Disney Favorites Return to the Big Screen as ``From Under the Sea to Cyberspace: a Month of Disney Classics At the El Capitan'' Bows on April 23.BURBANK Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 16, 1999-- Moviegoers will have a rare opportunity to see four of their favorite Disney Dis·ney , Walter Elias Known as "Walt." 1901-1966. American animator, showman, and film producer. Noted for his creation of the cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, he produced the first animated film with sound, live-action classics on the big screen as Hollywood's legendary movie palace, The El Capitan El Cap·i·tan A peak, 2,308.5 m (7,569 ft) high, in the Sierra Nevada of central California. Its dramatic exposed monolith rises some 1,098 m (3,600 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Theatre (6838 Hollywood Hollywood. 1 Community within the city of Los Angeles, S Calif., on the slopes of the Santa Monica Mts.; inc. 1903, consolidated with Los Angeles 1910. Blvd Blvd abbr (= boulevard) → Bd .), kicks off an exclusive limited engagement titled "From Under the Sea to Cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. : A Month of Disney Classics at the El Capitan," it was announced Friday by Richard Cook
Richard David Cook (7 February 1957 – 25 August 2007) was a British jazz writer, magazine editor and former record company executive. , chairman of The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Motion Pictures Group. Included in the series are "Mary Poppins," "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Tron" and "Swiss Family Robinson Swiss Family Robinson family shipwrecked on a deserted island. [Br. Lit.: Swiss Family Robinson] See : Castaway Swiss Family Robinson shipwrecked family carves hospitable life from wilderness. [Children’s Lit. ." In addition to featuring new film prints, each engagement will begin its opening weekend with personal appearances by filmmakers, stars and/or surprise guests. Exact details as to program participants will be announced shortly. Advance tickets for all shows can be purchased by calling 800/DISNEY6. General admission prices range from $5-$8. Commenting on the announcement, Cook said: "This is a great opportunity for movie buffs The name Buffs can mean:
"We have chosen terrific prints from our vaults and put together opening weekend panels and discussions, which should add to the fun of this special limited engagement." The schedule for "From Under the Sea to Cyberspace: A Month of Disney Classics at the El Capitan" is as follows: -0-
-- APRIL 23 - MAY 6: "MARY POPPINS"
Special Guest Appearances: Academy Award-winning songwriters
Richard and Robert Sherman; and authors Bruce Gordon and David
Mumford ("Walt's Time") on April 23 (8:30 p.m.) and April 24
(11:15 a.m.).
Nominated for 13 Oscars and winner of five, this 1964 musical
comedy is considered the crowning achievement in Walt Disney's
illustrious filmmaking career. Directed by Robert Stevenson, this
cinematic adaptation of the P.L. Travers classic stars Julie
Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Karen
Dotrice and Matthew Garber. A fully restored 35mm Dolby Stereo
print will be screened.
-- MAY 7 - 13: "20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA"
Special Guest Appearances: May 7 (8:30 p.m.) and May 8
(11:30 a.m.).
This 1954 classic, which won Academy Awards for Best Special
Effects and Best Art Decoration/Set Decoration, has always been in
a "league" all its own. Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas and
Peter Lorre star in this exciting undersea adventure adapted from
the Jules Verne classic and directed by Richard Fleischer. A fully
restored 35mm Cinemascope print in Dolby Stereo will be screened.
-- MAY 14 - 20: "TRON"
Special Guest Appearances: May 14 (8:15 p.m.) and May 15
(11:15 a.m.)
This landmark 1982 fantasy adventure was the first feature to
make extensive use of computer-generated imagery and helped to
launch a whole new era of exciting effects blockbusters. Directed
by Steven Lisberger, with effects supervised by Harrison Ellenshaw
and Richard Taylor, the film stars Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner,
David Warner and Cindy Morgan. This engagement will feature the
first new 70mm, 6-track Dolby Stereo print of this film made in 17
years!
-- MAY 21 - 23: "SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON"
Special Guest Appearances: May 21 (8:30 p.m.) and May 22
(11:15 a.m.)
This 1960 live-action Disney adventure classic is one of the most
popular titles in the Studio's library. Acclaimed director Ken
Annakin helmed this exciting tale of a courageous family
shipwrecked on an uncharted tropical island where they must fend
for themselves and defend themselves against a band of marauding
pirates. John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Tommy Kirk
and Kevin Corcoran star. A fully restored 35mm print will be
screened.
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