called “Fantasia 2000,” and with a spot on AFI’s list of the greatest 100 American films. One “Fantasia” segment will soon get the live action treatment: the nightmarish “Night on Bald Mountain...
- 11/13/2015
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
"Fantasia" wasn't a huge hit when it was first released 75 years ago (on November 13, 1940).
Since then, however, over the course of multiple re-releases, the Disney feature has earned a reputation as a masterpiece for its blend of lushly recorded classical music and dazzling Technicolor animation. It eventually became a huge success in both theaters and on home video and spawned several sequels and spinoffs, not to mention parodies by other studios.
Still, as many times as you've enjoyed the ballet-dancing hippos or Mickey Mouse's botched attempt at using magic to shirk drudgery, there's a lot you may not know about "Fantasia." Read on, and watch out for those magic mushrooms.
1. The germ of the film began when Walt Disney bumped into legendary Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Leopold Stokowski (pictured) outside Chasen's restaurant in Hollywood. Disney told Stokowski of his idea to make one of his trademark "Silly Symphony" shorts out...
Since then, however, over the course of multiple re-releases, the Disney feature has earned a reputation as a masterpiece for its blend of lushly recorded classical music and dazzling Technicolor animation. It eventually became a huge success in both theaters and on home video and spawned several sequels and spinoffs, not to mention parodies by other studios.
Still, as many times as you've enjoyed the ballet-dancing hippos or Mickey Mouse's botched attempt at using magic to shirk drudgery, there's a lot you may not know about "Fantasia." Read on, and watch out for those magic mushrooms.
1. The germ of the film began when Walt Disney bumped into legendary Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Leopold Stokowski (pictured) outside Chasen's restaurant in Hollywood. Disney told Stokowski of his idea to make one of his trademark "Silly Symphony" shorts out...
- 11/12/2015
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
As we continue on, I need to once again clarify that if this list was “Joshua Gaul’s 50 Favorite Movie Musicals,” it’d be a quite a different list. But, if my tastes determined what is definitive, I’d be asking you all to consider Aladdin as a brilliant piece of filmmaking and wax nostalgic about my love for Batteries Not Included and Flight of the Navigator (not for the musicals list, of course). Much to my dismay, my tastes are not universal. I’d like to think my research methods are.
courtesy of themoviescene.co.uk
30. Annie (1982)
Directed by John Huston
Signature Song: “Tomorrow” (http://youtu.be/Yop62wQH498)
Originally a 1924 comic strip, the beloved stage musical about a red-haired orphan girl was brought to the big screen in 1982 and directed by John Huston (yes, that John Huston – director of The Maltese Falcon and The African Queen, not to...
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30. Annie (1982)
Directed by John Huston
Signature Song: “Tomorrow” (http://youtu.be/Yop62wQH498)
Originally a 1924 comic strip, the beloved stage musical about a red-haired orphan girl was brought to the big screen in 1982 and directed by John Huston (yes, that John Huston – director of The Maltese Falcon and The African Queen, not to...
- 5/12/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
Long and short of it ladies and gentlemen, is that The Diary was cruelly bumped in favour of our focus on other more pressing matters- like winning Sky Movies’ Blog of the Year- but it was always here, bubbling under the surface, waiting for me to stop watching Groundhog Day and endlessly replaying it in my head. And now, today heralds a second coming, the first in a new line of weekly updates (and it’s a meaty one to get us all up to speed). Part two of the catch-up will follow closely after.
Anyway, happy reading…
For anyone who missed it, here’s the skinny. Basically, what I’m presenting here is my attempt to chart a whole year’s worth of film-watching – something I have wanted to do for some time now. The aim is to post frequently, chronicling every film I watch this year – both offering...
Anyway, happy reading…
For anyone who missed it, here’s the skinny. Basically, what I’m presenting here is my attempt to chart a whole year’s worth of film-watching – something I have wanted to do for some time now. The aim is to post frequently, chronicling every film I watch this year – both offering...
- 2/18/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
With The Sorcerer’s Apprentice on Blu-ray and DVD (here) in stores now, Killer Film catches up with the film’s director, Jon Turteltaub to talk about the film. Read on!
With the success of the “National Treasure” films, how was it like to work with Nicholas Cage in a different type of film, especially with a film that is very visual effect driven?
Jon Turteltaub: Nic and I had a great conversation before starting this film. Basically, we talked about how he let me take the reins in a lot of ways on National Treasure. That was such a buttoned-up character with a lot of intellectual and historical mumbo-jumbo to say. Balthazar, however, is a renegade… an outsider… a rock-and-roll-style hero. So this time, I let Nic take me on the ride… and I loved it.
Is there any special content made for the Blu-ray version? And are...
With the success of the “National Treasure” films, how was it like to work with Nicholas Cage in a different type of film, especially with a film that is very visual effect driven?
Jon Turteltaub: Nic and I had a great conversation before starting this film. Basically, we talked about how he let me take the reins in a lot of ways on National Treasure. That was such a buttoned-up character with a lot of intellectual and historical mumbo-jumbo to say. Balthazar, however, is a renegade… an outsider… a rock-and-roll-style hero. So this time, I let Nic take me on the ride… and I loved it.
Is there any special content made for the Blu-ray version? And are...
- 12/1/2010
- by Marcella Papandrea
- Killer Films
People have been adapting works of art since time immemorial adjusting the details for the era and culture. There appear to be countless versions of what happens when a sorcerer leaves his apprentice alone to complete his chores. This led to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s 1797 ballad, which was adapted into a symphonic poem by Paul Dukas in 1890. In the 1940s Walt Disney used both as an inspiration for the most beloved sequence in Fantasia, as Mickey Mouse plays he Sorcerer’s Apprentice. These days, with everything from the Disney vaults ripe for reinterpretation, it was inevitable that someone would turn this enchanting sequence into an over-the-top spectacle.
Actor Nicholas Cage is credited with the notion for this retelling of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which reunites him with director Jon Turteltaub, with Disney hoping for some National treasure magic to be sprinkled over this warmed-up rehash of the familiar. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,...
Actor Nicholas Cage is credited with the notion for this retelling of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which reunites him with director Jon Turteltaub, with Disney hoping for some National treasure magic to be sprinkled over this warmed-up rehash of the familiar. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,...
- 11/30/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
This the Pure Movies review of The Sorcerer's Apprentice, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Monica Bellucci, Alfred Molina, Ethan Peck, Teresa Palmer, Toby Kebbell and Peyton List. Written by film critic Dan Higgins. In 1940, Walt Disney released Fantasia, a film made up of eight short films based on classical music. In one of these shorts, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Mickey Mouse chooses to bypass his chores by donning his master’s wizard hat and using spells on various brooms and mops. The sequence is based on a 1797 poem by Goethe and the 1897 symphonic poem by Paul Dukas. In this modern-era of cinema then, where studios attempt to remake everything, Disney have opted to take this sequence and extend a wider story around it.
- 8/15/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
There's no competition between these two sword-and-sorcery epics – one dumbly solemn, the other cheerful and with elegant special effects
Except possibly during the brief Enlightenment of the 18th century, most people have believed in a Manichean battle between good and evil, darkness and light, and rarely more so than in these days of evil empires, war on terror, and the religious right preparing for Armageddon. Both of this week's Hollywood blockbusters are sword-and-sorcery epics of Manichean bent, one dumbly solemn, the other alertly cheerful.
The former sees M Night Shyamalan going further downhill mystically and in 3D, jettisoning the last few shreds of good remaining from The Sixth Sense more than a decade ago. In The Last Airbender, a primitive, possibly post-apocalyptic world is threatened with final extinction as the Fire nation aims to dominate the universe and vanquish forever the more congenial nations of Air, Water and Earth. But...
Except possibly during the brief Enlightenment of the 18th century, most people have believed in a Manichean battle between good and evil, darkness and light, and rarely more so than in these days of evil empires, war on terror, and the religious right preparing for Armageddon. Both of this week's Hollywood blockbusters are sword-and-sorcery epics of Manichean bent, one dumbly solemn, the other alertly cheerful.
The former sees M Night Shyamalan going further downhill mystically and in 3D, jettisoning the last few shreds of good remaining from The Sixth Sense more than a decade ago. In The Last Airbender, a primitive, possibly post-apocalyptic world is threatened with final extinction as the Fire nation aims to dominate the universe and vanquish forever the more congenial nations of Air, Water and Earth. But...
- 8/14/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Nicolas Cage plays a sorcerer in present day New York in an enjoyable action-fantasy adventure with a sparky script. By Peter Bradshaw
Any film starring Nicolas Cage will have his fans waiting tensely for the great man to do his first trademark Sudden Shout. It comes early on here, when a terrified small boy asks Cage how he knew what his name was. "I can Read Minds!" he suddenly shouts, turning on a vocal sixpence for the quiet punchline: "… and it's on your backpack." Cage plays Balthazar Blake, a sorcerer in present day New York, who has remained eternally alive from the days of Ye Olde Englande when he learned his trade from Merlin himself, along with two other sorcerers, Veronica – another of Monica Bellucci's weirdly static extended cameos – and Horvath, played by Alfred Molina. Horvath has gone over to the dark side; it is Balthazar's burden and destiny to keep on battling him,...
Any film starring Nicolas Cage will have his fans waiting tensely for the great man to do his first trademark Sudden Shout. It comes early on here, when a terrified small boy asks Cage how he knew what his name was. "I can Read Minds!" he suddenly shouts, turning on a vocal sixpence for the quiet punchline: "… and it's on your backpack." Cage plays Balthazar Blake, a sorcerer in present day New York, who has remained eternally alive from the days of Ye Olde Englande when he learned his trade from Merlin himself, along with two other sorcerers, Veronica – another of Monica Bellucci's weirdly static extended cameos – and Horvath, played by Alfred Molina. Horvath has gone over to the dark side; it is Balthazar's burden and destiny to keep on battling him,...
- 8/12/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Back in the 1940s, the centerpiece of Disney's classic "Fantasia" was Mickey Mouse's borrowing his master's magical hat and causing havoc with mops and pails of water in The Sorcerer's Apprentice. But there's only a brief glimmer of that 10-minute symphonic sequence by French composer Paul Dukas in this noisy, heedless hodgepodge, based on a good vs. evil morality tale.
- 7/16/2010
- Arizona Reporter
Mickey Mouse, a wizard's hat and out-of-control buckets of water are the inspiration for the family fantasy "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" but director Jon Turteltaub fails to get the magic right. All the beautiful animation and music from composer Paul Dukas are wasted in the uninspired live action movie based on the popular sequence from the 1940 animated release "Fantasia." The mischievous spirit of the original "Fantasia" segment (considered by many to be the best Mickey Mouse cartoon) is completely lost amongst dull explosions, repetitive chase scenes and forgettable performances by young co-stars Jay Baruchel and Teresa Palmer. Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a Manhattan-based wizard, an apprentice to Merlin who has waited hundreds of years to meet his protégé. Shy Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel) turns out to be Balthazar's student. He's also a physics wiz at New York University. Standing in the way of Stutler's magical studies is Balthazar's longtime nemesis...
- 7/14/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Sneak Peek a new UK banner and 5-minute clip, supporting the upcoming feature "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci.
The new film is a 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 full-length theatrical cartoon "Fantasia".
The film also adapts supernatural themes from the 1890's symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and 1797 ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Premise of the new film follows an average college student (Baruchel) reluctantly recruited to work for a 'sorcerer' (Cage), who gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic, preparing him for battle against the 'forces of darkness' in modern day Manhattan.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" & "Fantasia"...
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci.
The new film is a 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 full-length theatrical cartoon "Fantasia".
The film also adapts supernatural themes from the 1890's symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and 1797 ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Premise of the new film follows an average college student (Baruchel) reluctantly recruited to work for a 'sorcerer' (Cage), who gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic, preparing him for battle against the 'forces of darkness' in modern day Manhattan.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" & "Fantasia"...
- 7/3/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek the third new character banner supporting the upcoming feature "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
"...'Veronica' (Monica Bellucci) is a sorcerer who has had the great fortune of being loved by 'Balthazar Blake' —and the misfortune of being loved by 'Maxim Horvath..."
"Balthazar and Veronica are willing to do everything for their love," said Bellucci, "and at the same time they’re two fighters. Horvath, who, like them, was a disciple of 'Merlin', also falls in love with Veronica. She rejects him for Balthazar, and because of that he betrays them by aligning himself with 'Morgana'. It’s a beautiful and powerful story about love, jealousy and vengeance..."
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci. The new film is a 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 full-length theatrical cartoon "Fantasia".
The film also adapts...
"...'Veronica' (Monica Bellucci) is a sorcerer who has had the great fortune of being loved by 'Balthazar Blake' —and the misfortune of being loved by 'Maxim Horvath..."
"Balthazar and Veronica are willing to do everything for their love," said Bellucci, "and at the same time they’re two fighters. Horvath, who, like them, was a disciple of 'Merlin', also falls in love with Veronica. She rejects him for Balthazar, and because of that he betrays them by aligning himself with 'Morgana'. It’s a beautiful and powerful story about love, jealousy and vengeance..."
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci. The new film is a 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 full-length theatrical cartoon "Fantasia".
The film also adapts...
- 6/9/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek new posters, supporting Disney's upcoming live-action fantasy feature "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", opening in North America July 16.
The first poster 'The Wizard', features actor Gregory Woo:
"...'Sun Lok' (Woo) is an ancient, but perpetually young, Chinese sorcerer and 'Morganian'. When he’s unlocked from his 'Grimhold' by 'Horvath', Sun Lok wreaks havoc in Chinatown during a lively festival by materializing a fearsome fire-breathing dragon..."
The second poster 'The Villain', features actor Alfred Molina:
"...'Maxim Horvath', (Molina) was, along with 'Balthazar Blake' and 'Veronica', a disciple of 'Merlin' and a force of good more than a thousand years ago. But their mutual love for Veronica split the colleagues apart and Horvath has instead become an ally of the wicked 'Morgana', who murdered Merlin and is seeking to conquer the world with her minions. He and Balthazar have battled through the ages, finally bringing their conflict to modern-day New York City.
The first poster 'The Wizard', features actor Gregory Woo:
"...'Sun Lok' (Woo) is an ancient, but perpetually young, Chinese sorcerer and 'Morganian'. When he’s unlocked from his 'Grimhold' by 'Horvath', Sun Lok wreaks havoc in Chinatown during a lively festival by materializing a fearsome fire-breathing dragon..."
The second poster 'The Villain', features actor Alfred Molina:
"...'Maxim Horvath', (Molina) was, along with 'Balthazar Blake' and 'Veronica', a disciple of 'Merlin' and a force of good more than a thousand years ago. But their mutual love for Veronica split the colleagues apart and Horvath has instead become an ally of the wicked 'Morgana', who murdered Merlin and is seeking to conquer the world with her minions. He and Balthazar have battled through the ages, finally bringing their conflict to modern-day New York City.
- 6/8/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek a new poster for Disney's upcoming live-action fantasy feature "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", opening in North America July 16.
The new feature is directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci.
"Apprentice" is a live action 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 feature length cartoon "Fantasia", adapting the 1890's symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and 1797 ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Premise of the new film follows an average college student (Baruchel) reluctantly recruited to work for a 'sorcerer' (Cage), who gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic, preparing him for battle against the 'forces of darkness' in modern day Manhattan.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" & "Fantasia"...
The new feature is directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci.
"Apprentice" is a live action 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 feature length cartoon "Fantasia", adapting the 1890's symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and 1797 ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Premise of the new film follows an average college student (Baruchel) reluctantly recruited to work for a 'sorcerer' (Cage), who gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic, preparing him for battle against the 'forces of darkness' in modern day Manhattan.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" & "Fantasia"...
- 4/16/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek a new international trailer for Disney's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
The fantasy film stars Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci.
"Apprentice" is a live action 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 feature length cartoon "Fantasia", adapting the 1890's symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and 1797 ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Set for release July 16, 2010, premise of the film follows an average college student (Baruchel) reluctantly recruited to work for a 'sorcerer' (Cage), who gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic, preparing him for battle against the 'forces of darkness' in modern day Manhattan.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" & "Fantasia"...
The fantasy film stars Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci.
"Apprentice" is a live action 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 feature length cartoon "Fantasia", adapting the 1890's symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and 1797 ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Set for release July 16, 2010, premise of the film follows an average college student (Baruchel) reluctantly recruited to work for a 'sorcerer' (Cage), who gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic, preparing him for battle against the 'forces of darkness' in modern day Manhattan.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" & "Fantasia"...
- 3/26/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Dying to see "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"? You're not alone. And when you see it, you may be amused to see the classic mop-dancing sequence updated with dust-busters and vacuum cleaners.
Jay Baruchel -- who plays apprentice to Nicolas Cage's sorcerer -- gave The Dish Rag some exclusive insider info about the fantasy film, calling it "an epic movie" and adding that seeing it is like "going to an amusement park."
He's only seen snippets of it and is not sure if there will be any 3D scenes. "I know that it doesn't need to be [3D]. And it's got the best car chase in any movie this year."
He credits the Visual Effects Supervisor John Nelson, who won an Oscar for his work on "Gladiator" and also his FX for "Iron Man."
On the international expectations for the film: "I was well aware we are paying homage to a pretty...
Jay Baruchel -- who plays apprentice to Nicolas Cage's sorcerer -- gave The Dish Rag some exclusive insider info about the fantasy film, calling it "an epic movie" and adding that seeing it is like "going to an amusement park."
He's only seen snippets of it and is not sure if there will be any 3D scenes. "I know that it doesn't need to be [3D]. And it's got the best car chase in any movie this year."
He credits the Visual Effects Supervisor John Nelson, who won an Oscar for his work on "Gladiator" and also his FX for "Iron Man."
On the international expectations for the film: "I was well aware we are paying homage to a pretty...
- 3/24/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
So its been awhile since we have done an animated top ten or favorites list, in fact I think we have only done one since we have been in existence. Throughout cinematic history there has been many animated films from so many walks of life harping on different genres and different tones from children’s tales to more adult tastes. I have decided to take a look at what I consider the top 9 animated films of all time. I think it is safe to say that Walt Disney/Pixar are the standard and have been the standard for animation for sometime. However films like 9, Ponyo and other international forms of animation like Waltz With Bashir, are quickly hitting the mainstream and capturing the attention of moviegoers everywhere. New Media and Social Media are helping these lesser animated jaunts get noticed by many more people also its becoming more increasingly favored in film festivals like Sundance.
- 12/23/2009
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is the upcoming Disney feature directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
The fantasy film stars Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci.
"Apprentice" is a live action 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 feature length cartoon "Fantasia", that in turn adapted the 1890's symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and a 1797 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ballad.
Set for release July 16, 2010, premise of the film follows an average college student (Baruchel) reluctantly recruited to work for a 'sorcerer' (Cage), who gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic, preparing him for battle against the 'forces of darkness' in modern day Manhattan.
Snesk Peek "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Fantasia"...
The fantasy film stars Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci.
"Apprentice" is a live action 're-imagining' of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' segment appearing in Disney's 1940 feature length cartoon "Fantasia", that in turn adapted the 1890's symphonic poem by Paul Dukas and a 1797 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ballad.
Set for release July 16, 2010, premise of the film follows an average college student (Baruchel) reluctantly recruited to work for a 'sorcerer' (Cage), who gives him a crash course in the art and science of magic, preparing him for battle against the 'forces of darkness' in modern day Manhattan.
Snesk Peek "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Fantasia"...
- 12/15/2009
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
When I first heard about Jon Turtletaub's Sorcerer's Apprentice movie, I didn't really know what to expect. My first exposure to the property was in Disney's Fantasia adaptation of the musical poem by Paul Dukas (itself an adaptation of the poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) about a sorcerer who brings a broom to life to help him carry water, but finds himself unable to control the consequences. I was a huge fan of the way the animation creatively dramatized the poem, all while incorporating Disney's most popular icon, Mickey Mouse. We now have a trailer for The Sorcerer's Apprentice and what I can definitively say is that this is not what I expected. Watch the trailer in glorious HD over at Apple, or see an embedded version below. Let us know what you think in the comments. Some initial thoughts: Based on the trailer, this film seems to expands...
- 12/9/2009
- by David Chen
- Slash Film
Disney has debuted the trailer for their upcoming fantasy The Sorcerer's Apprentice at Apple. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Monica Bellucci and Toby Kebbell and reunites Cage with his National Treasure helmer Jon Turteltaub.
The film takes its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inspired Mickey Mouse portion of "Fantasia," the live-action feature centers on a sorcerer and his hapless apprentice who are swept into the center of an ancient conflict between good and evil.
Balthazar Blake (Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Molina). Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protege. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.
The film takes its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inspired Mickey Mouse portion of "Fantasia," the live-action feature centers on a sorcerer and his hapless apprentice who are swept into the center of an ancient conflict between good and evil.
Balthazar Blake (Cage) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (Molina). Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler (Baruchel), a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protege. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.
- 12/9/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
New photos of actress Monica "Brotherhood Of The Wolf" Bellucci, reveal her as the witch 'Veronica' in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the upcoming Disney adventure, directed by Jon Turteltaub, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, starring actors Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel. The live action feature is a re-imagining of the famed Sorcerer's Apprentice segment in Disney's animated Fantasia, which in turn is based on the late 1890's symphonic poem by composer Paul Dukas and the 1797 Johann Wolfgang Goethe ballad. Premise of the new film follows average college student (Baruchel) reluctantly recruited to work for a sorcerer (Cage), who gives him a crash course in the art/science of magic to prepare him for a battle against the forces of darkness in modern Manhattan. Cage's sorcerer is named 'Balthazar Blake', Teresa Palmer is the love interest of Baruchel's character, Alfred "Doc Ock" Molina plays evil magician 'Horvath' and Toby Kebbell is celebrity illusionist 'Drake Stone.
- 6/22/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Monica Bellucci has joined Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel, starring in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the story of a young man who is left to look after a magic workshop when his master leaves him in charge. The broom does the majority of his chores until one day said broom takes off for a life of its own.
Bellucci will play the love interest in the film; Baruchel the apprentice, while Cage plays the Sorcerer.
The film takes its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inspired Mickey Mouse segment of the classic 1940's film, Fantasia. Sorcerer's Apprentice is due to come out July 16, 2010, which means it will go head-to-head with Christopher Nolan’s Inception.
Cage is coming fresh off a run that no one would envy—Knowing, Bangkok Dangerous, Ghost Rider. And while Adaptation demonstrated that he can be good, the actor seems entirely determined to reverse his fortunes.
Bellucci will play the love interest in the film; Baruchel the apprentice, while Cage plays the Sorcerer.
The film takes its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inspired Mickey Mouse segment of the classic 1940's film, Fantasia. Sorcerer's Apprentice is due to come out July 16, 2010, which means it will go head-to-head with Christopher Nolan’s Inception.
Cage is coming fresh off a run that no one would envy—Knowing, Bangkok Dangerous, Ghost Rider. And while Adaptation demonstrated that he can be good, the actor seems entirely determined to reverse his fortunes.
- 5/15/2009
- CinemaSpy
Monica Bellucci has been added to the cast of the already filming The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a film which takes its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inspired Mickey Mouse portion of Fantasia. She joins Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, Alfred Molina and Toby Kebbell in the film being directed by Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) for Walt Disney Pictures. The live-action feature centers on an apprentice (Baruchel) who is left to tend to a magic workshop when his sorcerer master, Balthazar Blake (Cage), leaves it in his hands. The apprentice gets a broomstick to do his chores for him, but things get out of control when the broom develops a mind of its own. Bellucci will play Veronica, a sorceress and the long-lost love of Balthazar. Disney has already set a July 16, 2010 release date for the film which currently has it going head-to-head with Christopher Nolan's Inception.
- 5/15/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
What we have here is a perfect example of why we shouldn't judge a film too harshly before we actually see, which should tell you enough about my opinion of this first look at Nicolas Cage in The Sorceror's Apprentice from Just Jared. The Walt Disney film reunites Cage with his National Treasure helmer Jon Turteltaub and takes its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inspired Mickey Mouse portion of Fantasia, the live-action feature centers on an apprentice who is left to tend to a magic workshop when his sorcerer master (Cage) leaves it in his hands. The apprentice gets a broomstick to do his chores for him, but things get out of control when the broom develops a mind of its own. Along with Cage, Jay Baruchel plays the part of the apprentice and Teresa Palmer and Alfred Molina are also part of the cast. The Sorceror's...
- 3/27/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As I am sure many of you have noticed I have stopped reporting on all of the casting and directing updates that come out of the pages of Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Sure, a few of them peak my interest and get posted, but for the most part I believe it comes rather redundant. Every single movie news website/blog does this on a daily basis in a cut and paste format and I was just of the opinion it took up space and made this site no different than any of the others and where is the fun in that? However, that doesn't mean some of the announced projects aren't of interest, it just means they aren't necessarily worthy of their own post, so I have decided to take a stab at simplifying things and hope to be able to do this on a weekly basis as I...
- 1/9/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Bedtime Stories star Teresa Palmer is back in the Disney fold, having landed the female lead opposite Nicolas Cage and Knocked Up's Jay Baruchel, in the live action version of The Sorcerer's Apprentice.Inspired by part of Fantasia, the 1940 Disney animation, it will see Cage assume the role of the Sorcerer, with Baruchel stepping into Mickey Mouse's shoes as his apprentice and Palmer as his love interest.Fantasia laced together a series of animated shorts interpreting pieces of classical music, with The Sorcerer's Apprentice based on L'apprenti sorcier, written by Paul Dukas in 1897 and inspired by the ballad Der Zauberlehling written by poet Goethe in 1797 (see? Don't say we never learn you nuthin')The story centres on an apprentice magician left to care for the workshop in his master's absence, who runs into trouble when he enchants a broomstick to do his chores and finds that the magic goes slightly awry.
- 1/8/2009
- EmpireOnline
Teresa Palmer, who recently hit the screen opposite Adam Sandler in Bedtime Stories, has landed the female lead in Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. The actress joins the previously cast Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel. Jon Turteltaub is directing and Jerry Bruckheimer is producing. Mark Rosenthal (Mighty Joe Young), Matt Lopez (Bedtime Stories) and Lawrence Konner (Mona Lisa Smile) penned the screenplay. The live-action feature centers on an apprentice (Baruchel) who is left to tend to a magic workshop when his sorcerer master (Cage) leaves it in his hands. The apprentice gets a broomstick to do his chores for him, but things get out of control when the broom develops a mind of its own. The flick takes its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inpsired Mickey Mouse portion of Fantasia. Palmer is playing Baruchel's love interest. Turteltaub, Bruckheimer and Cage previously collaborated on the two National Treasure films.
- 1/8/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Teresa Palmer has nabbed the female lead in Disney's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," starring Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel.
Taking its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inpsired Mickey Mouse portion of "Fantasia," the live-action feature centers on an apprentice (Baruchel) who is left to tend to a magic workshop when his sorcerer master (Cage) leaves it in his hands. The apprentice gets a broomstick to do his chores for him, but things get out of control when the broom develops a mind of its own.
Palmer is playing Baruchel's love interest.
Jon Turteltaub is directing; Jerry Bruckheimer is producing.
Exec producing are Cage and his Saturn Film partner Norm Golightly as well as Todd Garner, Barry Waldman and Jerry Bruckheimer Films' Mike Stenson and Chad Oman.
The move brings Palmer back into Disney's arms; she is onscreen in the company's holiday film "Bedtime Stories."
The Australian actress...
Taking its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inpsired Mickey Mouse portion of "Fantasia," the live-action feature centers on an apprentice (Baruchel) who is left to tend to a magic workshop when his sorcerer master (Cage) leaves it in his hands. The apprentice gets a broomstick to do his chores for him, but things get out of control when the broom develops a mind of its own.
Palmer is playing Baruchel's love interest.
Jon Turteltaub is directing; Jerry Bruckheimer is producing.
Exec producing are Cage and his Saturn Film partner Norm Golightly as well as Todd Garner, Barry Waldman and Jerry Bruckheimer Films' Mike Stenson and Chad Oman.
The move brings Palmer back into Disney's arms; she is onscreen in the company's holiday film "Bedtime Stories."
The Australian actress...
- 1/8/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Teresa Palmer has nabbed the female lead in Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice , starring Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel, says The Hollywood Reporter . Taking its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inspired Mickey Mouse portion of Fantasia , the live-action feature centers on an apprentice (Baruchel) who is left to tend to a magic workshop when his sorcerer master (Cage) leaves it in his hands. The apprentice gets a broomstick to do his chores for him, but things get out of control when the broom develops a mind of its own. Palmer is playing Baruchel's love interest. Jon Turteltaub is directing; Jerry Bruckheimer is producing.
- 1/7/2009
- Comingsoon.net
The great French composer Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen was born in Avignon on December 10, 1908. He was the first son of extraordinary parents: Cécile Sauvage, his mother, was a poet of note, and his father, Pierre Messiaen, was an English teacher who translated Shakespeare’s plays into French. At the precocious age of eleven Olivier entered the Paris Conservatory, where he studied with Paul Dukas, Charles-Marie Widor, and Marcel Dupré – a famed composer and two famous organists – and, most crucially, Maurice Emmanuel, who though not as well known as the above-named would prove to have arguably the greatest influence on Messiaen’s music through Emmanuel’s interests in birdsong and scales and rhythms of other cultures, notably India and ancient Greece.
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- 12/10/2008
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
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