The first Disney picture to come out following the Second World War, Make Mine Music (1946) is an animated mash-up of opera and jazz, romance and revenge, folklore and fairy tale. Strongly resembling the 1940 musical Fantasia, these 10 self-contained stories are creative and fun, though much has been changed since its original release.
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Miracle Mile
Blurring the lines between tender romance and apocalyptic nightmare is Steve De Jarnatt’s Miracle Mile, proving you can have the best of both worlds. After being lulled quite happily into a John Hughes-esque love-at-first-sight sequence, prepare to be utterly unprepared for the swift transition into end-of-days mayhem after one fateful call to a payphone.
Move Over, Darling
This truly bizarre rom-com is not only unexpectedly enjoyable, it bucks the trend often assumed of remakes, in that it is far superior to its inspiration.
Rome, Open City
In Nazi Occupied Rome, the Italian Resistance hide in plain sight. The children quickly pick up their revolutionary spirits; one evening, with the best intentions spurring them on, they blow up a petrol-tank, alerting the Gestapo of the whereabouts of one of the Resistance’s leaders.
Paper Moon
In a 9 year old orphan, who may or may not be his daughter, Moses Pray finds a kindred spirit. His charming but simple approach to scamming widows works well enough for him, but when he inadvertently gets himself into debt with little Addie, she teaches him a lesson in manipulation.
Rumble Fish
The Motorcycle Boy Reigns. On the walls of derelict buildings and forgotten alleys his memory haunts those who he left behind; those who loved him, those who feared him and those who idolised him.
Once Upon a Time in the West
The 10-minute opening sequence of Sergio Leone’s 1968 epic Western is a lesson in suspenseful film-making. A minor character chases a fly around his face whilst another catches dripping water in the brim of his hat without flinching. In a few moments they will both be dead.
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