“Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.”
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American film, video and television critic and historian, known for his annual movie guides (published by New American Library's Signet imprint). He is the host of DIRECTV Cinema's *Maltin Minute* segments.
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“Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.”
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“While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt doing it. Jack Warner wasn't on TV. Walt was the boss, but he had a real public profile and he used it to...”
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“Movie theaters still exist in spite of all of the alternatives that are available, video and video-on-demand and DVD and streaming video and all of these things.”
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“I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with Walt Disney and his team were warm and upbeat.”
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“Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That...”
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