Disney Byways: Pete’s Dragon
This is a much darker movie than I think people realize. It’s got a 1970s…
Disney Byways: D-TV
In its earliest incarnation, The Disney Channel was a paid service. My family paid for…
Disney Byways: The Love Bug
One of the most astonishing things to me about this project has been discovering how…
Disney Byways: “The Saga of Windwagon Smith”
It’s 1961 month over in the Dissolve Facebook group, and one of the many oddities…
Disney Byways: SON OF FLUBBER
There is actually a strong argument that this is the first sequel produced by the…
Disney Byways: THE RESCUERS
Actually, this one, I’ve read the book. Or several of them, anyway; there are nine…
Disney Byways: BLACKBEARD’S GHOST
When I was a child in the 1980s, there was a brief stretch when my…
Disney Byways: CONDORMAN
It’s not exactly a secret that the history of superheroes at Disney doesn’t start with…
Disney Byways: THE NORTH AVENUE IRREGULARS
While today’s movie is based on a true story, I cannot say how closely. I…
Disney Byways: “Donald in Mathmagic Land”
My original plan for this column was to stick to the live action stuff. Actually,…