by Shawn Stone
May 30, 2012

Hollywood is old. Two of the earliest surviving studios, Paramount and Universal, turn 100 this year.
Universal Home Video is promoting its parent’s centennial with film restorations and ballyhoo. The ballyhoo takes the form of wrapping ...
by Shawn Stone
April 4, 2012

When Wizards was released in 1977, it turned Hollywood’s view of feature animation on its head. The film’s success proved that there was a market for more than children’s fairy tales (though Wizards was consciously ...