ASIFA-East Exposure Sheet

One of Glen Kean's original rough animation drawings from "Beauty and the Beast"

“WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY”
Movie review by Emmett Goodman

I was lucky enough to attend a preview of Don Hahn’s new documentary, “Waking Sleeping Beauty”. The Dolby Screening Room is a small theater, which is mostly used for critical viewings. Honestly, I felt out of my league there, as possibly the youngest audience member. Still, I can say it was worth it.

Most film artists of my generation know of the … Continue Reading

In this Sunday’s Daily News, Jacob Osterhout spoke of the “Avatar blues,” whose symptoms seemed to be the vague depression avid fans of the film felt when the movie ended. I wondered if the article was a serious examination of the effect the movie has on the popular culture or another example of the efficient publicity machine that continues to ensure “Avatar” remains uppermost in the moviegoing public’s consciousness. “Sometimes,” Osterhout wrote, “a movie is so large in scale, so impressive in scope, so ahead of its time, that it becomes a cultural phenomenon.” Was he reviewing the movie or … Continue Reading