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Charlotte's Web Dvd [1972]

starring: Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Robert Holt, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Lynde
directed by: Charles A. Nichols

Release Date March 08, 2004
A lovely film, based on the E.B. White book, with Debbie Reynolds as the singing spider Charlotte, who is a bit of a literary genius, protecting Wilbur the Pig from being slaughtered! The film has a nice message, as it encourages kindness to all living things.

- Paul Rance/booksmusicfilmstv.com.

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Fantasia 2000 [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: James Levine, Steve Martin, Leopold Stokowski, Ralph Grierson, Kathleen Battle
directed by: Charles A. Nichols, Don Hahn, Eric Goldberg, Francis Glebas, Gaëtan Brizzi

Release Date November 14, 2000
Disney's groundbreaking film "Fantasia", released in 1940, stands today as one of the most incredible films to come out of the studios glittering array of films. It symbolises Walt Disney's pursuit for experimentation in the art form he did so much to create. Disney's dream was to turn Fantasia into a constantly changing film that audiences would return to year on year, much like a live concert, to see different pieces set to music. It never happened... that is until "Fantasia 2000".

In Fantasia 2000, Disney's new generation of animators got their chance to carry on that legacy. It is of course a legacy almost impossible to surmount, but the miracle is that at times they achieve it. Eric Goldberg's animated versions of "Rhapsody in ... Read More:

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Sleeping Beauty [1959] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy
directed by: Charles A. Nichols, Clyde Geronimi, James Algar, Wilfred Jackson

Release Date September 09, 2003
This is my favourite Disney movie. The backgrounds are detailed and stylised like a series of medieval tapestries. The intergration of the characters in what look like the best sets ever designed for a semi-swashbuckling musical/comedy/thriller is stunning.
I still get frightened when the fire goes out and Maleficent appears to tempt Aurora through the back of the fireplace (Maleficent being a truly evil villainess). The score is superbly used in these scenes. Brilliant stuff.

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Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites, Vol. 8: Holiday Celebration With Mickey & Pals (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
directed by: Burt Gillett, Charles A. Nichols, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Hannah, Jack King

Release Date September 27, 2005
This is my favourite Disney movie. The backgrounds are detailed and stylised like a series of medieval tapestries. The intergration of the characters in what look like the best sets ever designed for a semi-swashbuckling musical/comedy/thriller is stunning.
I still get frightened when the fire goes out and Maleficent appears to tempt Aurora through the back of the fireplace (Maleficent being a truly evil villainess). The score is superbly used in these scenes. Brilliant stuff.

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The Banana Splits

starring: Paul Winchell, Daws Butler, Allan Melvin, Don Messick, Bruce Watson
directed by: Charles A. Nichols, Richard Donner

Release Date April 08, 2002
Oh my, the forgotten years of 70's Saturday morning TV! This video brought back many happy memories of Bingo, Droober and the rest of the bunch and their daft one-liners and the silly slapstick style fun. Plus it also includes episodes of The Musketeers, The Arabian Nights (my personal favourite!) and the really "naff" Danger Island which started Jan Michael Vincent as a young man. It's simple comedy works well for young and old as my children love it too and wonder why it's no longer on TV.

A really good choice if you want a blast from the past or as an introduction for a new generation of fans.

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The Jetsons: The Complete First Season (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: George O'Hanlon, Janet Waldo, Mel Blanc, Bob Arbogast, Rene Auberjonois
directed by: Charles A. Nichols, Joseph Barbera, Mark Zaslove, William Hanna

Release Date May 11, 2004
Oh my, the forgotten years of 70's Saturday morning TV! This video brought back many happy memories of Bingo, Droober and the rest of the bunch and their daft one-liners and the silly slapstick style fun. Plus it also includes episodes of The Musketeers, The Arabian Nights (my personal favourite!) and the really "naff" Danger Island which started Jan Michael Vincent as a young man. It's simple comedy works well for young and old as my children love it too and wonder why it's no longer on TV.

A really good choice if you want a blast from the past or as an introduction for a new generation of fans.

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Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities, Celebrated Shorts 1920's-1960's (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Sterling Holloway, Hans Conried, Charles Ruggles, Bill Thompson, Frank Graham
directed by: Bill Justice, Charles A. Nichols, Clyde Geronimi, Dick Rickard, Hamilton Luske

Release Date December 06, 2005
While Disney is famous for his animated movies and series starring such staples as Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck, he also produced a lot of one-time cartoons over the years. This set in the Disney Treasures series collects many of them.

Disc one actually opens with the shorts I most wanted to see from the set, the Alice shorts. These were Disney's first series of cartoons, produced in the twenties. They starred a real life girl who had all kinds of adventures in a cartoon world. While he did this more famously in Mary Poppins, these first attempts at the mixing live action and animation are quite fun and Disney fans will love getting to see them for the historical value. The effects are decent for the time, but obviously laughable by today's standards. ... Read More:

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Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Scatman Crothers, Richard Dawson, Ron Feinberg, Kathy Gori, Bob Holt
directed by: Charles A. Nichols

Release Date August 15, 2006
While Disney is famous for his animated movies and series starring such staples as Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck, he also produced a lot of one-time cartoons over the years. This set in the Disney Treasures series collects many of them.

Disc one actually opens with the shorts I most wanted to see from the set, the Alice shorts. These were Disney's first series of cartoons, produced in the twenties. They starred a real life girl who had all kinds of adventures in a cartoon world. While he did this more famously in Mary Poppins, these first attempts at the mixing live action and animation are quite fun and Disney fans will love getting to see them for the historical value. The effects are decent for the time, but obviously laughable by today's standards. ... Read More:

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [1954] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre, Robert J. Wilke
directed by: Charles A. Nichols, Richard Fleischer

Release Date May 20, 2003
This film version of Jules Verne's novel, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" has few, if any flaws. It won Oscars for art direction and special effects (deservedly) and the performances (especially James Mason and Kirk Douglas) were overlooked at Oscar time, probably because science fiction is often not taken seriously.

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" was a favorite book of mine as a child, and the movie is true to the novel. James Mason is perfect as Captain Nemo, a rogue scientist/inventor/businessman who rejects the barbarity of the "civilized" world and mounts an undersea war against those who make war and ravage the sea. Paul Lukas plays a scientist who is rescued by Nemo, along with Lukas' aide (a perpetually frightened and bewildered Peter Lorre) and their ... Read More:

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Oliver and Company [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

starring: Joseph Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan, Roscoe Lee Browne
directed by: Charles A. Nichols, Clyde Geronimi, George Scribner

Release Date May 14, 2002
This film was a childhood favourite of mine and now that I'm 19 and still a Disney fan, I thought I'd give it another try and still I thoroughly enjoyed it. But Oliver and Company is by no means flawless. The music and humour are both very good and the characters are as cute and loveable as you'd expect from Disney. But at times this film does attempt to slightly overstep limits with some darker moments, and it's also a rare occasion where a movie being fast paced is actually a bad thing, as the film is only 70 minutes long and goes by in no time. But still a good film for all the family and certainly one of Disney's more underrated titles. It just could've done with being a bit longer.