Claydream

The dueling feuds that overshadowed the career of Will Vinton, innovator of claymation

"...amusement park or wearing Wilshire Pig noses rather than Mickey Mouse ears, that never happened, and Vinton's artistic successes..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dumbo

Another Disney live-action remake, but this one has a little magic

"...Burton, back at work-whistling alongside Mickey Mouse, and screenwriter Ehren Kruger have stripped the original..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Holiday Viewing: A Christmas Carol

In this season of giving, who is the best Scrooge?

"...Scrooge McDuck: Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)..."

Dec. 24, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Life, Animated

The magic of Disney unlocks a boy's mind

"...her gift of a homemade necklace festooned with a Mickey Mouse charm is the fastest path to his heart...."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Jungle Book

"Forget about your worries and your strife …"

"...tradition of walking and talking animals, which began with Mickey Mouse. The studio’s 1967 version of Kipling’s classic tales..."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Saving Mr. Banks

Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in this story about how Walt Disney convinced the prickly author of Mary Poppins to sell her creation to Hollywood.

"...a walking wet blanket who disdains California sunshine and Mickey Mouse, a misanthrope in the Happiest Place on Earth...."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Mickey Rooney claims Mickey Mouse was named after him. He..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Nicolas Cage plays a master sorcerer who selects a seemingly average guy to become his protégé and save New York City from his arch-nemesis.

"...“Sorcerer’s Apprentice” sequence in Disney’s classic Fantasia, during which Mickey Mouse dances with a broom. If there were any..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fracture

This legal thriller pits two brilliant actors against each other in a sustained battle of wills that has enough sizzle to keep us rapt even when the storyline sags.

"...having parlayed his entry into the business as a Mickey Mouse Club member into award-winning roles in The Believer..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reel Paradise

This documentary shows what happens when famed producer’s rep/author/gadabout John Pierson convinces his family to move with him to Fiji, where, if all goes according to plan, he can leave behind the indie-film rat race, immerse himself in a completely foreign culture, and, best of all, screen all sorts of movies for the natives.

"...cinema replete with rickety seating and the dynamic duo, Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, emblazoned across its chipped and..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

The clubs just keep closing (or being raided by comptrollers), but at least we still have television.

"...it down while the Antone's staff hurriedly handed out Mickey Mouse-stamped receipts in order to keep angry music fans..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

My Favorite Martian

"...the plus side, the film opens with a new Mickey Mouse and Pluto short which may indeed be the..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

America's Ethnic Music Mantle

"...less a player than Alfred Vrazel called Northern polka "Mickey Mouse" music; Dennis Svatek of the Dancehall Boys is..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Straight Talk

"...their physical intimacy) is like imagining someone sleeping with Mickey Mouse. It really doesn't make for romance...."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Mickey Rooney used to claim that Walt Disney named Mickey..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Page Two: And It Was All Right

Notes on a life saved by rock & roll

"...out of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" sequence of Fantasia, where Mickey Mouse gets a few brooms to carry the buckets..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Eric Mitchell Speaks!

"...conditioned to hate me. They would have voted for Mickey Mouse — or Goofy, I’m sorry, everybody loves Mickey..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 10-16

"...was broken. The food was unappetizing. The actor impersonating Mickey Mouse shucked his big mouse head and swilled a..."

May 10, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Get in the Spirit of Spring With These Classic Movies

Our critics poke their noses out after winter

"...adorable (Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite") and your good ol' pal Mickey Mouse (Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") before dropping the bloody..."

April 7, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

The Hightower Report: Preaching to the Choir

You, too, can be part of Scott Walker's inner circle

"...the Fifties, when I became a member of "The Mickey Mouse Club" and got my own set of mouse..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Wonderful World of Mondo

The local print icons talk about their new Disney show

"...recognizable brands on the planet than the House of Mouse, and this weekend, March 7-11, the local poster mavens..."

March 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...a Walter Lantz production. Then there's a bizarre Mighty Mouse episode in 1944, "Eliza on Ice." Long censored cartoons..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dah-Veed Savings Time

"...about possibly recording a live album later this fall. Mickey Mouse's Willie The world's most famous mouse may have..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Music Column

Just One Spark: Disney and the Business of Joy at SXSW

Josh D'Amaro and Alan Bergman on how to make someone's favorite ride

"...family and one of their children was wearing a Mickey Mouse T-shirt. Bergman asked if he’d been to Disneyland,..."

March 16, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Consigned to History: The Last Days of the Austin Antique Mall

When two iconic Austin businesses share an address, someday one was going to lose out

"...Ann doll to signed first-edition books to a battered Mickey Mouse serving tray to a working, daisy yellow, Squirt..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The War on the Walls in Yuliya Lanina's Mother/Land

The UT professor processes the personal impact of the Ukrainian invasion in her new multimedia installation

"...and went on to be known as the Russian Mickey Mouse through a series of beloved short films produced..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFS Cinema Celebrates Max Fleischer, the Man Who Made Betty Boop Boop-Oop-a-Doop

AFS Cinema spotlights the animation revolution created by Max Fleischer in the Fleischer Studios Legacy

"...connected to them as they connect Walt Disney to Mickey Mouse."..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Documentary The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story Tunes in to the Channel That Changed TV

Shorts, Dudes, and Good Burgers

"...TV. "All you have to do is watch The Mickey Mouse Club and Salute Your Shorts, and it's night..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Clarksville's Willis Littlefield Readies His Annual Christmas Lights

The longtime resident is ready to light up his home and hand out holiday sweets for the 22nd Christmas

"...there, the collection started growing each year: Santa, Snoopy, Mickey Mouse, and Mrs. Claus. More and more electronic dolls..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

New Multimedia Exhibit Captures East Austin Then and Now

Bear Lopez collaborates to celebrate his disappearing neighborhood

"...a remarkable collection of, among other things, Tonka Trucks, Mickey Mouse stuffed animals, and toy lawnmowers, either kept from..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Arts Post by Saskia Henn

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