Ratatouille Sat, Jul 22 | 11am | TMT
When a young Parisian rat named Remy is separated from his family, he gets the chance to achieve his unlikely dream of becoming a master chef in this Pixar production from writer-director Brad Bird. Patton Oswalt leads a stellar voice cast including the legendary Peter O’Toole as the food critic Anton Ego, whose climactic monologue is one of the film’s many highlights. Winner of the 2007 Animated Feature Film Oscar, the film also received nominations for its original screenplay, sound editing, sound mixing, and for Michael Giacchino’s Gallic-flavored score. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Brad Bird. STORY BY: Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird. WITH: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy. 2007. 111 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated G; suitable for ages 6+. 35mm.
THE LION KING (1994)
The Lion King Sat, Jul 1 | 11am | TMT
A young lion struggles to find the courage to fight for his late father’s kingdom in this beautifully animated modern Disney classic. Led by directors Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, the animation team created gorgeous vistas of the African landscape and memorable animal characters, including the villainous Scar (voiced by Jeremy Irons) and the lovable Timon and Pumbaa (Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella). Hans Zimmer won the Oscar for his stirring score, and three of Elton John and Tim Rice’s original songs were nominated, with the ballad “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?” winning the award. DIRECTED BY: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff. WRITTEN BY: Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, Linda Woolverton. WITH: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons. 1994. 83 min. USA. Color. English. Rated G; suitable for ages 6+. DCP. Lilo & Stitch Sat, Jul 8 | 11am | TMT A young girl befriends an extraterrestrial in this charming animated comedy which received a nomination for Animated Feature Film. When an escaped alien named Experiment 626 lands in Kaua’i, Hawaii, he finds an unexpected home with the lonely, orphaned Lilo. Mixing humor, sentiment, and slapstick, its lovable characters inspired multiple small screen spinoffs. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois. WITH: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers. 2002. 85 min. USA. Color. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 5+. DCP. The Incredibles Sat, Jul 15 | 11am | TMT A family of retired superheroes struggle to cope with “normal” life while facing a new superpowered foe in this stylish and thrilling computer-animated adventure. Writer- director Brad Bird gives the film an elegant visual style and voices the unforgettable costume designer Edna Mode, while Michael Giacchino’s tuneful score pays homage to such film music masters as Henry Mancini and John Barry. The film won Oscars for Animated Feature Film and Sound Editing and was also nominated for Sound Mixing and Bird’s original screenplay. DIRECTED/WRITTEN BY: Brad Bird. WITH: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee. 2004. 115 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 7+. DCP.
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009)
The Princess and the Frog Sat, Aug 5 | 11am | TMT
This traditionally animated musical inspired by E. D. Baker’s book The Frog Princess , itself a reimagining of the Brothers Grimm classic The Frog Prince , moves the story to 1920s New Orleans and is the first of Disney’s animated features to center Black characters. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, the team responsible for such modern classics as The Little Mermaid (1989) and Aladdin (1992) , the film received nominations for Animated Feature Film and for two of the original songs by score composer Randy Newman, “Almost There” and “Down In New Orleans.” DIRECTED BY: John Musker, Ron Clements. WRITTEN BY: Ron Clements, John Musker, Rob Edwards. STORY BY: Ron Clements, John Musker, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland. WITH: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley. 2009. 97 min. USA. Color. English. Rated G; suitable for ages 6+. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
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