Showing posts with label Diamond Edition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diamond Edition. Show all posts

Saturday, October 10, 2015

'Aladdin' Cast Reunited on GMA for Film's Diamond Edition Release!

With the recent release of Aladdin Diamond Edition, many cast and crew members of the movie appeared on Good Morning America to talk about how the film impacted their lives.

L-R back row: Jonathan Freeman (Jafar), Alan Menken (composer), 
John Musker and Ron Clements (co-directors)
L-R front row: Scott Weinger (Aladdin), Linda Larkin (Jasmine),
Brad Kane (Aladdin, singing), and Lea Salonga (Jasmine, singing)
Image via Rotoscopers.


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During the show, Brad Kane and Lea Salonga performed "A Whole New World" live. In the film, Brad portrayed the singing voice of Aladdin; Lea, the singing voice of Jasmine. Accompanying them was Alan Menken, who wrote the music for the movie.


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Simply breathtaking, right? I absolutely love imagining that Aladdin and Jasmine are still singing this maybe a few decades after the film takes place, just based on how Brad and Lea's voices have matured.

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But perhaps the best part of the whole show was the brief glimpse of the outtakes from Robin Williams' voice recording sessions for the Genie. Robin's absence isn't overlooked, with people around the world still honoring one of comedy's funniest men after his suicide last year.



WATCH: Never-before-seen outtakes of Robin Williams as Genie revealed in Disney's Aladdin digital release: http://abcn.ws/1Llz8Dh (Even a Star Wars reference!)
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The rest of the outtakes can be seen in the bonus features of the Diamond Edition Blu-Ray, hitting stores this Tuesday. For now, it can be purchased on Disney Movies Anywhere.

What was your favorite part of the interview? Comment below!

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Watch: How Marc Davis Created Maleficent

If you’re an avid follower of my Blog here, you should definitely know by now how much I freaking love Maleficent. She’s definitely my favorite Disney villain, simply because of the aura of mystery and elegance she has.

(You should also know how much I hate the 2014 film Maleficent, but that’s all in another post.)

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With the upcoming release of the Sleeping Beauty Diamond Edition Blu-ray in just a few days, Disney is doing all they can to promote this fantastic film. Disney has especially been revealing glimpses of some of the bonus features available on the Blu-ray.

Among these bonus features is a short documentary on how Marc Davis created the iconic villain.

In this exclusive preview from Entertainment Weekly, Davis’ wife Alice and animator Andreas Deja discuss how Maleficent’s design helped steal the limelight of the movie.



Because Deja worked for Disney (he animated Gaston, Scar, and Jafar, among others), he had access to those original Marc Davis' rough animations. I would die to own one!

Why do you think Maleficent’s character is so alluring? Let me know in the comments below!

See you all real soon.